Most churches (including ours) give people ten times more content than they can live out. Real transformation, we’re ...

Yet Jesus, the Word incarnate, found nothing greater than hearing and delivering his Father’s words, the “one thing … necessary.”  The chief mark of discipleship is receiving Jesus in his Word, as ...

The mandate is clear: “Go and make disciples.” It’s the final, foundational command Jesus gave before ascending to heaven, the very heartbeat of the Church. Yet, new data from Lifeway Research’s ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Gloo and Barna Group have released the latest State of the Church research findings exploring the vital topic of discipleship and how it is practiced, perceived and prioritized across ...

Many pastors in the United States say discipleship is essential in their churches, but most lack clear ways to measure it, according to the results of a study conducted by Lifeway Research. The study, ...

Transforming passive church members into purposeful disciples equipped for today’s complexities. The widening divide between casual Christianity and committed discipleship presents both our greatest ...

Last year, research commissioned by the Bible Society and conducted by YouGov found that over a fifth of men aged 18-24 are ...

In 1999, Oblate Fr. Ronald Rolheiser published The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. It was an author's dream, selling some 250,000 copies and establishing Rolheiser as a beloved ...

As I’ve occasionally done in the past, please allow me to draw from a recent sermon I preached at the congregation I serve, under the theme, “Consider the Cost.” Discipleship comes at a cost. Your ...