In our series of posts about a culture of discipleship, we’ve considered the necessity of building a culture of discipleship as opposed to a “program culture” that only perpetuates a consumer mentality. We also considered how a culture of discipleship is both informal and formal, and how both aspects are helpful in nurturing the other. […]

So, how do we see a culture of discipleship created? In our first post, we considered the need for church culture before church programs. In our second post, we considered what a culture should look like – a family of faith who is “concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works” […]

In our last post, we sought to lay some foundation to build upon as we seek to answer the question “what is a culture of discipleship?”. At the heart of this question is whether that culture will be built on shifting sand (programs that build a consumer mindset and ultimately undermine gospel culture) or a […]

If you’ve hung around our church for even a short length of time, a phrase you’ve probably heard is “culture of discipleship.” We talk about it, pray about, and seek to do it. But what exactly do we mean by this term? Andy Crouch, in his book Culture Making, defines culture as “what human beings […]