My wife and I spent much of the Christmas season this year in Florida. No, it wasn’t sunny and it wasn’t warm, much to my wife’s disappointment. But we were able to be at my niece’s wedding, my mom’s ninetieth birthday, and celebrate Christmas with family for the first time in many years. Being a pastor…
A common misconception in modern ministry is equating success with increasing membership. However, in a recent Disciple Maker’s Podcast with Matt Dabbs and Brandon Guindon, Brandon offered a different perspective. In the previous blog post, Brandon and Matt stated that the metric of success isn’t just about growth in numbers but growth in the quality…
Disciple making is not only at the heart of the Christian faith; it’s vital to the growth and strength of the church. In a recent Disciple Maker’s Podcast with Brandon Guindon, Matt Dabbs explored this in-depth, dissecting the essence of disciple-making culture and its role in impactful ministry. Brandon is an experienced pastor and elder…
One of our best small group leaders, a lawyer by profession, approached me after a Sunday service. He said, “Do you have any curriculum suggestions on the topic of racism for a small group study this next semester?” Our nation had just gone through a wave of civil unrest in the aftermath of the George…
I had a great conversation with Dr. Sean McDowell on core beliefs and values that undergird a disciple making culture. Click here to listen to the podcast. With a seismic shift in worldview tides and an abundant availability of information, the role of belief systems and how they shape a person’s values, perception, and interactions…
In this episode, Bobby Harrington talks to Sean McDowell about the importance of defining and understanding core beliefs and values in the practice of discipleship. They highlight the importance of modeling these beliefs, building intimate relationships, and having meaningful spiritual conversations. They also discuss the impact of social media and culture on the faith and…
Dear Discipleship-First Friends, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This statement is attributed to the most influential management guru of our time, Peter Drucker, describes a reality church leaders must face in the pursuit of creating disciple-making churches. A disciple-making church culture is what your church actually does in disciple-making; strategy is your plans on paper….
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This statement is attributed to the most influential management guru of our time, Peter Drucker, describes a reality church leaders must face in the pursuit of creating disciple making churches. A disciple making church culture is what your church actually does in disciple making; strategy is your plans on paper. Unfortunately,…
Continuing with our Disciple Making Culture Podcast series, Shodankeh Johnson, Bobby Harrington, and Matt Dabbs discuss their respective roles and strategies in implementing a disciple-making culture in their lives and organizations. They discuss the importance of disciplined daily prayer, devotion, and deepening one’s relationship with God to truly become a follower of Jesus Christ that…
A couple of weeks ago, my 16-year-old son went to Mexico on a mission trip with our church. They were heading to minister at a local church on the Baja Peninsula, where they would engage in various church projects, lead services, and support the local pastor and his team in their ministry. They left on…
The process of disciple making that Jesus laid out in the Great Commission is linear. That is, the steps follow each other in a predictable sequence. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the…
“Hello, is this Donnie Hoover? You don’t know me, but a friend of yours from Clemson recommended that I call you. My name is Pat Batchelor. I am moving from Texas to Atlanta to start a church.” That’s how our relationship began back—with a simple phone call. Pat was a 25-year-old mechanical engineer, who, along…
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