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Ep 55: Another Brick in the Wall (GH)

Why doesn't more information automatically produce spiritual growth? In this Greenhouse discussion, Brian Fisher and Kyle Moody continue the conversation from Episode 54 by exploring the role of instruction in spiritual formation. Together they wrestle with a common assumption in modern Christianity: that hearing enough truth will naturally transform us into people who live like Jesus. The discussion explores the difference between learning about Jesus and experiencing Him, the value of instruction within the Five Key Elements of Formation, and why many Christians find themselves spiritually stuck despite years of sermons, classes, and Bible studies. Brian and Kyle also revisit The Critical Journey, discussing the Inward Journey, the Wall, and the deeper stages of discipleship that often receive little attention in modern church life.

BY Brian Fisher

July 24, 2023

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The Stages of Spiritual Growth

“Instruction” is virtually ubiquitous for people desiring to grow in Christ today, but do the available materials help us in the later, deeper stages of discipleship? Are they designed to guide us, in community, when we inevitably hit “the Wall?”

Brian and Kyle are back in the Greenhouse and carefully consider whether the modern church institution is even set up to help instruct us on the later stages of discipleship. If not, how do we grow to genuinely live the abundant, free life that the Bible promises?

This is a Greenhouse episode further exploring Episode 54. 

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