Podcast appearances and mentions of Jonathan K Dodson

* This encore presentation originally aired on September 02, 2022 Biblical discipleship emphasizes encouragement, repentance, and spiritual growth―essential parts of the Christian life.  How can churches and Christians develop a healthy, successful path to disciple-making? Author Jonathan Dodson joins Bill for a rich discussion on discipleship through his book Gospel-Centered Discipleship. * This encore presentation originally aired on September 06, 2022 In a culture with an ever-narrowing definition of tolerance, how are Christians to stand for our faith? Bill welcomes author Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer for a deep discussion on our collapsing culture, through his book, "No Reason to Hide: Standing for Christ in a Collapsing Culture."

Biblical discipleship emphasizes encouragement, repentance, and spiritual growth―essential parts of the Christian life.  How can churches and Christians develop a healthy, successful path to disciple-making? Author Jonathan Dodson joins Bill for a rich discussion on discipleship through his book Gospel-Centered Discipleship. Then Bill is joined by Greg Headington to talk about the power of the tongue through James 3.

Jonathan K. Dodson is the founding pastor of City Life Church in Austin, Texas and the founder of GCDiscipleship.com. He is  the author of numerous books including the new revised and expanded of his book, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, which we talk about here.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

How do people in our culture today determine what is good? Pastor Jonathan Dodson says he has seen a profound shift toward affirming individual expression over ancient wisdom which is resulting in mounting moral chaos. How do the Beatitudes speak to how we can cultivate the kind of virtue that will enrich those around us? Pastor Dodson points us to how we put the “good” in our crisis and how making a personal change will be the catalyst to the societal changes we long to see happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Dodson talks with Kent about his experience donating one of his kidneys and how that has led to multiple meaningful conversations, his book Our Good Crisis, Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes, how he got into ministry, church in a post-pandemic age, the cultural forces we're experiencing in the church today, and much more.  --- Jonathan Dodson is the founding pastor of City Life Church in Austin, TX which he started with his wife, Robie, and a small group of people. They have three wonderful children. He is also the founder of Gospel-Centered Discipleship.com, which produces resources to help make, mature, and multiply disciples of Jesus. He is author of a number of books including Here in Spirit: Knowing the Spirit who Creates, Sustains, and Transforms Everything, The Unbelievable Gospel: Say Something Worth Believingand Gospel-Centered Discipleship. Just about any week you can catch Jonathan listening to M. Ward, watching sci-fi, and going for walks. --- If you're enjoying this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 45 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests as well as new listeners. Click here: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw​ Thx! --- ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP features long-form, in-person conversations that explore and inform.   » The KLP Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4 » About the KLP: https://www.kentlapp.com/aboutklp » About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/   WATCH/STREAM The Kent Lapp Podcast: » Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thekentlapppodcast » Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw » Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc » Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl » Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt » Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/y75uy96u » Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yburnrld » Amazon Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y7lszt2f   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapppodcast/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KentLappPodcast  » Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp   CONTACT The KLP » Email: TheKentLappPodcast@gmail.com

Explore Jonathan K. Dodson’s book, Gospel Centered Discipleship. In it he states concerning professional vs. novice discipleship that, “Real discipleship is messy, imperfect, and honest. I wanted clean, “perfect,” and limited honesty.” He continues, “Why did I embrace this type of discipleship? Who was to blame-the church or the parachurch? Neither. It was my fault. Although I didn't understand it at the time, my motivation for obeying Jesus had shifted from grace to works." Consider that his struggle was his identity in Christ. "It progressed from attempting to earn God's favor, to gaining the favor of my disciples. "Discipleship" had become a way to leverage my identity and worth in relationship with others. I was comfortable on the pedestal dispensing wisdom and truth. The more disciples I made, the better I felt about myself. My motivation for discipleship was a mixture of genuine love for God and lust for praise. I sincerely loved God and wanted others to fall more deeply in love with him, but my motives weren't always pure. I quickly became a disciple who lacked authenticity and community." He reflects, "The center of discipleship subtly shifted from relationships centered on Christ to an activity centered on what I knew . . . It slowly became apparent to me that the gospel of Christ was where I was meant to find my identity, not in impressing God or others with my discipling skill. Refusing to share my life with others, especially my failures, was a refusal to allow the gospel of Christ to accomplish its full breadth of redemption in me. Very simply, God was leading me into a kind of discipleship with the gospel at the center-a constant, gracious repetition of repentance and faith in Jesus, who is sufficient for my failures and strong for my successes.” Explore that in preaching, how much do we share about our actual failures? Consider that there is a need for wisdom in our authenticity and our preaching reveals us in a powerful way. In leadership, there is a need for us to have a few people we can really be accountable to.

Continue to explore Jonathan K. Dodson’s book, Gospel Centered Discipleship. He states, “The word disciple is used more frequently than Christian to refer to believers in the Bible . . . Disciple is an identity . . .” Consider that our identity in Christ is as a son or daughter and disciple. He also states, “There are three aspects that comprise a disciple’s identity. The first is rational. Popular descriptions of the word disciple are often taken from the definition of the Greek word, mathetes, which is rendered “student or pupil.”” The three aspects of a disciple’s identity are: 1. Rational 2. Relational and 3. Missional. He states, "This definition of disciple shows us that the gospel both makes and matures disciples.” Is discipleship about our growth in holiness? Dodson's focus is on an integrated discipleship. Consider that grace energizes growth. We read in Romans 12:1, “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” What would a mature, equipped, believer look like?

Continue to explore Jonathan K. Dodson’s book, Gospel Centered Discipleship. View a chart on the church model of celebration, community, and cell levels. The Meta-Church Model contains the celebration level and cell level but leaves out the community level. Dodson calls the cell levels the “fight club” level. Consider the mortification of sin and that grace makes us glory in what Christ has done. Dodson states, "Biblical fighting, then, is a spiritual contending to believe the truth of the gospel.” The goal is that the fruit of the Spirit continue to be fleshed out in our lives and that is the process of discipleship. Explore the role of children's ministry. For Dodson, fight clubs are relationally based and do not have to be overseen as much. We need to have a clear definition of discipleship to operate out of.

Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of Equipping You in Grace. Twice a week, I have conversations with Christian authors and thought leaders for the purpose of helping Christians develop a biblical worldview in a conversational tone about issues inside and outside the Church. Today, I'm joined by Jonathan Dodson, author of The Unbelievable Gospel: Say Something Worth Believing. What you’ll hear in this episode: Jonathan's life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects. How Christians should navigate pluralism. How Christians can proclaim the Gospel in culturally sensitive, yet faithful, and relevant ways to people today. Reasons that stop Christians from engaging in evangelism. How Christians can re-discover the Gospel. How to Christians can respond to the increasing intolerance of our day.. How Christians can overcome relativism in their evangelistic efforts. The place of community in evangelism. The place of evangelism in the Christian life. His upcoming writing projects. Opportunities for the current Gospel-centered resurgence. Recommended reading for learning more about evangelism. Advice for those wanting to begin engaging in evangelism. About the Author: Jonathan K. Dodson (MDiv; ThM, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) founded City Life Church with his wife, Robie, and a small group of people. They have three great kids. He loves watching Sci-Fi and listening to M. Ward. Jonathan is also the founder of http://gcdiscipleship.com/ and author of several books including Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection and Gospel-Centered Discipleship. Resources and links from this episode Fools Talk by Os Guiness Learning Evangelism from Jesus by Jerram Barrs Jesus Outside the Lines by Scott Sauls Beyond Awkward: When Talking About Jesus Is Outside Your Comfort Zone by Beau Crosetto. Powerful Evangelism for the Powerless by Jack Miller. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Equipping You in Grace!

This weeks sermon is a stand alone sermon. Pastor Jonathan K. Dodson preaches out of revelation exploring popular cultural notions of heaven and how they compare to the biblical vision of heaven.