What does it look like to live for Jesus in the everyday stuff of life?

Many Christians have unwittingly embraced the idea that "church" is a once-a-week event rather than a community of Spirit-empowered people; that "ministry" is what pastors do on Sundays rather than the 24/7 calling of all believers; and that "discipleship" is a program rather than the normal state of every follower of Jesus.

Drawing on his experience as a pastor and church planter, Jeff Vanderstelt wants us to see that there's more--much more--to the Christian life than sitting in a pew...

flu-en-cy / noun
: the ability to speak a language easily and effectively

Even if they want to, many Christians find it hard to talk to others about Jesus. Is it possible this difficulty is because we're trying to speak a language we haven't actually spent time practicing?

To become fluent in a new language, you must immerse yourself in it until you actually start to think about life through it. Becoming fluent in the gospel happens the same way--after believing it, we have to intentionally rehearse it (to ourselves and...