What is a disciple?
How can we be disciples of Jesus in the 21st Century?
Summer 2026
I am dedicating much of my energy during the summer of 2026 to focus on discipleship. This is the core of Ordinary Time. I am writing a new course for Faith+Lead Academy called Leading Discipleship in Your Context. It will be a simpler version of the course I teach at Luther Seminary called Discipleship in the Missional Church. All of this flows from my ongoing scholarship. I hope to post about the journey and do some Art Pastor Live sessions around it during the summer.
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In A New Focus: Membership to Discipleship you’ll explore the key characteristics that distinguish membership-focused churches from discipleship-focused churches. When churches focus primarily on membership, they often become centered on attendance, buildings, and budgets—measurable metrics that provide a sense of control in an uncertain world. The identity of the church becomes tied to a place, a worship service, and clear boundaries about who belongs and who doesn’t. But what if the church reclaimed its original calling as a movement of disciples—apprentices learning to follow the way of Jesus in their everyday lives?
The Art Pastor’s Guide to Discipleship
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Join Me on A Journey of Discipleship
We begin our journey in the Art of Discipleship on August 1. In this post I lay out some big opportunities for you to grow deeper in the love of God as a disciple of Jesus.
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