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We have a man in our church that is a chef…like 5-Star chef! He happened to be in my Life Group a few years ago and for our Christmas party he volunteered to cook a meal for our entire Life Group, kids included. The amount of food and the quality of the spread was unreal!…

Let me take a moment to share one of the most embarrassing moments of my entire life. I have changed some of the names in the story to protect the innocent. I have kept my name in the story, even though I would love to change it. The year was 2002, and I was settling…

Clarity breeds brevity. Lack of clarity leads to lots of words. Our churches today lack clarity on disciple making. That confusion is evident by the long list of words used interchangeably such as discipleship, coaching, mentoring, disciple making, and shepherding. Unfortunately, these words aren’t synonyms. Instead of clarifying the call to make disciples, they complicate…

There has been lots of discussion in disciple-making circles about the best size of group for your discipling relationships. Which size do you think is the best size? Some believe the best group is a missional community (20-50 people), some believe small group (10-15 people) is best, while others believe the transparent size group is…

My wife, Cindy, and I are currently enrolled in Parenting 2.0; some people call this season grandparenting. We are now six years into this course, and our five teachers are helping us learn much about ourselves, what we wish we had known in our first parenting experience, and our relationship with God. One reality that…

We live in challenging times. We work on better strategies. We encourage. We inspire. In the face of complacency, we try harder. Yet human effort will not get the job done. We need God’s power. This is why we are always looking to international disciple making movements at Discipleship.org. They show us that prayer and…

So often when I am talking with Christians about intentional disciple-making they begin to list fears, concerns or describe their own inadequacy. I hear things like, “I don’t want to screw it up” or “I cannot disciple anyone because I do not know enough”. The honesty is good, but the focus is wrong. The focus on human…

There’s a song that has recently ingratiated itself as a mainstay in worship services. Perhaps you have sang along with the bridge, a driving, repetitious hook that conjures up a humbling image of God’s overwhelming, never-ending love. It proclaims, “There’s no shadow You won’t light up, Mountain You won’t climb up, Coming after me. There’s no…

Multiplying disciples is the healthiest, most effective way for a church, student ministry or campus ministry to grow. Acts 6.7 ESV says, “And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.” It’s true that…

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Knowing that it’s not where you want it to be or where it should be, tell me about your prayer life.” Those were the words from my current pastor as we…

Jesus is our model for disciple making.  In the following article, Matt Dabbs, an experienced disciple maker and church planter, shares what he has learned about a crucial component of discipling people, and that is, asking questions.  We often think of discipleship—which is the state of being a disciple—as something that leans heavily on bible…

If you have followed any of my other writings, blogs or even read some of my books you might be aware of the tragedy our family went through in 2016 when my girls were in a car accident. During those long days while my youngest daughter was in the hospital, I have no idea how…