In the last post, we looked at what distinguishes real discipleship from simply Christians meeting together regularly. In this post, we’ll look more deeply about the cost of discipleship. In Luke 9:23, Jesus laid the path of real discipleship: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Jesus is …
Real discipleship, Part 1
“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Going AND making disciples …
More than crowd control – children’s ministry from a college student’s perspective
Ben is a senior at Virginia Tech and deeply involved in Northstar Kids ministry. When people think of children’s ministry within a church, oftentimes they think of it as just crowd control for children under the age 11 so that Mom, Dad, and the older siblings can have a break from their kids to focus on God. Sure, these kids …