Plant your roots. After nearly twenty years of vocational ministry, I can say that little is as beneficial to the spiritual growth of individuals and of families as regular Bible reading and consistent, long-term engagement in a local church. God is doing great things here at Malvern Hill. We see him at work in the …
Discipleship is hard and it is time-consuming. The results of discipleship are often discovered over years, not weeks and months, but discipleship is not an option for followers of Jesus, it is an expectation. It is the Great Commission. We have to speak up for intentional discipleship and create pathways for disciples to grow. We have to make discipleship an expectation of attenders and a part of the core DNA of our churches. We have to speak out against the idols in our culture that keep us from discipling and being discipled and we have to stand on the solid truths of God’s Word, even when it isn’t popular.