ipl-logo

Radical Discipleship Analysis

1717 Words7 Pages

The beauty and comprehensiveness of Kirk’s “mission is the Christian life” definition is to be admired. It appears to adequately describe the transformed life and task of a true disciple of Christ. 2.2.4 Radical Discipleship Mission

The fourth stream is called radical discipleship mission. This viewpoint has a strong socio-political emphasis, maintaining that social justice and evangelism are equally important but genuinely distinct aspects of the total mission of the church. This position also refuses to differentiate any priority between evangelism and social responsibility. The best-known evangelical representative of this position, Ron Sider, says, “The time has come for all biblical Christians to refuse to use the sentence: ‘The primary task of the church is. . . . ’ I do not care if you complete the sentence with evangelism or social action, either way it is unbiblical and misleading” (Ronald J. Sider: 1977, 17-18). Radical discipleship mission has a right and left wing that …show more content…

This provides important continuity between Old Testament covenantal commands, for instance, the cultural mandate in Gn 1:28 and Christian mission in the New Testament era. Jesus declared that he had not come to abolish the law and the prophets, but to fulfill them (Mt 5:17). Christian discipleship ethics are based on the call to righteousness found in the law and the prophets: “be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48 and Lev 19:2).

Jesus’ instructions to his disciples to “teach everything I have commanded” is foundational to the concept of making future disciples, and therefore important for understanding how evangelism and social justice are to be integrated in mission. It is helpful to see the five discourses in the gospel of Matthew as a complete summary of Jesus’

Show More
Related

  • Bibl 104 Quiz

    264 Words  | 2 Pages

    The only compliance we have is to the Will of God, mission and commission that Christ has put us under. We have been commissioned to go tell it”-Pastor Jimmy J. Wilson 1. What should our church be known for in this community? 2. What services do your church offer?

    Read More

  • Arizona Christian University Mission Statement

    691 Words  | 3 Pages

    Arizona Christian University (ACU) is a private 4-year institution that is devoted to creating leaders who can produce an impact on the world with the gospel (God’s word). Len Munsil, the President of ACU and author of the book “Transforming Culture with Truth”, mentions in his book that “we have forgotten who we are.” (Munsil 2) Which leads to the question, who are we supposed to be? ACU’s mission is “to provide a biblically integrated education that prepares its graduates to serve the Lord Jesus Christ in ministries and professional occupations.” (Munsil 50)

    Read More

  • Summary Of The Unlikely Disciple By Kevin Roose

    787 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester At America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roose gives a unique perspective on the different cultures in America and how diverse each one can be. Kevin Roose, an undergraduate at Brown University, decides to “study abroad” at the conservative evangelical Liberty University to see what it was like in stark contrast to his liberal Ivy League. Upon arriving there, he was an outsider who was used to seeing those types of people (evangelicals/born-again Christians) as kooks and weirdos, however, as he really dives into Liberty’s culture, he realizes that the students there really don’t hold secret meetings to create anti-abortion rallies or beat up gay kids in their spare time. There was a surprising amount

    Read More

  • Missionary Address Rhetorical Analysis

    459 Words  | 2 Pages

    Several Sunday mornings ago, a local church had a missionary as a guest speaker, and his speech appealed to the congregation through his incorporation of ethos, logos, and pathos. The missionary began his speech by stating that he had originally planned to become a pastor after graduating from seminary, but after receiving his degree he felt led to use his skills to assist the less fortunate. He soon joined an organization and has spent the past eight years in Latin America helping others while teaching Christianity. In the previous statement, the missionary attempted to appeal to the congregation through ethos. He discussed seminary school and his missionary experience in order to establish credibility as a trustworthy man of God.

    Read More

  • Sermon On The Mount Comparison

    749 Words  | 3 Pages

    Romans 12 and the Sermon on the Mount Comparison The Sermon on the Mount was preached by Jesus Christ nearly 2,000 years ago. It was recorded in the book of Matthew chapter 5 through 7 and became the core elements of Christianity. These teachings can be found in chapter 12 of the book of Romans written by the Apostle Paul and in other religion’s basis in the world. The most significant principles are “love your neighbor as yourself,” “do not repay evil for evil,” “and live in harmony with one another.”

    Read More

  • Thomas Long's The Witness Of Preaching

    335 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Thomas Long’s The Witness of Preaching, he aims to urge the reader to become a reliable witness of the gospel by way of ample preparation before entering a pulpit. The text offers to the reader a deeper understanding of the ministry of preaching. A useful component of the text contains informative bits of information that make the reader aware of the lengthy but necessary preparation needed for an adequate explanation of the scripture. Of primary importance is the consideration of the congregation when a preacher is first approaching the text. This point is of vital importance as it signifies that the speaker is a member of the body of Christ and the congregation.

    Read More

  • Southern Baptist Refugees Analysis

    572 Words  | 3 Pages

    Leaders of Southern Baptist Convention have called on Christians to love refugees rather than fear them, saying that the current approach of many churches in dealing with refugees is "far more American than it is biblical." The leaders were speaking at the Great Commission Summit, held at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary between March 29 and 31. " Whatever response is seen [in our churches] often seems to come from a foundation of fear, not of faith, flowing from a view of the world that is far more concerned with the preservation of our country than it is with the accomplishment of the Great Commission," said David Platt, president of the International Mission Board.

    Read More

  • Broken View Of Discipleship Essay

    494 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ed combats this view with the idea that the point of discipleship is not information, but Christ-like transformation. The second “broken view” presented is the fact that we try to program discipleship. Ed infers that discipleship is so much more than a six-week course, and people are looking for relationships more than discipleship classes. The third “broken view” is that we equate discipleship with our preaching. In fact, 56% of pastors surveyed believe their weekly sermon was the most important discipling ministry in the church.

    Read More

  • The Wounded Healer Chapter Summary

    1920 Words  | 8 Pages

    But I am enlightened by Nouwen as he writes that, it is precisely in this kind of hopeless generation that Christian leaders should be willing to make their life available to help people around them. Nouwen claims that, as contemporary Christian leaders, our first basic task is ‘to lead people out of the land of confusion into the land of hope.’ (Nouwen, 2010, p.44). And it makes sense to me that, in order to lead people into the new territory, we first have to have the courage to explore the new territory within

    Read More

  • Servant Leadership Analysis Sample

    2054 Words  | 9 Pages

    Running head: SERVANT LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS 1 Running head: SERVANT LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS 9 Servant Leadership Experience Analysis LDR-630 Servant Leadership Sylvia M. Bermudez February 28, 2018 Servant Leadership Experience Servant leaders understand the importance of building and supporting others and in helping nurture future servant leaders. Servant leaders “want to serve, to serve first,” (Greenleaf, 1970), they inspire and motivate followers through their actions and words and focus on the needs and desires of others, placing them over their own. The concept of servant leadership was first coined in the 1970s by Robert K. Greenleaf, in his essay, “Servant Leaders.” Greenleaf defines servant leadership, as “a philosophy and

    Read More

  • Ethos Pathos And Logos By Reid And Hogan

    1309 Words  | 6 Pages

    They preach a form of Christianity that appears as Bonhoeffer would call “cheap grace”; therefore the congregation is not challenged to grow in their faith, which in the end weakens their faith. It becomes “a path of least resistance to become a pander bear with our theological substances as well as our use of stories.” (55) In my own preaching, I need remember it is not about me meeting people’s needs; it about my cooperation with the Holy Spirit to allow God’s Word to meet their people’s needs. This means that some Sundays people will go home challenged and possibly angry, but if the sermon transforms people’s heart into a better direction then I have done my job.

    Read More

  • Christian Worldview: Servant Leadership

    265 Words  | 2 Pages

    Servant leadership is not the only leadership theory that is compatible with the Christian worldview. Others Christian-compatible leadership principles include Transformational Leadership Theory. Northouse (2016) states transformational changes and transforms people. The theory concern with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and goals while assessing followers’ motives, satisfying followers’ needs, and treating members’ as full human beings. Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX).

    Read More

  • Christianity, Ninian Smart's Seven Dimensions Of Religion

    719 Words  | 3 Pages

    “The Parable of the Sower” and other related parables in Mark 4 explain how one should listen to the word of God and treat others. Jesus says, “And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit,” (Mark 4) in order to emphasize how the people who accept and understand the word of God and live by it will be saved. Other texts such as Matthew 5-7, emphasize obedience in thought and deed to God. In this text, Jesus interpreted the Ten Commandments in a new way, telling his followers how they should act in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. He said, “Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5).

    Read More

  • Manhood In The Bible

    1116 Words  | 5 Pages

    This includes being a leader out in the world and in his home. “The Bible instructs men to lead their families and often refers to leadership as shepherding. God designed the church, in part, to equip men to do the work of the ministry, and ministry begins at home.” (Navey, 2014) Being a servant leader is a vital part of biblical manhood. Jesus is clear on how man should be a servant leader in Luke 22:25-26, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

    Read More

  • History Of Homiletics

    843 Words  | 4 Pages

    An overview of Homiletics: Historical, Theological and Homiletic Development and Significance. Introduction: Preaching is the central acts of Christianity Preaching is a vehicle for promoting the changes in the churches as well as in society. Preaching also assumes that it is the fundamental aspects of the church. The church cannot function properly without the direction of it. .

    Read More

More about Radical Discipleship Analysis

Open Document