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This is the blog from last week that caused quite a stir in the discipleship field. Worth a read.

It's time we start being brutally honest about the missional movement that has emerged in the last 10-15 years: Chances are better than not it's going to fail. That may seem cynical, but I'm being realistic. There is a reason so many movements in the Western church have failed in the past century: They are a car without an engine. A missional church or a missional community or a missional small group is the new car that everyone is talking about … Read More

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Part 2 of Mike’s controversial blog post. Be sure to actually read it, then you will understand the title.

My last post, “Why the Missional Movement will fail” caused quite a stir in the past week and the overwhelming response seemed to require a followup post. So consider this PART TWO. There were a few questions that emerged in online conversation because of this article: How am I defining disciple/discipleship? Am I separating mission from discipleship? Aren’t they part and parcel the same thing? Why am I making this complicated? Can’t we just do w … Read More

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