Comments on: “When Will They Ever Learn?” http://higher-learning.org/2009/09/when-will-they-ever-learn/ Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tracy Byrd Dickerson http://higher-learning.org/2009/09/when-will-they-ever-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tracy Byrd Dickerson Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:44:57 +0000 http://higher-learning.org/?p=116#comment-4 Bill~ Thank you for taking the commission given to us in Matthew 28 to "make disciples" seriously at WCS. Dallas Willard notes that neglecting to focus on discipleship in Christian community is an all too common phenomenon that he calls “The Great Omission.” In his book, Living the Mission, he writes: "For at least several decades the churches of the Western world have not made discipleship a condition of being a Christian. One is not required to be, or to intend to be, a disciple in order to become a Christian, and one may remain a Christian without any signs of progress toward or in discipleship. Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of entering into or continuing in fellowship of a denomination or local church. . .” It is a sad, but accurate observation of The Church, in general; but I am proud that the WCS family, as part of the church universal, is committed to being obedient to the practice of making and forming disciples. Grace and Peace~ Tracy Bill~

Thank you for taking the commission given to us in Matthew 28 to “make disciples” seriously at WCS. Dallas Willard notes that neglecting to focus on discipleship in Christian community is an all too common phenomenon that he calls “The Great Omission.” In his book, Living the Mission, he writes:

“For at least several decades the churches of the Western world have not made discipleship a condition of being a Christian. One is not required to be, or to intend to be, a disciple in order to become a Christian, and one may remain a Christian without any signs of progress toward or in discipleship. Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of entering into or continuing in fellowship of a denomination or local church. . .”

It is a sad, but accurate observation of The Church, in general; but I am proud that the WCS family, as part of the church universal, is committed to being obedient to the practice of making and forming disciples.

Grace and Peace~
Tracy

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