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Discipleship is not the same as being a student in the modern sense; a disciple in the ancient biblical world actively imitated both the life and teaching of the master. [1] It was a deliberate apprenticeship which made the fully formed disciple a living copy of the master.
The Shepherding movement (sometimes called the discipleship movement) was an influential and controversial movement within some British, Australian and American charismatic churches. The movement was also called the Christian Growth movement. [ 1 ]
At that, the Christians themselves rose up and refused to accept such deliverance as shameful. So according to the tradition in the year 344, he was led outside the city of Susa along with a large number of Christian clergy. Five bishops and one hundred priests were beheaded before his eyes, and last of all he himself was put to death.
There’s piety, and there’s discipleship. I wouldn’t want to say they can’t and don’t overlap. They often do. My personal piety runs to practices that I wouldn’t necessarily recommend ...
The terms Jesus movement and Jesus people were popularized by Duane Pederson in his writings for the Hollywood Free Paper.In an interview with Sean Dietrich which took place on August 19, 2006, Pederson explained that he did not coin the phrase "Jesus People"; moreover, he credited a magazine/television interviewer who asked him if he was part of the "Jesus People".
The Cost of Discipleship (German: Nachfolge [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡə], lit. ' succession ' or ' following ') is a 1937 book by German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, considered to be a classic of Christian thought. It is centered on an exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, in which Bonhoeffer spells out what he believes it means to follow Christ.
The Free Market Cell Model (affinity based small groups) allows the topic or vehicle of the cell to vary (e.g., a Basketball group, Bible study, or Prayer Group), yet retains an intentional discipleship strategy. This approach is often employed to help cells take on the gifts and passions of congregation while retaining a typical cell hierarchy.
Cursillo is the original Catholic three-day movement, and has since been licensed for use by several denominations.Some of which have retained the trademarked "Cursillo" name, while others have modified its talks/methods and given it a different name.