Brandon Boyd

  Here is a blog post by Dr. Virgil Grant about how disciples grow.  I found it a good summary of how we want people to grow in their Christian walk. ——————————————————— http://relationaldiscipleshipnetwork.com/how-does-a-disciple-mature/ God’s goal for a disciple is to reach full maturity and to be like Christ (Ephesians 4:14). How does a disciple get to this point? What is the process? What are the habits needed? Spiritual maturity is the result of one’s commitments. At Eastside, our vision is to make disciples who can make disciples who can make disciples. If a disciple is going to become a disciple-maker than there are several commitments for the disciple to commit to. They are: 1. Accept Christ as his or her personal Savior. The pathway to being a disciple of Christ starts with salvation. Inviting Christ in your heart; asking Him to forgive you of your sins; and to be your Lord and Savior [Brandon’s note: and in baptism]. This commitment is often assumed or just taken for...

  More than twenty years ago ,  a small group of Christians came together in their homes with one lofty goal in mind. They wanted to bring a disciple-making church to a little slice of northern Idaho. At the time, they could never have imagined how the Lord would work through them to grow Real Life Ministries to a congregation of 8,500 plus. Through the Word of God, the church founders understood that leadership and discipleship are developed from within the church body itself. They recognized that God has placed potential leaders in every church just waiting to grow into messengers that can accurately spread God’s message. Jesus came not only to die for our sin, but to train His disciples to train others to deliver the gospel message. In the same way, we as Christians have a sacred mission to go and make disciples. Sharing the news about Jesus is not all there is to discipleship. Teaching people to obey the commands He gave us is equally important. This is a simple problem to...