
Trinity Forum Conversations Habits of the Way with John Mark Comer
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Feb 17, 2026 John Mark Comer, pastor and author focused on spiritual formation, guides a conversation on apprenticing to Jesus. He recounts burnout, mentors like Dallas Willard, and why hurry undermines love. He explains being with Jesus, becoming like him, and practices like abiding and contemplative prayer to reorient attention and shape Christlike habits.
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From Evangelical Burnout To Formation
- Comer recounts his evangelical upbringing and reaching a crisis where 'go to church more' stopped working for inner change.
- That crisis led him to Dallas Willard and a deeper path of spiritual formation.
Ancient Learning Was Embodied
- 'Disciple' (mathetes/talmid) implied intense, relational, embodied learning in the ancient world.
- Comer notes modern churches often reduce discipleship to mentoring or leadership development, losing its original depth.
Apprenticeship Not Classroom
- Discipleship in the New Testament is an apprenticeship model focused on being with, becoming like, and doing as the rabbi does.
- John Mark Comer argues modern use of 'disciple' misses this holistic, 24/7 formative commitment.











