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Becoming a Community of Disciples

For additional resources on the history of discipleship communities and their use of rules of life, see the following: Peters, Greg. Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality . Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018. ———. Reforming the Monastery: Protestant Theologies of the Religious Life . Cascade, 2013. ———. “Spiritual Theology: A Historical Overview.” In Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics: A Guide for Evangelicals , edited by Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, 79−94. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2013. ———. Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality . Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2015. With a definition for “rule of life,” we can explore practical implications. What is your intentional plan for seeking the Lord? What means will you use to bring your vision into reality? What is your personal “rule of life” for practically pursuing the Lord on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual basis? What is the community “rule” pursued by your church, network, or family of churches? Our readings in Becoming a Community of Disciples provide several powerful examples of how communities in the Intentional about Our Personal and Corporate “Rule of Life”