A Treasury of Reformed Resources to Inform our Understanding of Missional Discipleship
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
https://opc.org/search.html
(Type Missional Discipleship in Search Terms)
Desiring God
Truth for Life
https://www.truthforlife.org/search/?q=Missional+Discipleship
David Platt
https://radical.net/?s=missional+discipleship
The Gospel Coalition
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/?s=missional+discipleship
Monergism
https://www.monergism.com/search?keywords=Missional+Discipleship&format=All
Ligonier Ministries
https://search.ligonier.org/?q=missional+discipleship
This curated list highlights reformed resources focusing on missional discipleship—the integration of deep theological grounding with the outward, sent-living nature of the Gospel. [1, 2]
Podcasts & Audio Series
- Discipleship Today Podcast (Omaha Reformed Church): Focuses on the role of the Holy Spirit and the preaching of the Gospel in forming disciples.
- Mission Focused Men for Christ (Dr. Gary Yagel): Equips men to understand their mission and live it out, with influences from Reformed Theological Seminary.
- Gospel-Centered Discipleship (Jonathan Dodson): A Crossway article/podcast exploring a Spirit-led, practical model for following Jesus in everyday life.
- Reformed Forum - The Church’s Mission: A discussion on the Great Commission, the role of theological education, and addressing colonialism in missions.
- Thirdmill Podcasts: Features Dr. John Frame discussing the missional identity of the church and why the gospel is crucial to public witness. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Lectures & Sermons
- The Mission of the Church: Discipleship (Dr. Ligon Duncan): A lecture from Reformed Theological Seminary defining discipleship through the lens of the Great Commission (Matthew 28).
- Compelling Missional Disciples (Jon Tyson): A series focusing on equipping believers for their, vocations, and daily lives.
- Missional Formation (Suzy Silk): Explores the discipline of "feasting on the Word" to avoid a works-based approach to discipleship.
- R.C. Sproul - Discipleship (Luke 9): A Ligonier Ministries sermon on the high, sacrificial calling of following Christ.
- Reformed Missions and Evangelism (Dr. Eric Watkins): A Christ the Center episode discussing the Great Commission in a Reformed context. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Articles & Written Resources
- Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commission (Jonathan Dodson): Argues for a discipleship that goes beyond "soul-winning" to include cultural engagement and social action.
- What About Discipleship? (Reformed Worship): Discusses the intersection of worship, liturgy, and personal discipleship.
- As in Heaven: How to Be a Missional and Confessional Church: A Gospel Coalition article on blending strict theology with active mission.
- Rethinking 'Missional' (Kevin DeYoung): A balanced look at reconciling the mission of God with the mission of the church.
- What Does Discipleship Have to Do with Being Missional? (The Banner): Explores how the Triune God is a sent/sending God (Missio Dei). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Themes in Reformed Missional Discipleship
- Gospel-Centeredness: Discipleship is not "following Christ your way," but a, sacrificial, and gospel-centered transformation.
- Reclaiming the Cultural Mandate: Missional discipleship entails creation care, cultural engagement, and social action, not just evangelism.
- Everyday Mission: Moving from a church-centric model to a scattered church, model where disciples live on mission at work and in their neighborhoods. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
