Inspired by discipleFIRST From our recent podcast interview with Craig Etheredge, the Lead Pastor at First Collierville and leader of discipleFIRST, I gained insight about how a pastor can create a church structure that supports disciple making. The problem is that many churches are not set up to facilitate disciple making in an organized way….
by Chad Harrington I don’t really like telling people they’re wrong. Those are the words I remember from my first ever conversation with Jim Putman. My father had asked me to pick him up and take him to a local discipleship training seminar near our house in Franklin, Tennessee. On the way, I asked Jim…
By Robby Gallaty Determine Where You’re Heading and How You Will Get There. It seems like everyone is talking about discipleship today. Pastors are preaching about it, conferences are devoted to it, and church members are interested in it. What is my response to the recent interest in making disciples? Honestly, I have mixed emotions. On the one hand, the…
An excerpt from Discipleship is the Core Mission of the Church: Helping People Trust and Follow Jesus By Bobby Harrington My wife loves to visit people in the hospital and to bring food to people in need. My daughter loves to minister to high school girls. My son loves to teach and write artistic theology…
The blueprint for developing leaders like Jesus How did Jesus train up and develop Self-Leaders? We see this most clearly n the first eighteen months of Jesus’ ministry. Once again, Harmony of the Gospels allows you to see Jesus’ life and ministry from a chronological perspective. As I studied these passages, a few training elements…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, A few weeks ago, I was in one of my discipling groups with a man who is new to discipling relationships (and involvement in a local church). We talked about one of the questions that I use in my micro-discipling group (we call them Transformation Groups, or T-Groups). Here is the question:…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Christians rightly focus on Jesus’ message—but often overlook His method. Yet the way Jesus made disciples reveals divine wisdom for transforming lives today. His approach wasn’t just effective for the first century—it remains the perfect model for every generation. Jesus’ method of disciple making remains the perfect model for transforming lives through…
I Don’t Need You… I will admit that I am not very prophetic. I have apostolic and evangelistic gifts, but I don’t have a sufficient prophetic gift to predict what my family will have for dinner, even if I’m making it. Yet two of the most life shaping moments of my life came when God…
If Jesus were telling this story, it might have been a parable. I realized we had something to learn here, beyond just surviving the hike and reaching our destination. Recently, my husband and I traveled to Rocky Mountain National Park to enjoy the mountains and to hike some trails. We consider ourselves adequately fit for…
The misconception that holds leaders back Some leaders reject the disciple-making ministry of Jesus as the model for the local church for purely pragmatic reasons. They just don’t think it will work. I don’t know how many times I’ve talked to pastors about disciple making in their church and they give me a blank stare….
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, We are living in a time in North America where there are increased Holy Spirit stirrings and many of us a hoping it is the early signs of revival. We have seen encouraging reports on Gen Z from the Barna Group, a tremendous response to the gospel in light of Charlie Kirk’s…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Do you ever feel like something is missing from your mission? Or that we are busier and busier with church stuff—and feel there’s got to be more? You were made for more—you were made for mission. Our new eBook, Made for Mission by Anthony Rex is a practical guide to help you (and your…
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