For a missional church to thrive it must be founded on discipleship. We must be training people to live like Jesus, to be Jesus in the world. Discipleship is the journey and the destination of the Christian.
Discipleship is about adherence to Christ, and as such, it is always against something else. In our society, that something else is consumerism. We must be trained and train others to live markedly different lives in our culture dominated by marketing. We must offer the truth of the gospel in the face of the lies of advertising. We must be disciples of Christ, not Steve Jobs.
Leadership and leadership training is an extension of discipleship. We don't need to train people to lead organizations. We need to train them to live like Christ. Leadership will follow. Discipling is leading.
Finally, if we're not creating disciple, what are we doing?
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