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Talented Stewards

Talented Stewards

A disciple of Jesus is generous with their talents. When did you most experience being generous with a specific talent, skill set, or gifting God gave you? Go ahead, take a minute to reflect. I’ll wait… If you’re reading this, it means that you are likely passionate about disciple-making.  Chances are, then, that your thoughts…

Team Takes Work

Team Takes Work

When I was asked to write this blog, we had just come off the heels of a church wide training weekend led by our small groups team. This story may seem like an insignificant problem in the whole grand scheme of things, but it is a perfect example of a little thing making relationships go…

A Discipleship Pathway Solves THIS Problem, but NOT This One

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 uncover your motivation and expectations about why you are building (or have built) one in the first place. Churches everywhere are working to build a discipleship pathway. It’s in style. And with that…

Real Conversations

Real Conversations

Relational Truth   John and I had met at church and began spending time together. Through time and proximity, we began to build the foundation of a lasting relationship. We had planned to meet up for lunch one day and everything was going as usual. Our conversation bounced around from family, to work, to sports,…

A Disciple-First Mindset that Changes the World

A Disciple-First Mindset that Changes the World

An autobiographical poem was discovered among the belongings of a young pastor in Zimbabwe. The pastor had been martyred for his faith in Christ. The poem is aptly titled, “Fellowship of the Unashamed.” Here are the pastor’s words: “I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line….

Bobby Harrington’s Foreword to Our New Book “Recreated to Be Like God”
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Bobby Harrington’s Foreword to Our New Book “Recreated to Be Like God”

I had the privilege of writing the foreword for an important new book by Curt Erskine, “Recreated to be Like God: Making Disciples in the Image of Jesus”. It is clarifying in our theology of making disciples that will bless your ministry. Foreword   Why should the local church focus on disciple making? I am…

Always Growing

Always Growing

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated with the resilience of plants. I marvel at a tiny sprout growing out of a tree stump that appears dead, at least on the surface, or in the middle of a paved road. The way weeds just never seem to go away no matter…

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