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 Making disciples the way Jesus made disciples works everywhere. Disciple-making literally transcends culture. When Jesus said, “make disciples of all nations”, he…

This year’s theme for the National Disciple Making Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana (April 26-27) is “THE WORD: Using Scripture in Discipling Relationships.”…

An Avoidable Leadership Crisis I’ll soon be in Turkiye with 270 disciple-making leaders from approximately 120 nations for Concentric’s Global Disciple-Making Leadership Summit. Eight…

I had been betrayed. I do not mean this as hyperbole. If you want to be in ministry, you will have scars;…

What does a disciple look like? Clarifying and simplifying the definition of a disciple is critical if your church is going to…

Language matters.Before discussing some practical concepts of Intentionally Branching, I’d like to briefly discuss the importance of a church being unified in…

Just as a yield sign indicates you should let someone else go ahead of you, yielding to God means we surrender our…

Discipleship is not enough… Over the weekend, Jennifer and I went to see Jesus Revolution, a new movie based on Greg Laurie’s personal…

What is a Disciple? Years ago, I received an invitation to meet with several national discipleship leaders. If I mentioned their names,…

As a young Christian, I remember coming across a book titled The Fight by John White.  It appeared to be a volume…

Imagine that you were given a jar, a few large rocks, several smaller stones, and a couple of handfuls of sand. Then…

When Jesus commissioned His disciples, He was very clear. He told them to make more disciples. But that begs the question: What…