I just returned from a twelve-day trip to the African country of Zambia. This was my second trip to this wonderful country, where I trained leaders and pastors, along with other members of our Impact team, in disciple-making. It was a fantastic experience, and I pray it will produce much fruit for the kingdom. As…
Shallow discipleship has worsened and deepened over the years. When I first came to faith forty-five years ago, a popular phrase used to describe the church was that we were one mile wide and one inch deep. Now, I would adjust it to say we are one mile wide and less than half an inch…
How does the priority of preaching fit in a disciple-making church? Great question, and one that you will rarely hear addressed. Very few people ever consider the question of what the role of preaching is in a church committed to making disciples. In this blog, let me unpack what I’ve discovered about the role of…
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first (Revelation 2:4 NIV 2011) What does it look like when someone has “forsaken the love you had at first”? How would you know it? Many of us have served the Lord for a long time. We enjoy ministry. We find ministry…
To accelerate church planting efforts among pioneer people groups who are either illiterate or oral preferred cultures, New Generations has launched a major Bible translation effort that we refer to as, “Ending Scripture Poverty 300.” The plan is to provide heart-language audio translations for 300 people groups who have never heard the Word of God…
Saturday morning coffee has become a rhythm of life for my daughters and me. The tradition started with my oldest daughter and has now passed to my third and youngest daughter. These dates give my daughters an opportunity to speak, and our time together gives me the valuable privilege to listen. One recent morning my…
“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”Leo Buscaglia It’s just not fair! Why do some people have brains to spare, athletic ability that makes them good at every sport they try, looks that get better with age, and are great at card tricks?! Talent!…
More often than not, when discipling those in our lives, we turn to Ephesians 6 to point them to how to put-on the armor of God. Or, we look at the temptation of Jesus to see how he effectively used the Scriptures to counter the devil’s attacks. Both very necessary, needed, and really important. However,…
Are 12 year olds capable of following Jesus? As a 22-year-old, fresh out of Bible college and ready to take on the world, I was thrown into jr. high ministry with the promise of “real” ministry opportunities down the road. I had visions of being a “real pastor” and eventually planting a church. It didn’t…
Many pastors, leaders and church goers gaze beyond the scriptures to find ideas or strategies to make disciples. Why? What seems to be celebrated or gaining the most attention by the church are those with the most innovative ideas. Over 23 years of ministry I often see the momentum of the collective church body shift…
Many gurus have written about time. They have spent countless hours on how precious and fleeting time really is in a person’s life. Growing up, I remember The Steve Miller Band and their song, Fly Like an Eagle. The memorable line was “time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’, into the future.” The older I get….
In Recreated to Be like God, Curt Erskine explains how God originally created humanity to be His image bearers. However, after the fall, our ability to function as the image of God was ruined. We must be restored to our original design. Scripture also teaches that Jesus alone is the perfect image of God. If…
End of content
End of content
"*" indicates required fields
No products in the cart.
DISCIPLESHIP.ORG
