What You Measure Matters
The Scoreboard What do you measure? What is the scoreboard you keep that defines Kingdom success? A church’s measures, or metrics, help…
Confessing Your Sin to God in Prayer is Important
How can we return to God and find forgiveness and mercy? Prayer begins with praise, but Jesus moved from praise to another…
KITCHEN TABLE DISCIPLE MAKING
21 years ago, my wife and I experienced the loss of a child. It was brutal. We had been married for only…
Unlikely Disciples
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my…
Multiplication… The Only Math that Works
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Josh Howard recently joined our team at Discipleship.org. He has spent the last 10 years of his work in…
How Can You Effectively Make Disciples? Practical Steps and Personal Insights
Making disciples is at the heart of building a vibrant and impactful church community. Here’s a comprehensive approach on how to make…
IS IT ‘WELL WITH YOUR SOUL,’ INTENTIONAL CHRIST FOLLOWER?
Unusual, intentional invitation accepted. Three days of silence at a retreat center nestled in the woods of north Texas. I’d know no…
Leadership Pipeline A Testament to Jesus’ Methodology of Developing Leaders
Leadership within a ministry or church isn’t a monolithic concept; it’s a multifaceted structure with various levels, each carrying its own set…
Is Discipleship Required: 6 Steps for the Local Church (Pt.2)
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Last week we published a newsletter/blog that many people loved! And we loved that so many loved it. In…
Seven Tests to Help You Choose How to Make a Disciple
The problem is there are so many options that most don’t know where to start, what’s fundamental, or even what exactly they’re…
A Discipleship Pathway Solves THIS Problem, but NOT This One
What problem or problems do you expect your discipleship pathway to solve? Pause and answer before continuing. Your answer is important because it will…
LOVE AS I SAY, LOVE AS I DO
Before I ever sat behind the wheel, I had observed several rules for driving from my father. I learned that you could…
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