Health
Building Block
Another important building block of Discipleship DNA that most people forget about is health, because it is incredibly difficult to be a healthy and fruitful disciple of Jesus if a person is not physically, emotionally, or spiritually healthy. Jesus desires us to be healthy disciples because healthy disciples are make other healthy disciples. We have found throughout the years neglecting health in the discipleship process is one of primary reasons followers of Jesus burn out, fall away, or fail to thrive as the Lord desires, which is why we believe health is an important aspect of our Discipleship DNA.
Below are a few tools and resources to help diagnose and teach healthy discipleship within disciples and disciple-makers.
“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.” (Parker Palmer)
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Persecution & Suffering
Part of what Jesus promises in John 15:20 is that His disciples will be persecuted. This is backed up by the lives and the writings of the apostles in the other books of the New Testament. As followers of Jesus we must learn how to live with and even grow from persecution and suffering and…
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Spiritual Health
Spiritual health is an incredibly important aspect of the health of a disciple. Below is an adapted resource to help followers of Jesus take steps toward a more healthy spiritual life and address areas of unhealth.
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Sabbath
Built into the fabric of creation itself is the Sabbath. Jesus Himself says that Sabbath was “made for man”! (Mark 2:27) We unfortunately as followers of Jesus do little to try and follow it. Below is a tool/resource to help followers of Jesus realize the importance of regularly keeping Sabbath for their physical, emotional, and…
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Emotional Health
Many of us have found out how hard it is to be spiritually healthy when we aren’t emotionally healthy. Emotional health has often been ignored, but it is truly important in forming a healthy disciple. Below is a tool/resource to help followers of Jesus assess their emotional health.
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Physical Health Survey
It is not an overstatement to say that our physical health has a significant impact on our quality of life and quality of discipleship. When we fail to practice even basic self-care we damage the very thing Paul reminds us is a temple unto God. (1 Corinthians 6:19) Below is a tool/resource to inventory your…