How do I know if I’m ready to disciple someone? It’s a common question. At twenty-one it was my question and it was all Brad’s fault! I didn’t know Brad well. He was an nationally-ranked amateur boxer; a big tough guy who didn’t talk much, but when he did it was with intensity. I was…
The viral spread of the gospel. This was what Jesus had in mind when He said, “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Jesus’ mission would be accomplished as His followers would become “carriers” of the gospel from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and ultimately to the ends of the earth, spreading the Good News…
Join Bobby Harrington with Online Campus Pastor of Saddleback Church, Jay Kranda, and Third Drive’s Christian Ray to learn how to disciple people online. In this free webinar you will learn: Best practices for online services. Learn especially how to use Zoom and Facebook Live. How to use Facebook “watch parties.” Host these online parties in small…
I tried to convince myself that it was a trivial difference. After all, my twelve-page paper was on T.S. Eliot’s poem, it just happened to be on the wrong poem! Two seconds after discovering my mistake (while it was printing!), I began to justify it as a minor difference. Clearly the goal of the assignment…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Tomorrow (Thursday, March 19) at 3 pm Central Time, you are invited to join me with Online Campus Pastor of Saddleback Church, Jay Kranda, and Third Drive’s Christian Ray to learn how to disciple people online. You can register now to get the recording later – or better yet, join us live. Click…
We’re always starting new things, whether they’re new jobs, new semesters, new D-Groups, new walks of life, or even just new mindsets. As you begin anything, you want to be sure you start strong. When I was in college ministry, one of my favorite things was that even if the current semester didn’t seem to…
It’s happens all the time. You put in the hard work to make disciple making shifts in your life and church. You focus and execute for weeks—months even—and then wake to realize you’re right back where you started. As you reflect you realize it didn’t happen overnight. The movement was gradual; a compromise here, some…
The discipline of scripture memory has become, without a doubt, the most significant of the disciplines in my life. God has used scripture memory to not only bring about change and transformation in my life, but has used it to challenge and encouraged other believers. As we consider this discipline I want to share my…
I’ve always kind of admired people who can tie knots of all kinds: square knots, slip knots, hitch knots, etc. To these knot kings, knots are like greeting cards—one for every occasion. I know how to tie very few. Don’t get me wrong, I can criss and cross with the best of them, but creating…
Imagine how different the story might have read had Jesus chosen to disciple twelve women instead of twelve men. I am certain there would have been more detailed questions and discussion! By God’s design, women think differently, have different emotional needs, interact differently and process things differently than men. Because women can understand and naturally…
Disciple making is simultaneously easy and difficult. Like learning to play the piano, a person can play notes as soon as they sit down, but that same person could spend a lifetime developing their skill without perfecting it. While many people play the piano, some well, some not so well, most quickly decide it’s not…
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…
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