“Edwards’s God was glorious, full of beauty, and seemingly uninterested in making people feel insecure. Edwards was a mystic, a man who… — Matthew Paul Turner Copy Share Image
“God has to work in the soul in secret and in darkness because if we fully knew what was happening, and what… — St. John of the Cross Copy Share Image
“Joy is not a requirement of Christian discipleship, it is a consequence. It is not what we have to acquire in order… — Eugene Peterson Copy Share Image
In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
“We can actually live out the trials and temptations of the day before they come. We can in prayer deal with all… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“Focusing on effective leadership without focusing on a willingness to follow is like studying clapping by studying only the left hand.” — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“John, who was transformed into a passionate lover of God, had lost everything he knew in order to come into that which… — James W. Goll Copy Share Image
“the church is part of God’s plan for every Christian, that Christian selves are a work in progress that cannot be left… — Heath White Copy Share Image
What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“Beginning to sense his call to preach boldly in dangerous situations even though he was young and slight, the author agreed to… — K.P. Yohannan Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't we just admit the obvious--that the New Testament call to discipleship, compassion, and giving leaves no room for the way many… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“let anyone using those weasel words “freedom of worship” know, they have “freedom of worship” in China and it is meaningless and… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“To prefer to be the servant rather than the lord of the household is the path of downward mobility in an upwardly… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“In our culture of “seeker sensitivity” and radical inclusivity, the great temptation is to compromise the cost of discipleship in order to… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“we have let discipleship languish in far too many young lives. Our enthusiasm for evangelism is not matched by our passion for… — David Kinnaman Copy Share Image
“The essence of a mature human being in religious terms is the ability to see, to be aware of others' suffering and… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
“The man who goes to the top is the man who has something to say and says it when circumstances warrant. Men… — Richard Llewellyn Copy Share Image
“we reduce discipleship to a canned program, and so many in the church end up sidelined in a spectator mentality that delegates… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Discipleship is the art and science of helping people find, follow and fully become like Jesus. Discipleship happens as God's people show… — Brandon Cox Copy Share Image
“Gospel-centered discipleship is not about how we perform but who we are—imperfect people, clinging to a perfect Christ, being perfected by the… — Jonathan K. Dodson Copy Share Image
“Christian discipleship is a decision to walk in his ways, steadily and firmly, and then finding that the way integrates all our… — Eugene Peterson Copy Share Image
“The Resurrection is most clearly needed and most clearly revealed in those communities that are constantly seeking to correct and transform the… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
“You know after any truly initiating experience that you are part of a much bigger whole. Life is not about you henceforward,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“He's not a safe safe or a tame God, securely lodged behind the bars of a distant Heaven; He has the most… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“the decision to stand unapologetically for the gospel has been tantamount to a new conversion. It brings peace; it dissolves fears; it… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Believers think only prominent ministers can have followers, but actually, every believer can and should have a few or at least one… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate… — Wendell Phillips Copy Share Image
Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth,… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
“We have created a culture of leadership "development" in the Church at the expense of ignore the ministry of the Church to… — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
“Alex had cooked, and coaxed, and helped Mark form borders around the shapeless days. Alex had given meaning to the word "servant".” — Davis Bunn Copy Share Image
“A Christian understanding of the world sees a child's character not as genetically determined but as shaped to a significant degree by… — Russell D. Moore Copy Share Image
“We have to make these young people (of the Depression) feel that they are necessary. (They should be given) "certain things for… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“We are afraid of religion because it interprets rather than observance. Religion does not confirm that there are hungry people in the… — Dorothee Sölle Copy Share Image
“Suffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship. The disciple is not above his master. Following Christ means passio passiva, suffering because… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Discipleship-the effort both to be a disciple and to make other disciples-is about the immense value of God at work in one… — Bill Hull Copy Share Image
“The Bible tells us that the small groups in New Testament times pursued the biblical purposes of fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and… — Steve Gladen Copy Share Image
“What God did for Jesus in standing up for Him, standing behind Him in life and in death, and in standing in… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
“The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price.… — David Platt Copy Share Image
