" There are not two sorts of disciples—the inner core who really serve Jesus and his gospel, and the rest. To be a disciple is to be a slave of Christ and to confess his name openly before others: “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” (Matt 10: "

― Colin Marshall , The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything