Everyday Discipleship: How Faith Shapes the Most Practical Areas of Life, By Jeremy Treat

Everyday Discipleship

How Faith Shapes the Most Practical Areas of Life

by Jeremy Treat

Everyday Discipleship
Paperback
$19.99
  • Length: 192 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 in
  • Published: October 20, 2026
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9781514014349
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The gospel is not meant to make us hyperspiritual. It's meant to make us fully human.

Do you love Jesus but struggle to connect your faith to your daily work, hobbies, relationships, and everyday decisions? Many of us havebeen shaped by an understanding of discipleship that's focused primarily on "spiritual things" like reading Scripture, praying, and going to church. We might view the "secular" parts of our lives as neutral at best, or dangerous distractions from what's truly important at worst.

You might have questions:

  • Does God care about my work?
  • Are hobbies a waste of time?
  • Does it matter what I eat?
  • Does my body matter as much as my soul?
  • Is it okay for Christians to experience anxiety or depression?

Pastor Jeremy Treat understands this disconnect. In Everyday Discipleship, he dismantles the harmful sacred-secular divide that leaves many Christians feeling spiritually compartmentalized, uncertain about how faith applies to ordinary life, and unable to fully enjoy Christ in the entirety of our lives.

This practical, transformative book reveals how following Jesus encompasses every sphere of our existence, from the meals we eat to the work we do, from our engagement with technology to our approach to relationships. The included discussion guide helps groups dig deeper and put these ideas into practice.

Explore how faith in Jesus shapes the most practical areas of your life:

  • Daily activities like meals, work, rest, and play
  • Engagement with society through technology, art, science, and politics
  • Personal matters like the body, mental health, sexuality, and relationships

Trade a compartmentalized mindset for a holistic understanding of discipleship that is rooted in the good news of Jesus. The mundane, often-overlooked parts of life can become infused with meaning and purpose as you learn to follow Jesus even in those areas. With Everyday Discipleship, begin to fully embrace your ordinary life to the glory of an extraordinary God.

"I see this all the time—people who genuinely love Jesus but don't know what it looks like to follow him outside of church or a quiet time. This book is a needed guide. Jeremy Treat brings clarity to what discipleship actually looks like in real life, helping you live your faith in the places where you spend most of your time."Lina AbuJamra, founder of Living with Power Ministries and author of All Your Life
"I don't know how Jeremy Treat packed so much godly wisdom into such a short, accessible book. I can't wait to hand this book to Christians looking for a comprehensive guide to how we can walk in faith and hope through everything from sports to work to art."Collin Hansen, editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition and author of Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
"When you see a new book on a topic on which there is already an endless number of books, you can look at it one of two ways. You can wonder why people keep writing on the same subject. Surely it has been covered by now, right? Or you can perceive that the subject is so important that we will never have enough books on the topic. If you decide the second is correct and pick up a book that meets the criteria, you have yet another question for said book: what does it bring to this important subject? I'm certain that Christian discipleship stands as one of the most important subjects of our time. I'm also convinced that this book adds remarkable breadth and depth to the subject. Everyday Discipleship not only interacts with the most vital aspects of the discipleship task as it converges with the reality of our time; it also does so in a richly theological and yet marvelously practical way (hence, everyday discipleship). This book is a gift to the church!"Ed Stetzer, dean of the Talbot School of Theology
"With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, Jeremy Treat tears down the false division between the secular and the sacred to show us how to live for Christ in everything we do. Just as Jesus is Lord of our quiet times and worship services, he is also Lord of our work and leisure, sports and entertainment, books and films, science and politics, technology and sexuality. Everyday Discipleship will help readers do just what the title advertises: live for Jesus every day, in every aspect of life."Philip Ryken, president of Wheaton College
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CONTENTS

Part 1: Overcoming the Sacred-Secular Divide
1. The Compartmentalized Life
2. The All-Encompassing Dominion of Christ
3. Discipleship for All of Life
Part 2: Impacting Your Daily Activities
4. Meals
5. Work
6. Rest
7. Play
Part 3: Engaging the Spheres of Society
8. Technology
9. Art
10. Science
11. Politics
Part 4: Transforming Your Personal Life
12. The Body
13. Sexuality
14. Mental Health
15. Relationships
Conclusion: Whole-Life Discipleship
Acknowledgements

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Jeremy Treat

Jeremy Treat (PhD, Wheaton College) is pastor for preaching and vision at Reality LA in Los Angeles, California, and professor of theology at Biola University. He is the author of The Crucified King, Seek First, and The Atonement. He and his wife, Tiffany, have four daughters and live in Los Angeles.