Disciples
Are……..
For
the
past
program
year
(2008/2009)
we
have
explored
what
it
means
to
be
called
by
God….a
natural
move
is
to
now
explore
in
great
depth
the
outcome
or
result
of
God’s
call,
which
is
Discipleship.
The
call
we
answer
is
to
a
specific
form
of
Discipleship…..as
we
are
Disciples
of
Jesus
Christ.
Jesus’
charge
from
God
is
to
transform
the
world,
to
actualize
God’s
Kingdom
(though
the
word
‘Kindom’
is
perhaps
a
more
understandable
metaphor
for
Gospel-hearers
in
21st
Century
America),
and
thus
our
Discipleship
is
not
an
inwardly
focused,
individualized
activity…..but
is
focused
on
others…..we
are
Disciples
on
behalf
of
the
world!
October
Theme:
Disciples
Are….Prepared
As
followers
of
Jesus,
who
was
sent
to
transform
the
world
for
God’s
Kingdom,
we
are
disciples
on
behalf
of
the
world.
Yet,
just
as
we
would
prepare
ourselves
for
the
weather
conditions
outside
by
dressing
appropriately
before
leaving
our
homes,
so
must
we
prepare
ourselves
to
be
disciples
in
the
world.
What
are
the
ways
disciples
prepare?
Disciples
prepare
through
prayer,
through
study,
through
the
maturing
of
faith
that
comes
from
practicing
compassion,
and
through
the
guidance
and
affirmation
of
the
community
of
faith
–
where
through
the
power
and
presence
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
God’s
people
think
and
act
more
faithfully
together
than
as
individuals.