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- 1. As a Christ Disciple, This Is the Only Authority You Should Adhere To
- Have you set a goal or two lately? Have you decided who you would like to become over the course of the next few years? How do you intend to reach your personal goals? If, perhaps, your goal in life ...
- Created on 29 April 2021
- 2. What Is the Missing Key to Reimagining Kingdom Leadership?
- Matthew 16:17-19 says: Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, ...
- Created on 25 April 2021
- 3. Why We Must Not Allow Emotions to Steer Us
- Choices are more powerful than feelings, and Jesus demonstrates this when teaching His disciples. The Gospel of Luke records Jesus discussing the cost of discipleship (see Luke 14:25-33). If you read ...
- Created on 12 April 2021
- 4. Are You Doing Your Part to Prepare the Next Generation of World-Changing Disciples?
- God called me as a young girl to serve Him in full-time ministry. I heard His voice at the altar one Sunday night when I was only 8 years old, and I, at that young age, knew that my life would not be normal, ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
- 5. 12 Ways to Minister to Young Men in Your Church
- I love young adults. I'm particularly concerned that we minister well to young men who are the present and future leaders of our congregations. Here are some ways to minister to a young man in your church, ...
- Created on 24 March 2021
- 6. Disciple Your Congregation Well With These Powerful Prayer Tools
- ... for (intercession, spiritual growth, spiritual warfare). It is by hearing someone in church pray for a nation or community transformation that they will begin to add those things. This all comes from discipleship. ...
- Created on 25 February 2021
- 7. 11 Steps to Keep Your Small Group Outwardly Focused
- ... learn to rejoice when God works a saving miracle, we'll do more evangelism. 10. Have a discipleship strategy in place for new believers. Young believers can be great evangelists—if their passion for Christ ...
- Created on 05 February 2021
- 8. 8 Reasons Churches Talk More About the Great Commission Than Do It
- ... 5. Some leaders settle with partial obedience to the Great Commission. Some churches focus on evangelism while failing to teach believers. Others emphasize discipleship but do not evangelize. Some infl ...
- Created on 24 December 2020
- 9. Rick Warren: The Discipleship Method of Jesus ...
- ... are sent out into the community. Both sides are right. Jesus' discipleship plan included both "come to Me" and "go and tell." To the unbeliever, Jesus says "come." To the believer, Jesus says "go." Missi ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 10. 10 Common Traits of the Jesus-Driven Church
- ... se and mission among their congregations. 4. There is ample discipleship. As we read the four gospels, it is evident that Jesus' primary ministry focus was to first pour into His 12 disciples and, second ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 11. How to Prepare Your Church to Become Ethnically Diverse
- In 1960, 1 in 1,000 marriages was between a white person and a Black person. Interracial marriage was still illegal in 16 states. Today, one marriage in six marriages is between ethnicities. By the time ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 12. Use This 6-Step Digital Discipleship Guide to Make Your Church Community Thrive ...
- Church leaders are considering how to best disciple both new and long-time congregants within the confines of COVID-19 gatherings. Faithlife, a church technology company, is offering "Digital Discipleship ...
- Created on 01 July 2020
- 13. 6 Reasons Churches Don't Disciple Well
- I believe more and more churches are working harder at what most churches call "discipleship" (which I define here as leading believers to obey everything Jesus commanded), but many churches still struggl ...
- Created on 10 June 2020
- 14. What It Means to Be Truly Accountable in the Workplace
- "Accountability is a big buzzword these days, but how many people really know how to be accountable?" —Phil Struble Accountability. It's a hallmark of being a Christ-follower. There are many Christians ...
- Created on 29 May 2020
- 15. Are You Actively Imitating the Life and Teaching of Christ?
- "My disciple leaders did not excuse where I was, but neither did they judge me." —Chad Hood In Christianity, disciple means a dedicated follower of Jesus. A disciple in the ancient biblical world actively ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 16. This Daily Spiritual Discipline Will Transform Your Walk With Christ
- Of all of the disciplines in my life, there is one that is more stabilizing, fortifying and invigorating than all the others combined. I have learned over the years the importance of eating in a healthy ...
- Created on 21 February 2020
- 17. 4 Ways Leadership Should Support Your Church Discipleship Team ...
- One of the more common roles in a church is discipleship leader. A few years ago, as I was updating Planting Missional Churches for its next edition, Daniel Im and I listed discipleship coordinator as ...
- Created on 18 February 2020
- 18. The 2 Roles You Must Embrace to Fulfill the Great Commission
- What does it look like to save the lost? Is it evangelism, bringing the life of our risen Savior to those still dead in their sins? Or is it discipleship, teaching rescued souls how to live abundant lives, ...
- Created on 28 January 2020
- 19. These Spiritual Disciplines Will Position You for 2020 Victories
- January is a strategic month in a believer's life. It is an opportunity to begin again, to renew one's commitment to ministry and to ask God for new vision. January presents the hope that certain things ...
- Created on 09 January 2020
- 20. Why We Should All Join Team Kanye West
- I am not a divider, but I diligently try to be a uniter. I refuse to be a critic, but I will always choose to be an encourager. I endeavor, especially on social media and in my writing, to be a voice of ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
