The Disciplemaker Team 
“God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.” —2 Timothy 1:5-7, The Message® Where It Began In the summer of 1975, tucked away in the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, …
The movie Joyeux Noel (2005) is the true story of the famous “Christmas Truce” of 1914. It depicts how, during the hostilities of World War I, the French, Scottish, and German troops spontaneously laid down their weapons, came up out …
The goal of both our exposure to and absorption of Scripture should be our application of Scripture. God commanded Joshua to meditate “day and night” on the law of God left to him by Moses, so that Joshua would “do …
Read moreWhen reading Scripture, you must do this one thing.
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 …
What motivations provide fertile ground to grow a disciplemaking culture? And who needs to lead the work of disciplemaking in order for a disciplemaking culture to emerge? There are at least three motivations. The first fruitful motivation is Christological— the …
Read more3 Motivations Needed to Create a Disciplemaking Culture
Before we look at these common motivations, I want to emphasize that the purpose isn’t to critique the church/ministry models represented, but to highlight the ways your motivation will impact how that culture ends up being built. Taking the time …
Many Americans struggle with being on a team, whether a large team (which was my experience in Thailand) or a small team at a church or in a neighborhood association. With some exceptions (notably sports and sometimes family), American culture …
In this five-part series from Justin Gravitt, author of The Foundation of a Disciplemaking Culture, you’ll learn why a disciplemaking culture is needed now. This first post explains the meaning of “a disciplemaking culture” and the leadership opportunity in creating …
“You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession,” writes Peter in the first of his letters, to people no better than us, no less ordinary and no more extraordinary, who needed to be reminded. “As a result …
When my mother’s parents married on March 29, 1919, they moved into a small house near a community outside Tupelo, Mississippi. Their home had no electricity, telephone, or radio. It was quiet. After my grandfather went to the fields in …