3 creative ways to disciple kids this Christmas.
3 creative ways to disciple your kids this Christmas If you are a single parent, a parent of many kids or have a blended family the opportunities to disciple the kids in your life is a gift, albeit challenging to make space for amongst the hectic nature of life. Similarly, Christmas should be a great […]
Big and small disciples together
I was pleased last week when Amanda Spielman, head of Ofsted, admitted that the inspection regime in this country has contributed to a ‘teach-to-the-test’ mentality which is negatively impacting education, favouring second guessing the test to a rich deep understanding. It is, of course, something that most of us with experience of working in education […]
Interview with Mike Gore
Interview with Mike Gore from Open Doors Australia on the gift of the persecuted church to the church in the west. This is a breathtaking conversation on how we as disciples need to wake up to what it means to be a disciple.
CHRIST-CENTRED DISCIPLESHIP
Cris talks with Alan Hirsch about Christ centred discipleship and the application of APEST into any church context.
APPRENTICESHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP
Pete Baker, the Pais England National Director, talks with Cris about how to put into practice ancient discipleship practices with young people.
DISCIPLESHIP IS FOR ALL AND NOT THE FEW
For many with disabilities, seeing where they fit into the big story of the Bible is hard, especially when they can barely see where they fit into the church.
Is our school system destroying our discipleship?
Ken Robinson would strongly state, and I would agree, that at present the school system is fundamentally about training university professors. Essentially everybody is being equipped to be an academic until they choose to opt out. The same could be said by the way we do discipleship. Sermons are often academic monologues. We are taught one way so we therefore teach this way. We tend to use the sermon to train people to be theologians and not disciples.
Creating a culture of growth and change
Creating a church culture of growth and change is a challenging one. We can struggle to change the direction of the church community, we can find resistance where we don’t expect. To change direction or an activity of the church we may need to change the very culture of the whole body.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Our higher education model is having a detrimental effect upon how we do discipleship. So much of how the church does discipleship is modelled on a failing school system. I don’t say that to offend any teachers, but I am trying to shake up the church.
Additional Needs & Discipleship
Should discipling children with additional needs be a priority for the church?
