{"id":911,"date":"2013-05-08T18:16:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T07:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/?p=911"},"modified":"2015-12-24T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T04:20:51","slug":"equipping-disciples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/equipping-disciples\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipping Disciples"},"content":{"rendered":"
While about equipping missionaries for the Global South, this article is worth reading by those making disciples in the Global North as well. It is a wake-up call to the syncretistic impact of modernism upon evangelicalism – While about equipping missionaries for the Global South, this article is worth reading by those making disciples in the Global North as well. It is a wake-up call to the syncretistic impact of modernism upon evangelicalism – 1. Worship is equated with meetings – rather than living for God. 2. Preaching is equated with teaching… Continue reading
\n1. Worship is equated with meetings – rather than living for God.
\n2. Preaching is equated with teaching – rather than discipleship through mentoring.
\n3. Orthodoxy is right doctrine – rather than transformed lives (orthopraxy).
\n4. Buildings for Christians are symbols of ‘success’ – rather than signs of disconnect from the impoverished.
\n5. Education is substituted for character development and competence in disciple-making.
\n6. The gospel is primarily equated to personal salvation.
\nCheck out Equipping the People of God for the Mission of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"