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 ...

This last spring, we launched a series called #AmplifyWomen that explores the state of women’s discipleship in evangelical America. As evidenced by various Twitter discussions, the conversation ...

Adult faith formation neglected The weakness of the catechism ministry for the young is likely a symptom of a much deeper, more systemic deficiency. It is becoming increasingly evident that the ...

On behalf of The Navigators and NavPress, Barna Group studies the state of Protestant spiritual growth. Protestant pastors are too hard on their churches. Either that, or churchgoers are too easy on ...

Discipleship is a topic we often don’t give enough time and emphasis to in churches today. If we boil it down to its essentials, there are basically three facets to discipleship: (1) becoming a ...

What is the underlying cultural script or metanarrative that guides the values and lives of 21st-century North Americans? And in what ways does the Bible offer an alternative and opposing cultural ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran theologian, wrote a series of reflections on the Sermon on the Mount entitled The Cost of Discipleship, in which he maintained that discipleship requires us to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Find today’s readings here. When I was studying for the priesthood, I had a Scripture professor who told us, “If you ever find yourself explaining Greek or Hebrew words in one of your homilies, stop ...