Closing the Gap | Why Discipleship Falls Short : S4E6

About this episode

The episode discusses the disconnect between the western concept of 'discipleship' and actual disciple making.

In Part 2 of this series, Ben Borgman, Pastor Glenn Underhill, and Pastor Craig Etheredge continue unpacking the State of Discipleship study from Lifeway Research, focusing on solutions to the challenges facing churches today. Important links from this episode: DiscipleFirst Website: https://disciplefirst.com/ DiscipleFirst Resources: https://disciplefirst.com/resources/ Lifeway Study – The State of Discipleship: https://research.lifeway.com/state-of-discipleship/

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Craig, Glenn

Topics covered

• discipleship
• disciple making
• western concept
• spirituality
• religion

Keywords

• discipleship
• disciple making
• western concept
• spirituality
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: discipleFIRST

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