Discipleship at MRC

Another popular question around churches is, what do you do for discipleship?  We find that the term discipleship can mean different things to different people.  Some want to grow spiritually.  Some want friendships and to hang out, which is ok, but at MRC, we would call that community.  For MRC, we are passionate about Spiritual Growth but have found that many people ask for discipleship but aren't looking to grow Spiritually.  We love diving into life's true realities and challenges because we all experience them.  Engaging in true discipleship through the deeper realities of life can lead us to walk in that abundant life that Jesus told us He came to provide for us all along. It is the life we all want, but we often wonder why we just don't seem to experience it!

We offer discipleship classes that will lead you through Emotional and Spiritual Health.  It's all there for you if you want to engage your heart.  Are you up for this?  If so, reach out to us, keep track of the weekly announcements, and check social media to see when and where our discipleship groups are meeting and engaging!  If you aren't interested in going deeper and engaging the realities in life, you may be mistaking discipleship for community, which is a popular thing that happens around churches!  All good; go to the MRC Community page in the 'What We Do Section' and the "Events" page to learn more about our ongoing activities and events!

This was written by an unknown monk in 1300 AD, and I think it speaks to the importance of our heart condition and inner worlds and the impact we can have when we start with our hearts and move out from there.

"When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly, I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation, and I could indeed have changed the world.”