Dallas Willard is without a doubt one of the most important thinkers and writers of recent time on the nature of discipleship. When working on recent messages as part of our series, "The Discipleship Journey," Willard's insights come to my mind again and again. His book The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God …
Dallas Willard on “What a Disciple Is”
Dallas Willard is without a doubt one of the most important thinkers and writers of recent time on the Sermon on the Mount and the nature of discipleship. When working on my most recent message, "Real Response: receiving the invitation of Jesus," as well as the entire series, "Becoming Real: The Sermon on the Mount," …
Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today by Mac Lake
Here are my notes from a pre-conference session at the Exponential 2014 conference given by Mac Lake on leadership development. It was a great session for me personally, and I shared it at the Leadership Forum on May 5 at Eastbrook Church. Six keys to developing tomorrow’ leaders: 1. Look for willingness rather than readiness Develop, but …
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Leadership Pathway (Exponential 02)
We are reading Dave and Jon Ferguson's book, Exponential, as part of our staff meetings the next couple months here at Eastbrook Church. One of the most helpful and challenging concepts in their book is the very specific leadership pathway that they have developed for Community Christian Church and the New Thing Network. I asked …
Apprenticed to Jesus . . . what does it mean?
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24) What does it mean to follow Jesus? What does it mean to be His disciple or apprentice? Where are the ways in which our lives are different? Where are the …
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Matthew Erickson 