A helpful model for the development of disciples and leaders in the Body of Christ is built on the tri-perspectival framework developed by theologian John Frame. His work shows that there are three epistemological lenses through which we view reality: Normative, Existential, and Situational. Drew Goodmanson and others have taken Frame’s work and developed a model of biblical leadership built around the classic offices of Christ as prophet, priest, and king. These roles correspond to Frame’s three epistemological lenses (see figure 1).
It is important to note that “heart” in this model has to do with the affective domain. The Scriptures actually use the word “heart” in a much broader way to refer to the seat and center of all physical and spiritual life that controls the intellect, emotions, and will. Towns (1971, 38) writes, “the heart is the central seat and organ of man's conscious life in its moral, intellectual, volitional, and emotional aspects.” Jeremy Pierre (2016) in his book The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life, Connecting Christ to Human Experience diagrams the heart in a way that models this approach. The bottom line is that any approach to discipleship must consider the whole person, their whole heart: cognitive, affective and volitional. Many approaches focus primarily on the cognitive, the content part of discipleship. While beliefs are critical to faith, they do not operate in isolation from the whole heart.
References
tri_pers_colors.pdf.
Pierre, J. (2016). The
dynamic heart in daily life, connecting Christ to human experience. Greensboro,
NC: New Growth Press.
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