Mark Juane
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
I believe that it is the foremost task -and responsibility- of our generation to re-imagine what church is and what it can be. It is my personal mission to inspire ordinary disciples to live legendary lives. I want to help create a world where disciples of Jesus are at the center of culture and on the edge of change; and where church is not a monumental institution but a redemptive movement for Jesus Christ.
I see a world that is becoming more and more hopeless. But I also I see a redemptive movement of disciples who will bring joy and meaning to people’s lives wherever they are.
I see a world that is becoming more and more hostile to Biblical truth. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who defend the truth by being living proof of it.
I see a world that is becoming more and more fragmented. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who will bring the Kingdom of God to every sphere of life.
I see a world that is becoming more and more androgynous forcing men to be feminine and women to be masculine in the name of equality. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who will restore true manhood and womanhood one person at a time, one marriage at a time, one family at a time.
I see a world that is becoming more and more ambivalent to the commitment of marriage. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who cherish their wives, honour their husbands and live in lasting covenant with one another.
I see a world that idolizes youth but is becoming more and more disconnected to the next generation. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who will turn their hearts to their sons and daughters and realize that they are their first disciples.
I see a world that is becoming more and more idolatrous worshiping many gods both ancient and contemporary. But I also see a redemptive movement of disciples who will demonstrate the one true God’s presence, power, and wisdom in the name of Jesus Christ.
It’s time for the disciples of Jesus Christ to “care more than others think wise, risk more than others think safe, dream more than others think practical, and expect more than others think possible.”
It’s time to re-imagine discipleship. It’s time to be legendary.