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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Most followers of Jesus recognize the importance of the Great Commission in Matthew 28. But what does that look like in our everyday lives? These three books will equip and empower you to be a disciplemaker—someone who intentionally uses the …
This is the second post in the Rhythms of Disciplemaking three-part series. In his book, Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many, David Sunde offers seven disciplemaking rhythms (or as David explains, one rhythm that …
This article originally ran as the first post in the Rhythms of Disciplemaking three-part series, based on the book, Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many by David Sunde. The book offers seven rhythms (or …
Read moreWant to be a Disciplemaker? Here Is a Good Place to Start.