Wednesday, October 02, 2013

New Word: Evange-cipleship


Evangelism + Discipleship = Evange-cipleship

Okay, the word is kind of corny but it communicates my point. And what is that exactly? Simply this: When teenagers are equipped and unleashed to share their faith it is the ultimate discipleship accelerator.

It’s exactly what Jesus did with his disciples in Matthew 10 immediately after he appointed them as apostles. He chose them as leaders and immediately deployed them as evangelists. What they learned on the road sharing the gospel was infinitely more than any rabbi could ever teach them sitting in a synagogue.

But Jesus did more than deploy them, he trained them along the way. Keep reading

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