Why Seminaries Fail—and How God Actually Raises Preachers: The Sons Of The Prophet by Ps. Greg Mitchell (2015) | LEADERSHIP MONDAY

2 Kings 2 isn’t a cute Bible-college brochure. It’s a field manual. In this 2015 message, Pastor Greg Mitchell contrasts the “sons of the prophets” model with Elisha’s gritty, relational discipleship. Result: information alone never produced a prophet, but impartation and obedience did.Key themesBible school vs. Bible methodThree traps: head-knowledge pride, spectator Christianity, lip-service to headshipFive marks of real discipleship: impartation, direction, cost, service, supernatural power“Double portion” = inheritance and authority to leadScriptures: 2 Kings 2; 1 Kings 19:19–21; James 1:22; Luke 5:4; Matthew 28:19.Chapters00:00 – Opening and text: 2 Kings 200:34 – Diagnosis: culture in decline02:20 – Do Bible schools fix it?04:42 – Origins of “sons of the prophets”07:01 – Why prophet school didn’t work09:17 – Pastor Mitchell’s Bible-school experience13:01 – Our DNA: a discipleship movement15:18 – Clash with denomination over Bible school17:40 – The new drift back to schooling20:06 – Mistake #1: Information ≠ qualification23:16 – Mistake #2: Proximity without participation27:29 – Mistake #3: Mouth “submission,” resist direction33:17 – What works: the marks of discipleship35:42 – Cost and service before microphones37:42 – Don’t go to a gunfight without the supernatural40:56 – “Double portion” explained: inheritance and authority43:23 – Call to repentance and challenge to actShow NotesALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISMLocate a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgWe need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at: • Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/3vy1s5b • Podchaser: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369v