Lately, have you caught yourself saying, “When the pandemic is over…”? Like, “When the pandemic is over, I’m going to go on vacation.” Or, “When the pandemic is over, our church, community, etc. will go back to normal.” To say that the pandemic threw a wrench in the plan for many people would be an…
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Every year, Discipleship.org publishes an article covering the top disciple making trends we see currently happening, based upon the learnings of our team and the thirty-plus organizations that work with us.
Our list this year focuses on the top ten trends we urge disciples, disciple makers, and church leaders to adopt. Based upon everything we have learned and the needs we see, we are taking a prescriptive posture this time rather than the descriptive one we typically issue.
You might call this list our top ten list of exhortations for this year.
We change our oil every 3,000 miles. We rotate our tires every 6,000 miles. We can check lights, fluids, and tire pressure regularly. We can even subscribe to Motor Trend. Yet we can still run out of gas. My guess is that if you’re receiving this newsletter, then you know how important disciple making is….
Prior to His ascension, Jesus gathered the eleven disciples to a mountain in Galilee to give them final instructions. These instructions were simply a commission to make disciples by teaching people in all nations to obey the commands of Jesus and be baptized after salvation. Matthew 28:19-20 provides the words of the Great Commission given…
It was late in Jesus’ ministry. He knew that His time on earth was coming to a close. Jesus turned to His disciples and stated plainly, “We must work the works of him who sent me while it is still day, night is coming when no one can work,” (John 9.4 ESV). The work Jesus…
by Craig Etheredge Once you have a good idea about the product and process of disciple-making, it’s time to get down to the practice of making disciples. How do you make a disciple? Where do you begin? You may have never invested your life in another person. You may not really be sure how to…
Be ready to give an answer for the hope that you have. Questions The restaurant was packed and busy, but we didn’t notice. We were deeply engaged in conversation. “But how can I believe that the Bible is true?” he asked. “I think it is just a bunch of good sayings and thoughts, but not…
Can Disciple Making Movements Happen in Our Western Christian Culture? What you read in the Book of Acts is happening again, in real-time, in some very unexpected places around the world. Almost everyone connected with foreign missions in the past few decades has heard of these three letters: DMM (Disciple Making Movements) or CPM (Church…
Every leader wrestles with leading change. In fact, it is the leader’s job to help an organization grow. Wherever you have growth, you will also have change. Leaders that grow organizations have to be able to lead change. Leading change is a part of every leader’s job description, including leaders of the Church. I was…
Just over a decade ago, Dallas Willard lamented about what American evangelicalism is lacking: a theology of discipleship. He wrote: Post-WWII evangelicalism does not naturally conduct its converts and adherents into a life of discipleship, nor into pervasive Christlikeness of character—with the routine, easy obedience that it entails. What this most recent version of evangelicalism…
I’m so thankful for the Spiritual Blessings that are ours in Christ Jesus. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 NIV After spending the last two months in Paul’s letters, I woke up one…
When it comes to disciple making, how is the North American Church doing? Every year, around the top of the year, Discipleship.org publishes an article covering the top disciple making trends we see currently happening, based upon the learnings of our team and the thirty plus organizations that work with us. A year ago, just…
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