Disciple Dojo
JM Smith
What’s up with the name “Disciple Dojo”??
Great question! One of my lifelong passions has been studying the martial arts. And the place where you study and train in martial arts is a Dojo.
Christian Discipleship is similar to martial arts training (if you don’t believe me, just ask Paul–he says so himself in his letter to Christians in ancient Corinth [1Cor. 9:26-27]!). We have a Sensei (teacher): Jesus. We have a katana (sword): Scripture.
Thus Disciple Dojo is intended as a virtual Dojo–where students of the Master can be sharpened, challenged, equipped and encouraged as they continue to become more and more like the One they serve…minus the scrapes and bruises!
Great question! One of my lifelong passions has been studying the martial arts. And the place where you study and train in martial arts is a Dojo.
Christian Discipleship is similar to martial arts training (if you don’t believe me, just ask Paul–he says so himself in his letter to Christians in ancient Corinth [1Cor. 9:26-27]!). We have a Sensei (teacher): Jesus. We have a katana (sword): Scripture.
Thus Disciple Dojo is intended as a virtual Dojo–where students of the Master can be sharpened, challenged, equipped and encouraged as they continue to become more and more like the One they serve…minus the scrapes and bruises!
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Nov 18, 2016 • 1h 3min
Interpreting Torah in India - Part 1: Genesis
Every year I go with Pastors from Good Shepherd Church to visit with and conduct Leadership Seminars for our Pastor friends in Orissa/Odisha state in India. This year I taught workshops on the overall story of Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy) and how to preach and teach from the Old Testament Law passages. You can listen in on the sessions in this series of podcasts if you've ever wondered what it is like to teach through a translator!

Oct 4, 2016 • 37min
Leviticus 27 - Back where we started
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Sep 27, 2016 • 32min
Leviticus 26b - Covenant Cussin'
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Sep 20, 2016 • 29min
Leviticus 26a - The Covenant Stipulations
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos
Copy for "To Know and Be Known" DVD - When it comes to sexual ethics discussions there often seems to be either a "Separation of Church and Sex" where one's sexual behavior has little bearing on one's spirituality, or a culture of asceticism based more on concepts of Greco-Roman Dualism than on the Gospel of Jesus. In this DVD study, we seek to recapture the beautiful balance found in Scripture between legalistic and libertine approaches to human sexuality and sexual ethics. Rather than focusing on WHAT Christians should think about sex, this course focuses on equipping Christians in HOW to think about sex. Challenging myths and urban legends found within both Church and Culture, "To Know and Be Known" is an honest, candid, and unflinching overview of how our sexuality relations to our spirituality as men and women created in the Image of God.

Sep 13, 2016 • 34min
Leviticus 25b - Slavery in the Bible?
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Sep 9, 2016 • 31min
Leviticus 25a - Sabbath, Jubilee, and...Chick-Fil-A?
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Aug 30, 2016 • 32min
Leviticus 24 - "Eye for eye, Tooth for tooth"
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Aug 23, 2016 • 31min
Leviticus 23b - Trumpets, Harvests, and Makeshift Huts
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Aug 10, 2016 • 32min
Leviticus 23a - Liberals, Conservatives, and Israel's Spring Feasts
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos

Aug 2, 2016 • 30min
Leviticus 21b-22 - Hunched backs and crushed testicles??
This is a series of weekly half-hour Bible studies on the book of Leviticus that Disciple Dojo founder, JM Smith leads at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC (where the owner is gracious enough to provide both the space and the lunch!). The purpose of the study is to walk through books of the Bible chapter-by-chapter in order to build a solid Biblical foundational worldview and to be challenged by the ancient text in our modern lives.
Each week is recorded and video of each session is available at www.youtube.com/user/discipledojo/videos


