Posts tagged Jesus Christ
Living Beyond the Manger!

After the rejoicing ends and we put away the manger scene and Christmas tree, then what? How do we connect these pilgrims to their own discipleship path on the other side of the manger? Are your people ready to help them take a relevant next step to engage with Jesus?

These are the questions we need to be answering ASAP before these pilgrims fall through the cracks or fade away again. And our answers have to take the shape of a process that will connect, engage, and guide these disciples on their path.

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What is Proactive Disciple Making anyway?

If 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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When was the last time you went to a Followership Conference?

In his podcast, Napkin Scribbles, my friend Len Sweet made a statement in a January 2022 episode on discipleship that was quite eye opening. “We have lived in a culture for the past 30 years that has had an absolute fetish for leadership. How many leadership conferences have you been to, dozens? Ever been to a followership conference?”

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