Episode 114 :: John Basie :: Stories of Discipleship & Living Lives of Kingdom Influence

Today I get to share my conversation with you with the wise and gracious John Basie. John is presently the Director of Impact 360 Institue’s Masters program. The heart of the Impact 360 Institute is to “cultivate leaders who follow Jesus.” John and the rest of the staff are passionate about discipleship and asking questions about what it looks like to be an apprentice of Jesus and becoming someone who is seeking to be like Jesus. Discipling Gen Z is the specific focus at the institute as well as with the book John edited and wrote in partnership with many other contributors called Know Be Live: A 360 Degree Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era, as they are the next generation of leaders in this world and in the Kingdom of God. However, the gift of this book’s message is something we all truly need to turn our hearts to.

The book examines that we are all discipled by something or someone. What are the forces that have discipled the next generation, and who are we allowing to continue to disciple us? He also walks us through what it means to say that we live in a “post-Christian culture,” and with that what do we do about it? How do we engage the world in this state? We’re called to pivot our methods, not diminish the message. This next generation is living bombarded by confusion and loud voices, we’re called to disciple and care for them because they are the future, and being willing to engage them where they are, for who they are and what they are wrestling with.

And how do we do that? We live out what John calls “the Great Commandment Mandate:” to love God, and from that love, love people. As we grow in our knowledge of God, and become who He has made us to be, and putting legs on it, with a heart to serve others. This is such a powerful word, and I’m so excited to share it with you.

Additionally, we’re going to talk more about so many things John mentioned in this episode over these next few weeks about what the Church looked like when it began, about the call of the great commission to go and share the Gospel has not changed, but the methods often need to. How do we engage discipleship and conversations that happen all around us and truly apply this pattern of know, be and live. I think this is going to be really helpful for a lot of us who feel the intensity of the pivot in the world, but want to actually press into application in their lives, relationships and conversations. We can do this, friends. With God’s help. He holds our hope. And He freely lavishes it on you because you matter to Him. You matter. And your story matters. Thanks for hanging out with me and I’ll see you next time.

Connecting with John and the Impact 360 Institute:

The book: Know, Be, Live: A 360 Degree Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era

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