Equipping Believers to Go Make Disciples
Are you ready to begin empowering others for their journey of discipleship? Enjoy these practical articles and download this helpful disciple-making tool so you can better equip others.
Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:18-20 (MSG)
Three Misconceptions About Witnessing
Some Christians who want to do what is right—who want to witness effectively—have wrong assumptions. Eventually, this can be devastating. And when you put fear and wrong facts together, you…
Discipling as Coaching
We typically think of discipleship relationships in the category of mentoring. A mentoring relationship is where someone who has more experience or knowledge seeks to transfer that information to someone…
Getting Real Discipleship Started In Your Church
For those of you who are church pastors, church staff, or lay leaders, and are responsible for the overall culture and strategy of discipleship, the thought of implementing simple discipleship…
How to Balance Discipleship and Evangelism
As followers of Christ, we certainly thrive when discipleship and evangelism work synergistically in our lives. God created us for both! Sometimes, however, we misunderstand the relationship between discipleship and…
How to Come Alongside Someone Going Through Pain
Advice (or Not): Advice about Advice At a women’s retreat, I open up for the first time about my illness. I talk about how I feel ashamed of it, how…
Shepherds and Believers, Let’s Go!
When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us…
A Clear and Personalized Path for Discipleship
“If I am honest, I’ll admit that I don’t really know how to make disciples.” I remember when those words came out of my mouth. I had been in the…
The International Mission Field Has Come to You
What do spices, Solomon’s temple, and Seattle have to do with making disciples in every nation? Maps of the ancient Near East usually include caravan trading routes, and show how…
Why Practice Hospitality?
Why should I practice hospitality in spiritual friendship? To me, hospitality is a natural thing you do in friendship. You open your home to your friend whenever she needs to…
Gospel Strategies for 6 Mission Challenges
What new strategies will we need to bring the gospel to a rapidly changing world? by Donald McGilchrist The band of eleven weary but elated disciples gathered on the side of…