{"id":2968,"date":"2016-12-15T15:07:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T21:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:07:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T21:07:44","slug":"do-people-connect-at-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2016\/12\/do-people-connect-at-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Do People Connect at Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>When Jesus said \u201ccome follow me,\u201d he wasn\u2019t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor.<br \/>\nDiscipleship and mission go hand in hand. You can\u2019t have one without the other. And mission\u2014impacting the community for Christ\u2014is most effective outside the four walls of the church. So is discipleship in the church working? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/people-shouldnt-have-to-leave-the-church-to-find-jesus\/\">Let&#8217;s dig deeper here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jesus said \u201ccome follow me,\u201d he wasn\u2019t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. 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