Comments on: Unlearning Discipleship http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/ Trying to be strategic. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-16012 morgan Mon, 11 May 2009 14:01:59 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-16012 To "follow me" in the context of a rabbi is evangelistic AND discipleship. Can't see how both don't apply. Again, look at Jesus & the NT as a whole: evangelism, discipleship, compassion. All integral. Peace. To “follow me” in the context of a rabbi is evangelistic AND discipleship. Can’t see how both don’t apply. Again, look at Jesus & the NT as a whole: evangelism, discipleship, compassion. All integral. Peace.

]]> By: Nathan Snell http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-16004 Nathan Snell Mon, 11 May 2009 12:42:52 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-16004 Thought provoking post! I would think, though, that all the other things Jesus didn't stay were bi-products of following Him. Maybe fundamentally He taught them how to fish for men, but in the process they learned to pray because He prayed, they learned to worship because He worshiped, and so forth. I have heard it said that discipleship isn't something that is really taught, so much as something learned by doing. What are your thoughts on any of that? Thought provoking post!

I would think, though, that all the other things Jesus didn’t stay were bi-products of following Him. Maybe fundamentally He taught them how to fish for men, but in the process they learned to pray because He prayed, they learned to worship because He worshiped, and so forth.

I have heard it said that discipleship isn’t something that is really taught, so much as something learned by doing.

What are your thoughts on any of that?

]]> By: Nadine http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-15606 Nadine Thu, 07 May 2009 22:14:08 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-15606 Good stuff!! Good stuff!!

]]> By: Jim Gray http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-15071 Jim Gray Sun, 03 May 2009 02:04:40 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-15071 disciples making more disciples at whatever the cost disciples making more disciples at whatever the cost

]]> By: GatorTodd http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14978 GatorTodd Sat, 02 May 2009 02:04:40 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14978 I think you're on to something. We have a leadership development environment called Xcellerate at our church (www.beachchurch.org) tht focuses on having spiritual conversations. The basis is Philemon 1:6 - "I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ." Sounds like he was saying we will learn more about Christ by sharing Him with others. I think you’re on to something. We have a leadership development environment called Xcellerate at our church (www.beachchurch.org) tht focuses on having spiritual conversations. The basis is Philemon 1:6 – “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.”

Sounds like he was saying we will learn more about Christ by sharing Him with others.

]]> By: Graham Chastney http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14880 Graham Chastney Fri, 01 May 2009 06:39:34 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14880 Great post Tony. Much of our discipleship is focussed on assimilation rather than on liberation. We've been using a programme called Freedom in Christ which focusses on liberation, and we've found that liberated people share the good news naturally. Great post Tony.

Much of our discipleship is focussed on assimilation rather than on liberation.

We’ve been using a programme called Freedom in Christ which focusses on liberation, and we’ve found that liberated people share the good news naturally.

]]> By: J http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14865 J Fri, 01 May 2009 03:59:03 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14865 uh....AMEN! uh….AMEN!

]]> By: Jeremy McGinnis http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14855 Jeremy McGinnis Fri, 01 May 2009 02:00:57 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14855 This is great stuff!! Great dialogue on the comments too. Clay and Tony-I agree with both/and as well. There will always be some tension in fleshing out what it looks like. Aside, Clay, I think the last words of Christ might have been the command to go and wait on the Holy Spirit before they did anything. I've been wrestling with that on my humble little blog. Waiting until we hear from Him. This is great stuff!! Great dialogue on the comments too. Clay and Tony-I agree with both/and as well. There will always be some tension in fleshing out what it looks like.

Aside, Clay, I think the last words of Christ might have been the command to go and wait on the Holy Spirit before they did anything. I’ve been wrestling with that on my humble little blog. Waiting until we hear from Him.

]]> By: Cindy http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14847 Cindy Fri, 01 May 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14847 Sounds like a great idea for a new book. Go for it... Sounds like a great idea for a new book. Go for it…

]]> By: tony http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/04/30/unlearning-discipleship/#comment-14835 tony Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:02:31 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=3878#comment-14835 clay, i think we agree. the focus should be on reaching others. disciples making disciples. that's how jesus started his ministry, and that's how he finished his ministry on earth. btw... who was the "Great Commission" given to? tony clay, i think we agree. the focus should be on reaching others. disciples making disciples. that’s how jesus started his ministry, and that’s how he finished his ministry on earth.

btw… who was the “Great Commission” given to?

tony

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