Author: David Powlison

When the risen Jesus gave final instructions to His disciples, He commissioned them to make more disciples (Matt. 28:18-20). In other words, they were to serve the processes of sanctification: the birth and growth of new people with a new way of life. Perhaps describing His ministry goal as sanctification sounds surprising. We often hear Jesus’ words as a call for personal evangelism, church planting, and world missions, with conversion as the desired result. But conversion is the birth that leads to a lifetime of growing up into Jesus’ image. Sanctification is discipleship into His way of life. This post drills down into key aspects of how growth in grace actually works, and thus how ministry works to promote growth. Continue Reading →