Discipleship Is Incarnational: Moving Toward People the Way Jesus Did

2025-12-03

In this month’s Disciples Made Podcast, Jason Phelps and Brian Phipps explore what it means to live and lead like Jesus in an incarnational way. Instead of discipling from a distance, Jesus stepped into people’s real lives—up close, personal, and fully present. In this episode, you’ll discover why proximity is the engine of transformation and how disciple-makers today can model the life of Jesus in practical, sustainable ways. This conversation also unpacks insights from Hugh Halter’s book, FLESH and offers clear next steps for those sensing a call to deeper leadership. In This Episode, We Cover: What “incarnational discipleship” really means

In this month’s Disciples Made Podcast, Jason Phelps and Brian Phipps explore what it means to live and lead like Jesus in an incarnational way. Instead of discipling from a distance, Jesus stepped into people’s real lives—up close, personal, and fully present.

In this episode, you’ll discover why proximity is the engine of transformation and how disciple-makers today can model the life of Jesus in practical, sustainable ways. This conversation also unpacks insights from Hugh Halter’s book, FLESH and offers clear next steps for those sensing a call to deeper leadership.

In This Episode, We Cover:

What “incarnational discipleship” really means
Why Jesus’ method was built on proximity and presence
How structure (like Leaders Made) actually fuels relationships
The power of vulnerability, availability, and consistency in disciple-making
How digital environments can still be deeply personal
The rise of Ready Leaders inside the Fully Alive community
A practical on-ramp to start: the 5-week BLESS Those Around You course
A bold vision for 2026: Scholarship 20 churches for a full year of coaching

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Resources Mentioned

FLESH by Hugh Halter
BLESS Those Around You (5-week Develop Course) — inside the Fully Alive app
Leaders Made — discipleship & leadership multiplication journey
The Fully Alive App → Explore Courses, Assessments, Community

Christmas Blessing

We close the episode with a blessing for a Christmas filled with the presence of Jesus—the One who moved into our neighborhood so we could become Fully Alive.

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