In this special Discipling Conversations episode, we had the chance to have a conversation with the point leader of Discipleship.org , Bobby Harrington, to talk about Israel. Bobby shared with us what’s going on, a brief history of wars in Israel, his personal thoughts on end times, and how to live out hope during these times.
Men don’t realize that NOW matters! In this episode Tim Brown from ReUp Men’s Movement discusses the importance of helping men realize that growing in their walk with Jesus matters today, right now.
In this episode, Aaron Brockett and Bart Shaw explore the history and mission of their church, Traders Point Christian Church , and highlight the importance of intentionally investing in the next generation and removing barriers to Jesus. Their church aims to equip parents as the primary disciple-makers in the lives of their children and they give us practical steps in disciple making and emphasize the role of prayer and fasting and total dependence on God.
Dave and Sydney Clayton of Ethos Church Nashville give us a glimpse of their passion for discipleship within their family, sharing their personal experiences, and offering principles for effective family discipleship. They emphasize how to disciple young children, adult children, grandchildren, and even spiritual children. So if you don’t have biological children, don’t skip this episode: Scripture teaches us that “family” extends beyond the traditional nuclear family to encompass the idea of a ...
In this episode, Shodankeh Johnson ( New Generations ) takes us through the significant role that prayer and fasting plays in disciple-making movements, stressing their importance in staying close to God. He encourages us to begin with small steps in incorporating prayer and fasting into our lives: starting with a few hours each week personally, prayer meetings, and special prayer-centric events. He ends with a resonating prayer for strengthening faith and a plea for the willingness to steadfast...
Bobby Harrington, point leader of discipleship.org , spoke with us about disciple making movements and connecting it to the everyday people at everyday churches pouring into other. He contrasts the differences between these huge movements happening overseas and the things we’re lacking here in North America and brings to light the reasons why we don’t see those movements here in the States. Are we really taking this seriously? Do we really believe the Gospel? Do we really believe our lost neighb...
Do you know the evergreen principle? It creates self-sustaining traffic to websites. It closes sales without new effort. It uses small changes to avoid overwhelming clients. Doug Burrier ( Sustainable Discipleship ) teaches us how to apply the evergreen principle to disciple making. Attract, make, and release many disciples that make disciples with little long term effort. This is the stuff they just don’t teach in seminary!
Doug Burrier of Sustainable Discipleship teaches us about the different “hats” we wear when we’re making disciples. Jesus had the advantage of knowing the hearts of his disciples, and you can too. You can learn how to motivate them, how to guide them, and how to lead them. This practical episode will empower you to personalize your approach to each disciple whether one at a time or in groups of twelve. Guaranteed!
What do dead pandas have to do with discipleship? This talk from Doug Burrier of Sustainable Discipleship helps us learn how to help disciples find great truths by answering the riddles in the Bible. Doug, who is a decision scientist, shares a simple method that always results in disciples consuming God’s word on their own.
Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe in those you make disciples? Better yet, do you believe in God? Doug Burrier of Sustainable Discipleship helps us answer those three questions and discover three people, three goals, and three strategies that always work in discipleship.
There are critical, biblical keys that every Discipling Group leader needs to know and understand to see serious transformation of life in his/her group’s members. In this episode, David Roadcup of TCM International discusses and illustratrates each of these keys and applies them to situations and circumstances each of us face as we begin and develop our Discipling Groups.
Lay leaders, both men and women, can very effectively lead formal discipling groups on their own. In this episode, David Roadcup of TCM International Institute explains how to prepare and motivate lay leaders to accept the challenge to lead life-changing groups themselves.
We must carefully examine the elements Jesus used to train and prepare His own disciples for being effective disciple makers themselves. In this episode, David Roadmap of TCM International Institute helps us discover what Jesus did to grow and prepare His disciples for multiplication and how you can do the same for those you’re currently discipling.
David Roadcup of TCM teaches us the importance of a spiritual-full life before being a spiritual leader in someone's life. The heart of leading and developing a life-changing discipleship ministry begins with the spiritual life of the leader. We must know Jesus personally and deeply. This episode will teach you how to dramatically grow in your own spiritual journey.
Corey Spinks of e3partners shares new tools that college leaders and next gen leaders are using to share the gospel and make disciples. These tools are creating massive opportunities around North America to train up the next generation and send them to the nations.
Bryan King from e3partners talks with us about developing leaders to engage people and places that are far from God. He shares stories from churches that are being equipped with evangelism and discipleship to help the surrounding neighborhoods by sharing the Gospel one person at a time.
In this episode Ryan Spinks from e3partners talks with us about the Discovery Bible Study and how we can help others encounter and engage Jesus in a way that gets us (the leader) out of the equation. He gives us a simple way to see peoples lives transformed by the Word of God.
This episode is part 2 of a session Josh Spinks from e3partners led at the most recent National Disciple Making Forum. Josh teaches us the math behind the lost and how to prep our hearts to focus on them in prayer and in action.
We were made for multiplication. If you were faced with someone who didn’t know the Gospel, could you tell what the Gospel is in 10 seconds? In this episode, Josh Spinks of e3Partners focuses on the basics of training others in how to share with and disciple others.
In this episode we get to hear from multiple leaders from the Relational Discipleship Network about the effects of and how to realize when you’re doing too much. This speaks to the vocational minister as well as the lay ministers working 40-50 hours a week at their jobs while trying to juggling kids and spouses as well as being faithful to the call of making disciples.
The impact of being a force multiplier is great. But how do you draw out a clear disciple making process that is understandable, teachable, and reproducible? What are the absolutes for generational change? In this episode Jim, Bob, Joel, and Moose from Relational Discipleship Network share real world stories of generational change.
This episode is about intentionally building a team of disciple makers and the challenges and successes that come along with that. As a leader, how are you currently investing your time and energy—are you prioritizing people over tasks? The Relational Discipleship Network team talked with us about the essential steps as a “coach” when equipping and raising up disciples of Jesus with purpose and vision
In this episode, Relational Discipleship Network answers these questions: What is relational discipleship? How do I live this out in the home, my church, and the world? How do you set the DNA of a relational disciple-making environment? How do leaders create a relational environment that is intentional about making disciples of Jesus?
The smallcircle mobile and web app is listed on the Top 10 list of tools by discipleship.org . Using technology can enhance a number of levels in disciple making. This session will unfold the smallcircle app which is making an impact around the world. The smallcircle app is a free download for both Google and Apple devices and can be found here . Find out how technology can be a strong asset in every disciple-making setting...
Human beings absorb truth in may more ways than merely hearing or reading. A disciple is not made through information transfer and no one knew this better than Jesus. For example, imagine integrating real life experiences (or labs) in disciple-making like Jesus did when he asked Peter to get out of the boat. Do you think Peter ever forgot that experience? This episode will give you a broad collection of real-life "labs" that you can build into your disciple-making experience and lift your discip...
The Great commission has no exemptions--every Christ follower is included. But now do we make this a reality in our local church where "Truck Driver Ted" and "Soccer Mom Sally" are confident to make disciples? The responsibilitv falls to leaders to equip--that is, to provide equipment. The only way to create a culture of disciple making in your local church is if you have a strategy that includes Ted and Sally (everyday people). This episode provides real tools specifically designed for the ever...
Seeds Family Worship wants to inspire all ministry leaders, that means you, in this next episode with a call to action to not “miss the moment” you’ve been given as a leader to powerfully impact the lives of the next generation. We all see the battle in culture over the hearts of the young, and the enemy is sowing seeds of confusion at every turn. This is your moment to speak truth and bring the light of the gospel into young hearts.
Christian parents know they need to disciple their children, but they are often distracted, passive, and swept into the culture rather than being “transformed by the renewing of their minds” (Romans 12:2). Seeds Family Worship wants to equip ministry leaders with a call to action for parents to not “miss this critical moment” in their children’s lives, but to set the spiritual foundation for them to create a God-centered culture in their homes. If parents will step into their role as defined by ...
Our kids get most of their information through viral videos and addictive apps like TikTok... As ministry leaders, how do we keep up with that?! Kids today are being fed an influx of ideas leading them in the opposite direction of the Bible, but research shows that if we can help them develop a strong understanding of the Bible by age 13, they're more likely to make a decision to follow Christ and stick with their faith, even after high school. Shawna from Awana gives us five key ways we can dev...
Most parents just don't know where to start when it comes to discipling their kids. Sometimes they just need a few good ideas to get going. Shawna from Awana shares proven ideas you can pass on to your families to help them get real traction with at-home discipleship. We know that biblically, parents are responsible for training up their children in the way of the Lord, but most don't do it on a regular basis. That's where ministry leaders need to fill in the gaps, but they don't always know how...
