Every year, I try to spend as much time as I can between Christmas and New Year’s Eve visualizing the upcoming year. I am not a resolution maker, but I do try to see what my objectives and goals for the coming year look like in my mind’s eye. How I will accomplish these goals; what the results will look like; what are all the senses surrounding the process, results, and celebration of the accomplishments are all images I try to imagine.
Read MoreMost of us are extremely familiar with the command Jesus left his disciples in Matthew 28 called the Great Commission. It is a call to action, specifically to baptize believers and make disciples. I have lamented for years that it would have been awesome if he had left the disciples a blueprint for a disciple making process we could use in the church. Recently, my podcast co-host Charla Sherbakoff shared an insight from a book she read that gave me a new perspective.
Read MoreAs pastors and church leaders, it is our responsibility to share the vision for a discipleship culture in our churches. But most of our people aren’t really sure what discipleship is and how to live into it as followers of Jesus. Here are some common questions around discipleship and some responses you can share with the people in your congregation, your small group, or just around the water cooler.
Read MoreIf you have interacted with any of my blog posts, podcasts, emails, or heard me talking in my sleep, you see that I write and speak a lot about proactive disciple making. In fact, I am absolutely convinced that if the US Church focuses on proactively making more disciples, the other problems we face like reaching new people and being vital congregations will take care of itself…
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