John Ortberg asked his mentor Dallas Willard what it would take to live the kind of life Dallas was always talking about—a life caught up in the goodness of God, a life lived from the kingdom of God, an abundant life of prayerful love. In short, the life of a disciple. Dallas paused for a…
This is part of The False Promise of Discipleship blog series from The Bonhoeffer Project. Read the blog that came right before this one by clicking here. The Human Paradigm asks, “How am I doing?” This is not a bad question, but if it’s your primary discipleship question, then you’re probably building discipleship on a…
This blog is an excerpt from the free eBook, Invest in a Few: Giving Your Life to What Matters Most. Download it free here. Jesus’ commission was clear, “Go make disciples of all nations.” The key command—the divine imperative—is to make disciples. But what exactly is a disciple? The life of Vince Lombardi, who was…
“We’re buying a sailboat so we can sail to Peru and spend a year surfing…” With those words my discipleship group broke up or at least floated into the sunset. I had spent just two months discipling these three young men. I brought a couple of them to the Lord and spent lots of time…
I’m pleased to announce the release of a new FREE eBook from the Discipleship.org eBook series: Beyond Accountability by Nate Larkin. Download it here now. Beyond Accountability: The Life-changing Power of Authentic Friendship tells an important story about pornography and sexual addiction. It is a story that Christians, especially Christian leaders, need to hear. We…
In the Bible, a person’s heart often refers to the whole inner person: their thoughts, feelings, desires, and choices. Jesus discipled his men at the heart level. He asked powerful questions, he confronted their motivations, and engaged them in the deepest areas of their hearts. Jesus is not in the business of simple knowledge transfer…
This blog is an excerpt from the free eBook, Invest in a Few: Giving Your Life to What Matters Most. Download it free here. Before I went to Israel, I had no idea what it would look like. I went with a group of people from our church studying the life of Christ. Our hope…
This blog is an excerpt from the free eBook, Stay the Course: Seven Essential Practices for Disciple Making Churches. Download it free here. To close out this book and tie together the seven principles of this book, let me tell you about the importance of paying attention to the details. I was reminded of how…
This blog is an excerpt from the free eBook, Invest in a Few: Giving Your Life to What Matters Most. Download it free here. My Spiritual Journey of Investment The content of this book comes from how God used various disciple makers to invest in me. I am amazed at how God has brought great…
This is part of The False Promise of Discipleship blog series from The Bonhoeffer Project. Read the blog that came right before this one by clicking here. It takes practice to follow Jesus, and it takes practice and a whole lot of divine help and revelation to grow in grace. But once we accept that…
Downline’s Track at the 2017 National Forum titled, “Discipling Millennials” is about engaging the next generation of church leadership with the gospel. As the future of the church, we must understand how to effectively disciple millennials—a generation with unique strengths, weaknesses, learning habits, and desires. Drawing from years of ministry experience and relevant Ph.D. and…
This blog is an excerpt from the free eBook, Stay the Course: Seven Essential Practices for Disciple Making Churches. Download it free here. Have you ever played a game of tug-o-war? Several years ago while I served on staff at Real Life Ministries we had an incredible event during which an epic tug-o-war took place….
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