While assessing personal transformation may seem unreasonable, scriptural guidelines still direct us away from sin and toward ...

Scripture is clear that both go hand in hand. In seminary, my discipleship courses had a particular focus: passing on what the apostles had taught about doctrines like the Atonement and practices like ...

As church growth stagnates in many parts of the world, evangelical leaders at the Asia Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF) in Seoul issued a clear call to return to the core mandate of the Christian ...

Jesus called the disciples to follow him and to place everything, without reserve, in the service of the reign of God. But does that mean he wanted to call all Israel to discipleship? Was it his goal ...

Last Friday we began a brief look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that, far ...

Francis Chan and Mark Beuving. David C. Cook, $14.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-781-40823-3 More a manual than a book, Chan’s (Crazy Love) new work is about equipping Christians to grow as ...

We now face a generation that has more access to spiritual information than ever before yet still longs for a real encounter ...

Cultivating a real experience of discipleship, making a decision for Jesus Christ, and being integrated into parish life are seen as key elements for keeping Order of Christian Initiation of Adults ...

Entering into parenthood is joyous – and filled with surprises. We look at someone else’s baby and think, ‘Aw, how cute!’ Once we begin having our own children, ‘Aw, how cute!’ remains true. But ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. It used to be that you could talk about being a Christian and people would know what you meant. But then the term Christian ...