What does it look like to keep following Jesus when the shape of the invitation changes?
In this conversation, Rob sits down with longtime friend, mentor, and missional pioneer Hugh Halter to talk about Hugh and Cheryl’s surprising move from Alton, Illinois, to the mountains of Idaho—and what Hugh is discovering as he enters what he calls “the back thirty” of his life.
They explore calling and surrender, becoming a “sage friend,” and Hugh’s new work with The Journeyman Society, a simple and reproducible approach to forming men who can lead other men toward Jesus. Hugh unpacks the disciple-making DNA underneath Journeyman: incarnational mission, the priesthood of all believers, ordinary people making disciples, and an ecclesiology where church can emerge anywhere people are learning to follow Jesus together.
The conversation also gets deeply personal. Hugh talks about Cheryl’s health, the recent death of his father, his own need to keep being spiritually formed, and why formation and mission belong together.
It all leads to one unforgettable image: the difference between seeing a grizzly safely behind glass and encountering the bear in the wild.
Hugh doesn’t want the domesticated version of Jesus.
He wants to stay close to the bear.
Read the companion article, “Stay Close to the Bear,” at:
https://starfishyou.substack.com
Learn more about Hugh’s new work with The Journeyman Society:
https://thejourneymensociety.com
