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What should be the goal of Christian discipleship for the lay believer? What is the context and the content of that discipleship?
In this book, Aimee Byrd makes that case that the goal of discipleship is "complete, glorified resurrection to live eternally with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." This goal is for all believers and should be cultivated in the context of the local church by the ordinary means of grace. Unfortunately somewhere along the way, the goal of discipleship has morphed into culturally specific ideals for men and women. This has resulted in the introduction of aberrant teaching about the Trinity (e.g. the eternal subordination of the Son) and hindered the growth of lay believers and their contributing to the building up of the body of Christ.
To be very clear, this book does not promote female ordination. Neither does it seek to undermine a husband's servant leadership in the home. Rather the author is encouraging church leaders and members to examine if our current discipleship is driven by the culture wars and/or parachurch organizations.
I believe this examination is long overdue, and I am thankful that Aimee Byrd has written this book, knowing full well what the negative reactions would be. Upon completing "Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood," I came away with a greater appreciation for my pastor and his commitment to foster the spiritual growth of the entire congregation, men and women. I also came away with a greater desire to commit to my church as the primary means whereby I am discipled to Christ rather than pursuing one of many options that are available, some which are outside the confessional statement of my church.
I strongly recommend this book. If the goal of discipleship is "eternal communion with the Triune God," we shouldn't settle for anything less.
(I listened to an audio version to see if I missed any of the concerns raised by other readers about covert feminism or egalitarianism. I found none. Unless the equal value of men and women in the church and their ability to mutually encourage one another in the faith counts as a feminism. Then you'd have to label the Apostle Paul as a feminist.)
In this book, Aimee Byrd makes that case that the goal of discipleship is "complete, glorified resurrection to live eternally with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." This goal is for all believers and should be cultivated in the context of the local church by the ordinary means of grace. Unfortunately somewhere along the way, the goal of discipleship has morphed into culturally specific ideals for men and women. This has resulted in the introduction of aberrant teaching about the Trinity (e.g. the eternal subordination of the Son) and hindered the growth of lay believers and their contributing to the building up of the body of Christ.
To be very clear, this book does not promote female ordination. Neither does it seek to undermine a husband's servant leadership in the home. Rather the author is encouraging church leaders and members to examine if our current discipleship is driven by the culture wars and/or parachurch organizations.
I believe this examination is long overdue, and I am thankful that Aimee Byrd has written this book, knowing full well what the negative reactions would be. Upon completing "Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood," I came away with a greater appreciation for my pastor and his commitment to foster the spiritual growth of the entire congregation, men and women. I also came away with a greater desire to commit to my church as the primary means whereby I am discipled to Christ rather than pursuing one of many options that are available, some which are outside the confessional statement of my church.
I strongly recommend this book. If the goal of discipleship is "eternal communion with the Triune God," we shouldn't settle for anything less.
(I listened to an audio version to see if I missed any of the concerns raised by other readers about covert feminism or egalitarianism. I found none. Unless the equal value of men and women in the church and their ability to mutually encourage one another in the faith counts as a feminism. Then you'd have to label the Apostle Paul as a feminist.)