Discipleship: Re-Imagining Our Calling From Christ (A Blog Series)

(Image: Ross Gale, Duccio)

Among the last words recorded during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ are His giving of calling for those who were following Him. With his disciples around, just before ascending into heaven, Jesus says:

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.”

At that moment the next step for the disciples became crisp and clear: go make disciples! As simple and as difficult of a calling anyone could receive. And...