As Father’s Day approaches on the third Sunday in June, the Disciplemaker team would like to share three books that disciplemaking men would enjoy and profit from reading. The books offered here are for any man, not just dads. We …
Read moreThree Books for Disciplemaking Men—and One Giveaway!
This is the second post of a five-part series based on Pastor Daniel Im’s book, The Discipleship Opportunity: Leading a Great-Commission Church in a Post-Everything World. In his first post, Daniel explained each of the four types of people in …
This is a series of five posts based on Pastor Daniel Im’s book, The Discipleship Opportunity: Leading a Great-Commission Church in a Post-Everything World. In this first post, Daniel explains each of the four types of people in your church. …
Read moreDo You Know the Four Types of People in Your Church?
If you are a disciplemaker, a pastor, a church leader—someone who cares for the spiritual needs of others, you will want to read this article. Watch this video from Tricia and Jana to familiarize yourself with this story. JANA’S PERSPECTIVE …
Read moreThree Steps to Safely Escape an Abusive Relationship
Watch this video to familiarize yourself with this story. If you are a disciplemaker, a pastor, a church leader—someone who cares for the spiritual needs of others, you will want to read this article. TRICIA’S STORY To be sexually assaulted …
Read moreSix Things I Didn’t Know When I Was in an Abusive Relationship
Walking in your purpose will require moving on from some people and places that in this season have you looking like a picture of catastrophe and discomfort. You must come to terms with the expense, time, and the loss of …
Hospitality is holiness lived out in practicality. It is the pillow, the food and drink, and the hot shower of our practical love. The spiritual is practical. The practical is spiritual. The Holy Trinity is a mystery to me, with …
Caution isn’t something we’re generally inclined toward in our culture. Risk, after all, has been built into the American dream and its vehicle of capitalism. And social media seems to encourage and even reward being less cautious as we stream …
Read moreSpeak Up! But Consider These Three Things Before You Enter the Conversation
When I first raised my hand toward the church ceiling, when I raced off to Bible study in those early years, then to a Christian college to know more about the God who had rescued me, I expected to be …
Read moreThe Psalms are Beautiful—But is There be Something Missing?
Have you ever thought about the difference between a steward and a trustee? In general, when we talk about finances in the church, we use the language of stewardship. However, stewardship can be a limited metaphor to talk about leveraging …