A brief manifesto:
A disciple is becoming like Jesus.
A disciple is not someone who stays the same. A disciple is someone struggling to live a life of love and obedience to the Father, living and dying for God’s kingdom. Disciples are called out of their selfish ambitions and they understand that the longer they follow Jesus, the more uncomfortable they will be and the more sacrifice and effort it will require.
Disciples expect tension. They wake up each day expecting that the Father will lead and guide their day; they have given ownership of all they have back to God. They let faith in God win out over safety, common sense, or worldly wisdom…they view Scripture as God’s message to people on mission instead of a series of self-help slogans; they pray out of desperation for the circumstances they find themselves in instead of simply doing things in isolation; they view the church as a community of fellow passionaries joyfully gathering to see each other, as opposed to strangers they sing songs with once a week.
