Dear Discipleship-First Tribe, I am still basking in the afterglow of our best National Disciple Making Forum to date, which we hosted a couple of weeks ago. Affirming feedback keeps coming in, and I am very grateful to God for what he did during the Forum to champion Jesus-style disciple making. With that excitement, I…
At Discipleship·org, our discipleship-first mantra views life through the lens of being disciples who make disciples. To be most fully alive is to walk with Jesus, live out the priorities we find in his life. It is loving people as Jesus loved people. But let’s not study about it and talk about it too much….
The following content is an excerpt from the eBook Evangelism or Discipleship. Download your free digital version in your favorite format here. As we mention in detail in Chapter 1 of Evangelism of Discipleship, we think the concept of a covenant commitment is also important in this discussion and in the linkage of evangelism and discipleship….
The following content is an excerpt from the eBook Fill Your Seats. Download your free digital version in your favorite format here. If we want to generate curiosity about this way of life, we need to think outside the box. And we can learn from the marketers who make other ways of life look so…
As we mention in the first part of our free Discipleship·org eBook, Evangelism or Discipleship: Can They Effectively Work Together?, the root word for “evangelism” is euangelion. It is also the root word for “the gospel.” Euangelion simply means, “good news.” In a sense, evangelism is “good news-ing people,” telling them about Jesus, who is Himself, the “Good…
The following content is an excerpt from the eBook Fill Your Seats. Download your free digital version in your favorite format here. Human beings and cockroaches are the only two animals that gamble. Ivan Pavlov’s experiments proved that responses become predictable with consistent reinforcement. Very predictable. Except . . . sometimes, we human beings will…
To the Discipleship-First Community, Disciple making is the greatest mission in the world. Yet it is also a tricky and sometimes difficult one. That’s why we should always look to those who have been doing it for a long time. They have much wisdom to offer. Dawson Trotman founded the Navigators in 1933 with the single…
The following content is an excerpt from the eBook Evangelism or Discipleship. Download your free digital version in your favorite format here. “The simple program of Christ for winning the whole world is to make each person He touches magnetic enough with love to draw others.” —Frank Laubach1 Over the years of doing and leading ministry…
The following content is an excerpt from the eBook Fill Your Seats. Download your free digital version in your favorite format here. Mention the word “discipleship,” and we come out of the woodwork. We hear things like, “Check out our tool,” “We have an incredible course,” “Read my book,” or “Follow our process.” All good…
Influential leaders have compelling beliefs, convictions, and a vision for God’s church. Networks are started by influential leaders with a broad reach. Think of people like Alexander Campbell, John Wesley, or, in our time, Shodankeh Johnson (in Sierra Leone). These are visionary men, strong, bold and full of faith. They are essential for large-scale…
The prospect of making disciples of Jesus fills many people with fear, and if we’re honest, many ministers and pastors feel the anxiety in themselves, too! I know I’m sometimes tempted to be afraid… whether because of past hurts or struggles to get through or various other challenges. We know that many of our unchurched…
Small Group Leaders play a vital role in accomplishing the mission and vision of your church. They help create and develop environments in which members can connect with God and each other for the purpose of discipleship. They present an example and model of what being a disciple of Jesus looks like in action. Because of the influence they have,…
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