The centering question - "Are you willing to spend two-and-a-half years in intensive training in order to know what it's like to live in the power of the Kingdom of God and in the character of Jesus Christ?"*
Jesus College invites you to join us on the Emmaus path with Jesus and His friends. The intentional plan is our Master's in the Master spiritual pathway through our framework of the "4M IQ" compass along "The Four Woods of the Kingdom". Your journey is a self-initiated, self-paced, community accompanied, mentor supported spiritual training. Your engagement is through your choice of 15 of our 24 recorded courses for one purpose: to strengthen your apprenticeship with Jesus to grow in Christlikeness to develop His character to reign with Him over a new Heaven and Earth.
You will be guided by Doug Webster of Jesus College through the teachings of Dallas Willard, NT Wright & John Mark Comer. This is a non-accredited but fully accountable and affirming journey with Jesus and fellow apprentices from around the world.
YOUR NEXT STEP: Enroll as a student and then contact Doug Webster to find out how and where and when you can begin what we trust will be a very dynamic season of life that is life with Jesus and those on the path with you. Consider yourself normal if you are equally excited and overwhelmed when you look at two dozen courses from which to choose. Here are some suggestions for a possible path for you to consider a few different ways to start: "Where do I start?"
Here is our current library of (24) recorded courses from which to choose for your Master's in the Master way with Jesus:
Advent with Dallas Willard - 3 sessions on a sermon and devotionals by Dallas
Allure of Gentleness - Apologetics in the Manner of Jesus (7 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Becoming Dallas Willard - biography (9 sessions) book by Gary W. Moon
Beyond Belief - 6 teachings in Maryland, U.S. 1998 (9 sessions) video series by Dallas Willard
Divine Conspiracy - In-depth, extended study of the book (31 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Divine Conspiracy - An Overview highlighting key principles (6 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
For Such a Time as This - 3 teachings on Ministry Leadership (6 sessions) video series by Dallas Willard
Genius of Jesus - 2 teachings at Ohio State University (4 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Daily (12 sessions) video by Dallas Willard
Hearing God - Developing a Conversational Relationship with God (10 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Human Side of Holiness - 5 days at Denver Seminary (17 sessions) video series by Dallas Willard
Jesus Worldview - 2 Dallas teachings (3 sessions) two different presentations by Dallas Willard
Jesus, Dallas & NT: Book of Acts - 4 sessions including Dallas and NT Wright's video and writing
Jesus, Dallas & NT - The Gospel - 3 sessions including Dallas and NT Wright's video and writing
Jesus, Dallas & NT - Romans 8 - 3 sessions including Dallas and NT Wright's video and writing
Knowing Christ Today - Knowledge of Jesus for Daily Life (8 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Life Without Lack - Living the 23rd Psalm (9 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Nietzsche vs. Jesus - 2 sessions based on Dallas’ Veritas Forum, Stanford, 2002 video series
Practicing the Way - John Mark Comer (8 sessions) book and video teaching by John Mark Comer
Problem of Evil - 3 sessions focused on 3 chapters from Dallas’ books
Renovation of the Heart - Whole Life Spiritual Transformation book (13 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Scandal of the Kingdom - The Parables of Jesus (15 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Spirit of the Disciplines - Understanding How God Changes Lives (11 sessions) book by Dallas Willard
Spiritual Formation & Salvation - 1 teaching at Wheaton College (3 sessions) video by Dallas Willard
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* -- “The Great Commission as it is called in Matthew 28:18-20, really says everything that we need to know and it starts out with this wonderful statement that Jesus gives, ‘I have been given say over all things in heaven and earth.’
Now, put that in the context. This is the One who had lived among human beings and had manifested the Kingdom of God for a considerable period of time and had taken some people in particular for extensive training, shall we say, as His apostles, the close disciples. It wasn't just 12. There was a larger group probably best represented by the 120 who gathered in what is called the upper room in the book of Acts. There was a whole circle of people and many of them were quite significant beyond the apostles. And these are the ones that had been training. He took them into training.
And by the way, you know, we should think like that, too. I mean, would we be, would I be willing to spend two-and-a-half years in intensive training in order to know what it's like to live in the power of the Kingdom of God and in the character of Jesus Christ?
You know, one of our problems is that our training is not intensive enough. It’s too spread out. And it might well be that the quickest way to get where we want to go would be to accept the fact that I'm going to need some intensive training for a period of time. Plan for it and then find the way to do that. Actually, the churches should help us with those things." Dallas Willard, “Knowledge of Christ in Today’s World”, Session 3: “The Mission of Christ's People on Earth and Beyond” [time code 4:15]