Discipling By Jesus

As a follow-on to yesterday's The Great Reset (and preparation for next week's), Ernie asked about Ted's concerns, which seemed  to mirror those that Steve had.  Ted identified two things that concerned him about Ernie, which he was surprised that Ernie didn't already see: How defensively Ernie reacted when Steve rebuked him Ernie's negativity towards authority For the first, Ernie was initially s...

Ernie and Bill continue processing last week's discussion on The Great Reset.  Ernie starts by confessing that he was so focused on working through his own reaction that he was blind to the fears and questions that many others in the group also had. Bill shares his own frustration that people seemed concerned about their own needs rather than those of the group.  Ernie pointed out that a lot of th...

Ernie and Janet wrestle with the strong (if perhaps metaphorical) language Jesus uses about the dangers of human titles and authority.  What is He trying to warn us against? Have we accidentally reinvented the systems Jesus condemned? And even if we agree with Him, how do we un-train ourselves from all the worldly habits we have acquired? References Automated Transcript Matthew 23

At the end of this season's Episode 4 of "The Great Reset", David suggested the group dedicate time to processing The Incident from Episode 1 .  They both agree it would be ideal if Steve could be part of that.  But even if not, Ernie acknowledged that there are larger issues that the group needs to discuss.  And that David was right that we owe it to the group to acknowledge their concerns, rathe...

Robby shares his evolving perspective on key terms for how we related to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and Scripture: follow apply obey abide figure out References Automated Transcript Discipled by Scripture Pirate's Code ( Disney Wiki ) John 21:17 ( TPT ) John 21:17 ( Interlinear )

This week Ernie and David go around and around on whether: To be worried about the recent drop-off in attendance on The Great Reset We need an explicit code of conduct It is more dangerous to study scripture with or without an agenda "Love More Like Jesus" is a sufficient statement of purpose Ernie is merely inarticulate or deliberately deceptive about his goals David finally agreed to put that la...

Ernie leads off by asking his three favorite questions: What do you want What do you fear What price are you wiling to pay Janet's chief desire is to Love More Like Jesus (or equivalently to draw closer to Him). Her fear is self-sabotage, and she is willing to pay the price of discipline to overcome that. This led to an extended discussion on the apparent necessity of suffering for spiritual (and...

In his latest attempt to explain his vision of The Great Reset, Ernie lists three ways his vision differs from monastic (and by implication evangelical) spirituality: Decentralized vs Hierarchical Incarnate vs Extractive Practice vs Knowledge David was very helpful in teasing out shared definition of words, to the point where they seemed to reach at least a basic level of understanding.  Is this s...

Ernie is joined by two old friends from his Pasadena days who work in missions.  They are both enthusiastic proponents and practitioners of Discovery Bible Study (DBS).  DBS has been used successfully with hundreds of disciple-making movements, although (at least until recently) they have not had much success in a Western context. Could this be the tool The Great Reset needs for "vulnerably encoun...

Ernie and David both share their excitement at the strong emotion shared during last week's episode of The Great Reset, though Ernie was more upbeat in his assessment of how well the group did (and would) handle the conflict. David reiterated his concern that both the conflict itself, and the difficulty the group has handling it, stem from a lack of clarity around the group's purpose. After going...

Ernie and Janet review recent discussions with The Great Reset, and Janet shares how transformational Scripture has been in her own life. Ernie confesses his uncertainty how to study the Bible in a way that leads to obedience, rather than mere knowledge. Janet pitches the Bible Project, which leads to a discussion of the ongoing transition from static linear curriculum to adaptive ad-hoc feeds.  H...

Ernie and David finally manage to articulate a problem that they both care deeply about:  helping larger groups of Jesus-followers practice the type of authenticity and accountability usually only seen in intimate fellowship groups.  David wonders if this is hard because leaders see it as their job to preserve the integrity of the institution.  He sees this as something requiring generational chan...

Janet and Ernie discuss her attempts to adapt Dr. Gary Sweeten's Apples of Gold relational training during Season 4 of The Great Reset. They both agreed it was an incredible learning experience, but Ernie felt that one of the key learnings was that the "education" paradigm does not work well for a peer group of adults.  Instead, he advocated re-integrating content around concrete problems the "use...

HeartSync is a powerful ministry that helps people bring their deepest pain into a transformational encounter with the person of Jesus Christ.  Steve  joins Ernie to discuss how he discovered HeartSync while writing his book, and how this fuels their shared passion for seeing Jesus bring unity to a fragmented world. Automated Transcript Seven Mountains ( Generals International ) Renewal Christian...

Bill and Ernie geek about how JavaScript's prototypical style of object inheritance is more adaptive and flexible than class-based inheritance (even if ECMAScript 6 gives in on that point).  What would it take to move The Great Reset, and civilization, in that same non-hierarchical direction?

Ernie shares the "inconvenient truth" he has been wrestling with:  Is caste , and seeking an advantage for our children , at the root of systemic racism?  Are all our Christian institutions founded on the belief that " there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval ?" And if that is true, what path do we have to walk in order to bring the Body of Christ to repentan...

Ernie and Ted reflect on how The Great Reset is progressing against its (admittedly audacious) goal of ushering in the millennium, by prototyping new structures for bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth. Can we pull off a scalable Silicon Valley miracle through the power of the Holy Spirit, and good design? References Automated Transcript TGR-S3E6: Re-Cognition of Discipleship Decentralized Netw...

While debriefing on Steven McGgriff's sermon on his African-American heritage, Ernie was: Struck by how much a) "white supremacy" is about cultural domination, not just race, b) when part of the dominant culture, we don't notice how much our heritage shapes our identity away from Christ, and c) class can be just as deadly a distortion as race, but (in America) is far less visible. Eric responded:...

Bill shares his long-running frustration that most people and churches don't seem to ever seriously consider Paul's teaching in Romans 15:14 : I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. In particular, he felt that we spend too much time focusing on "better leaders" as the solution for all...

https://2transform.us/2020/07/28/tgr-s3e4-systemic-redemption/ S3E4 was an unusually challenging episode, as we seemed unable to  agree even on the appropriate terminology for what we were discussed.  Ernie shared how a big part of our "experiment in public discipleship" is trying to find a middle path between "top-down bible teaching" and "unstructured social club."  This arguably was a good exam...

Ted and Ernie reflect on the raw authenticity of Season 1 and explore what is the right way pray for miracles. Can anything of practical value be accomplished in a one hour Zoom call? Is praying for urgent requests useful for people who might watch it on YouTube much later? How do we avoid getting bogged down in merely intellectual speculation?

This conversation took place after Season 2 of The Great Reset, where our discussion on Education was overshadowed by the killing of George Floyd .  We both agree that systemic racism is a huge problem.  But does that guarantee that the proposed political reforms will solve it?  Or might they unintentionally make things worse for large swaths of the population, as arguably happened with previous r...

This episode was inspired by an energetic chat thread during a sermon from  #Mosaic #ErwinMcManus #YouBelongHere : THE POWER OF INFLUENCE - The Path To Inner Peace | Erwin McManus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTQX249mm8 McManus challenged us to not worry about status or position: if we do what God puts in our hearts, He will provide the necessary resources. This led to a discussion of Steve's...

This discussion took place soon after Steven joined The Great Reset YouTube channel, on Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HhtfcR0E4Q&list=PLhywephDDhwY5XntaBDQDDDrR_m9ULNJV&index=3 The episode ends abruptly because -- during one of Ernie's monologues -- Steven's phone literally overheated so much, and crashed so hard, he literally had to place it in the freezer to cool it down.  ...