What Disciplemaking Is Not — And Why That Matters
We’ve complicated disciplemaking. Somewhere along the way, we turned it into a checklist, a curriculum, or a job description. We started believing…
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Spiritual Formation Should Fuel Disciple Making
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, The relationship of spiritual formation to disciple making is blurry in many quarters. In fact, most of the popular…
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What is the Discipleship Gospel?
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, Let’s start with what scripture does not teach – a transactional gospel. That is a truncated gospel you can…
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Why Discipleship is More Than Just Spiritual Formation
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, Is there a difference between spiritual formation, evangelism, discipleship, and disciple making? Or are these all just different terms…
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Why Multiplication Must Matter to Every Disciple-Maker
Jesus cares deeply about multiplication Multiplication is a big deal to Jesus. Jesus took the men He had built and trained for…
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Discipleship Questions for Spiritual Conversations
Jesus used two tools to launch a spiritual movement that changed the world forever – discipleship questions and stories. Almost every recorded conversation we…
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How to Engage Your Field Like Jesus Did
After you have identified your field, focus on who is in it After you’ve identified your four fields and narrowed your focus…
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From Information to Disruption: Four Church Shifts for the New Era
The Church is operating in an ever-changing environment of upheaval and profound change (economic, political, and social) that’s deepening by the week….
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Why Clarity on the Essentials Is the First Step in Making Disciples
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, While the term, ‘getting back to basics’ may sound cliché, it is fundamental for anyone who desires to make…
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Deeper Intimacy with Jesus Through Ministry Leadership
At Sonlife, we’re all in on equipping youth ministry leaders to develop disciple making ministries that reflect the character and priorities of…
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