Eugene Peterson defines discipleship as "a long obedience in the same direction.". I have always loved that simple word-picture definition. It has long been my personal mission to be about the work of discipleship. I may not talk at this often, and some would say that I speak more of mission than discipleship, but at the root of all I stove for is to make more and more deeply commuted disciples of Jesus.

Mike Breen A gentleman who I have come to appreciate, and recently met for the first time, defines a disciple in this way:

"A disciple is someone who, with increased intentionality and passing time, has a life and ministry that looks more and more like the life and ministry of Jesus. They increasingly have his heart and character and are able to do the types of things we see Jesus doing. We don’t have to look far in the New Testament to see this happening. Just look at the life of the disciples/ apostles and the communities they led…over time, they looked more and more like Jesus!"

Mike Breen in a blog post from www.thevergenetwork.com

It is my intention to journal, through this Blog, my personal intentionality in returning to a disciple making lifestyle.