Comments on: Margins for discipleship http://northpointcc.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/margins-for-discipleship/ Reflections on life, ministry and the journey of a disciple Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:37:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: northpointcc http://northpointcc.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/margins-for-discipleship/#comment-64 northpointcc Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:31:12 +0000 http://northpointcc.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-64 You are right on target. I fear we spend so much energy building our ministries there is little spent on growing in Christ and doing ministry with people. Dallas Willard said, "we have somehow convinced ourselves that we can be Christians without being disciples" (loose quote). Discipleship is a life not just a lifestyle to adopt but a life of walking with Christ with all the implications of that. You are right on target. I fear we spend so much energy building our ministries there is little spent on growing in Christ and doing ministry with people.

Dallas Willard said, “we have somehow convinced ourselves that we can be Christians without being disciples” (loose quote).

Discipleship is a life not just a lifestyle to adopt but a life of walking with Christ with all the implications of that.

]]> By: bscollins http://northpointcc.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/margins-for-discipleship/#comment-63 bscollins Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:48:43 +0000 http://northpointcc.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-63 That last sentence is fantastic. It parallels a definition of discipleship that I have heard: "Helping someone else to be what you already are." The idea is you can only lead someone as far as you yourself have come. I also loved what you said about margins. I have been working to establish these times in my own life and find that it is so easy to just fill them with things I need to get done. Something I thought about while reading your post: if we live a life of discipleship instead of just a few hours of discipleship per day, we would find a lot more times and opportunities to invest in others' lives. Our ministry shouldn't be a job, it should be part of how we think all the time... part of our DNA. That last sentence is fantastic. It parallels a definition of discipleship that I have heard: “Helping someone else to be what you already are.”

The idea is you can only lead someone as far as you yourself have come. I also loved what you said about margins. I have been working to establish these times in my own life and find that it is so easy to just fill them with things I need to get done.

Something I thought about while reading your post: if we live a life of discipleship instead of just a few hours of discipleship per day, we would find a lot more times and opportunities to invest in others’ lives. Our ministry shouldn’t be a job, it should be part of how we think all the time… part of our DNA.

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