A Holy Discontent: Why We Need a Movement

Have you ever felt it?

It’s a quiet, nagging ache. A holy discontent. You might feel it on a Sunday morning, sitting in a comfortable seat, singing songs you love. You might feel it on a Tuesday afternoon, scrolling past headlines of a world that feels broken, violent, and desperately lost.

You look at the life of Jesus. You read the explosive, world-changing power of the early church in the book of Acts. And then you look at your own life, at our own churches, and you ask the honest question: "Is this it? Is this all there is?"

We believe in Jesus. We love the gospel. But somewhere between the "Go" of the Great Commission and the comfort of our daily lives, the fire seems to have dimmed. We’ve become very good at gathering, but not very good at going. We’ve become masters of attendance, but we’ve forgotten the art of multiplication.

This holy discontent is not a sign of weak faith. It is the stirring of the Holy Spirit. It is the same Spirit who hovered over the waters of creation. It is the same Spirit who fell like fire at Pentecost. It is the Spirit calling us back to our first and highest purpose.

If that feeling resonates with you, then you are beginning to understand why the Pathway Movement exists.

So, what is Pathway Movement?

Let’s be clear about what it is not. It is not a new denomination. It is not a building. It is not a brand. It is not a Sunday event.

The Pathway Movement is a discipleship movement.

It is a family of believers bound together by a single, consuming vision: Until Christ Is Known Everywhere.

This vision comes from the prophet Isaiah, who saw a day when "the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9). This is not just a hopeful wish. It is a divine promise. And we believe the local church is God's chosen instrument to see it fulfilled.

But how? This leads us to our Mission: "To proclaim Christ and make disciples who multiply disciples, leaders, and churches across cities and continents—until Christ is known everywhere."

Our mission is not just to "make disciples." It is to make disciples who multiply. This is the key. Jesus' final command to us was not just to gather converts; it was to "go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20). This implies a process, a handing-off of the faith, a spiritual reproduction.

This is what we see in the life of Paul. He didn't just plant a church and move on. He invested his life into people like Timothy, and then charged him to do the same: "and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also" (2 Timothy 2:2). That is four generations of discipleship in one verse.

This is the heartbeat of a movement. A movement is not a static pond; it is a flowing river. It carries life, and it reproduces life. This is one of our 7 Core Virtues: Multiplication. We believe every disciple, every leader, and every church is called to reproduce.

This is why we had to be a movement, not just a static institution. Because the mission is too big, the need is too great, and the command is too clear to stay comfortable.

This begs the next question. If that is our "why," then how do we do it?

We cannot multiply what we have not defined. We cannot produce disciples if we do not have a clear path for making them. This is where our 7B Discipleship Pathway comes in. It is the map for our mission.

It begins when we Believe the gospel and encounter Christ. It continues as we Belong to the family of faith, because discipleship never happens in isolation. It matures as we Become more like Jesus in character. It acts as we Bless our world by serving others. It deepens as we Build others through leadership. It goes out as we Bring the gospel to the lost. And it multiplies when we Bear fruit by making disciples who make disciples.

This pathway is not a checklist. It is a journey. It is a lifelong process of being shaped by the gospel and for the mission.

This journey is powered by a simple engine: our 4S Strategy. We Start new discipleship groups. We Shape them in the 7B pathway. We Strengthen them for life and leadership. And then we Send them out to do it all over again. This is how we multiply disciples, leaders, and eventually, churches.

This is not a mission for spiritual superstars. It is a mission for ordinary people who have been gripped by an extraordinary Christ. It is built on Core Virtues like Faithfulness, Servanthood, and Sacrifice. A movement is costly. It will cost us our comfort, our preferences, and our selfish ambitions.

But it is the only life that makes sense in light of the cross. Jesus gave everything for us. He held nothing back. "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21). We are a sent people.

So, what does this mean for you?

It means that holy discontent you feel is an invitation. It is an invitation to move.

It's an invitation to move from being a passive consumer of Christian content to being an active participant in the mission of God. It's an invitation to get your hands dirty, to stop just attending and to truly Belong.

This is why we are so passionate about Pathway Groups. Our groups are not just a Bible study. They are the primary place where the 7B pathway happens. It is where we are Shaped and Strengthened together. It is where we learn to Build each other up and conspire together on how we will Bring the good news to our neighbors, our colleagues, and our city.

This is the Pathway Movement. It is a call to leave the shallows of comfortable Christianity and dive into the deep end of the Great Commission. It is a family of disciples, committed to one another, walking a clear pathway, and fueled by a sacrificial love.

We are done with a quiet, comfortable faith that changes no one. We are giving our lives to this, Until Christ Is Known Everywhere.