Duplicating the Leadership of Christ

           Leadership is about affecting change leading to growth and maturity among those the leader serves. Jesus taught and modeled this form of leadership. The real question concerns the duplication of this power filled form of leadership. Leadership development is as much a part of discipleship as is character development. It [...]

Leadership

          “For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.”(Luke 22:27)
          Jesus modeled leadership. And he taught the apostles how not to lead. And in their writings they taught leaders [...]

Over or Among?

          Living in the kingdom of Christ is a joint participation in an upward call to growth with each individual at different stages in the process of life under Christ. Simple. Powerful. Beautiful. The way of the Master was to build people thru disciplined leadership. The process is biblically called discipleship. However, discipleship cannot take place [...]

Discipleship 101

          This week we want to drill a little deeper. Jesus commissioned His apostles to make and discipline disciples. But to disciple someone and also to teach someone a discipline, one must have authority. “By what authority do you do these things?” is one of the most important questions in the Bible.
          Just as important is this [...]

The Core of Kingdom Life

          Discipleship, truth, heart, Christ abiding within; these are elements of living in the kingdom of God. The reign of Christ over citizens of the kingdom occurs within them. The paradigms of the heart are transformed by truth. His mores and ethics become theirs; His way becomes their way.
          Jesus Christ is the core of the kingdom; [...]

Life Is Not About Conformity

          This I know, no doubt, my parents taught me how to behave. They gave me boundaries. They gave me rules to follow. They taught me that actions have consequences. That was my life – rules, actions, consequences. I changed my behavior continually in order to get the consequences I desired. Experience taught me that breaking [...]

The Call: Be Different

          Jesus, in His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane the night of His betrayal, prayed, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.” (John [...]

The Commission

          For about three and a half years Jesus trained a group of 12 men to be His disciples. He taught them about kingdom principles. He taught about leadership. He taught them about servant hood. He taught them what it means to be God’s people living by faith.
          After His death and before His ascension to the [...]