AI OVERVIEW: Formation is the core aim, not information, as Vintage Church created a year-long School of Discipleship to deepen theology, spiritual practices, and friendships so followers can live the story of Jesus in Los Angeles. Evenings follow a consistent rhythm—shared meals, small-group discussion, worship, teaching, and a prayer response—with intensive leader training beforehand to cultivate presence, listening, silence, and the ability to walk with grief and hard questions. The program runs in three terms—Formation, Word + Spirit, and Sexuality—building a shared foundation for following Jesus, addressing practical work settings and ethics, and helping communities move beyond individual groups toward cohesive discipleship through stories like Kiana and Zach's engagement after the year.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: Vintage Church realized their problem wasn’t information — it was formation. People knew the right answers, but they were still being discipled more by the city than by Jesus. The solution wasn’t a better curriculum. It was a longer runway. So they built a one-year School of Disc...
