The Cost of Discipleship
The Call to Discipleship
In this powerful and deeply personal sermon, we explore the true meaning of discipleship through the lens of one man’s journey from gang life to following Jesus. Using Mark’s Gospel and insights from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship, this message challenges us to leave behind false securities, embrace intimacy with Christ, and take up our cross in a world bent on power and division. As we navigate a time of increasing polarization—even within the Church—this sermon calls us to…
Bonhoeffer in Harlem (Interview with Dr. Reggie Williams)
Interview with Bonhoeffer Scholar, Dr. Reggie Williams This video interview is the kick-off of our new teaching series on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic, The Cost of Discipleship. Dr. Reggie Williams is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, with research interests in: Black Theology, African American Studies, Black Arts, The Harlem Renaissance, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Studies, and Christian Ethics. He is the author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance, which is widely considered one…