When Pride Kills Discipleship | Jim Putman

About this episode

Jim Putman discusses how pride undermines discipleship and the importance of humility in the church's mission to make disciples.

Visit Renew.org to sign up for our email newsletter and be the first to know about new content, books and resources. https://renew.org/ Join RENEW.org at an upcoming event: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ In this episode Jim Putman discusses his new book about how pride undermines discipleship and why the church’s primary mission is to make disciples. He explains biblical foundations—from Matthew 28 to Ephesians—and how Christlike humility restores identity, relationships, and purpose. Jim and co-author Chad introduce the “five spheres” framework (identity, church, home, work, spiritual realm), call the church to humble, kingdom-centered living, and offer practical resources for churches to teach transformational discipleship.

People in this episode

Guest: Jim Putman

Topics covered

• pride
• discipleship
• humility
• church mission
• identity
• relationships
• transformation

Keywords

• pride
• discipleship
• humility
• church
• identity
• relationships
• Ephesians
• Matthew 28
• five spheres
• transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RENEW.org

Books & works: new book, Matthew 28, Ephesians

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