{"id":6562,"date":"2019-04-13T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?page_id=6562"},"modified":"2023-06-27T20:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:24:32","slug":"we-are-navpress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/we-are-navpress\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are NavPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>The Disciplemaker is operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/\">NavPress<\/a>, a business ministry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/\">The Navigators<\/a>, which since 1933 has shared the gospel of Jesus and helped people grow in their relationship with Him through Life-to-Life<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0discipleship. Since 1975, with its rich catalog of bestselling books, discipleship resources, and <em>The Message\u00ae <\/em>Bible, NavPress has been supporting readers as they know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>The people who subscribe to The Disciplemaker are a group of imperfect people on a journey to becoming like Christ. We seek to understand our world and surround our faith in it. We wrestle with issues, strengthen our faith, and share it with others. We gather in living rooms, kitchens, conference rooms, gyms, churches, coffee shops- wherever people gather. We eat, learn, laugh, pray, and wonder- together. Join us, we&#8217;re better together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here you&#8217;ll find:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Articles and resources for every step of your journey &#8211; whether you are new believer, growing in your faith, or a mature follower who is equipping others.<\/li>\n<li>FREE downloads for you to use in one-on-one and group discussions<\/li>\n<li>Content from the latest discipleship books, bible, studies, TheMESSAGE Bible, and other resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to contact the Disciplemaker team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:thedisciplemaker@gmail.com\">thedisciplemaker@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dm-subscribe-form\">\n<p>Become a DiscipleMaker. Subscribe today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/subscribe-to-the-disciplemaker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/Add-a-heading-1.png\" alt=\"subscribe button\" width=\"144\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-10387 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-10387 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-10387\" class=\" wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-about-us\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2026\/03\/in-the-business-of-boldness\/\"  title=\"In the Business of Boldness\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/IMG_8366-Medium.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/IMG_8366-Medium.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/IMG_8366-Medium-300x194.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2026\/03\/in-the-business-of-boldness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In the Business of Boldness<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2026\/03\/in-the-business-of-boldness\/\" title=\"7:52 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T07:52:00-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">March 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T11:07:41-06:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">March 4, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOh, I\u2019ll guard with my life what you\u2019ve revealed to me, guard it now, guard it ever; And I\u2019ll stride freely through wide open spaces as I look for your&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"In the Business of Boldness\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2026\/03\/in-the-business-of-boldness\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-12490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-free-downloads category-know category-resources tag-free-download tag-ordinary-discipleship\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2023\/11\/is-god-speaking-to-you\/\"  title=\"Is God speaking to you?\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ordinary-discipleship-feature-image-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2023\/11\/is-god-speaking-to-you\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is God speaking to you?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2023\/11\/is-god-speaking-to-you\/\" title=\"4:16 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-14T16:16:01-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 14, 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-06-13T13:19:41-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">June 13, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cListening to the Spirit\u2019s leading is our most unused faith muscle. We must learn to exercise it,\u201d says Jessie Cruickshank, a nationally recognized expert in disciplemaking and the neuroscience of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Is God speaking to you?\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2023\/11\/is-god-speaking-to-you\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grow tag-speed-of-soul tag-tommy-brown\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/how-to-be-ambitious-about-living-a-quiet-life\/\"  title=\"How to Be Ambitious About Living a Quiet Life\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"silhouette of man against the sea\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/tom-allport-eoRxpc7GDbM-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/how-to-be-ambitious-about-living-a-quiet-life\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Be Ambitious About Living a Quiet Life<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/how-to-be-ambitious-about-living-a-quiet-life\/\" title=\"8:03 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T20:03:51-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 15, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T20:03:53-06:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">November 15, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cMake it your ambition to live a quiet life,\u201d Paul writes in 1&nbsp;Thessalonians 4:11 (NIV). That\u2019s an unusual phrase, isn\u2019t it? To be ambitious about living quietly? In my early&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"How to Be Ambitious About Living a Quiet Life\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/how-to-be-ambitious-about-living-a-quiet-life\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13750 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship category-grow tag-larry-crabb tag-understanding-who-you-are\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/there-is-nothing-broken-that-needs-to-be-fixed-heres-why\/\"  title=\"There is Nothing Broken that Needs to be Fixed. Here&#8217;s Why.\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"band aid on crack in asphalt\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/luis-villasmil-jPpHpgWNCKs-unsplash-1536x897.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/there-is-nothing-broken-that-needs-to-be-fixed-heres-why\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">There is Nothing Broken that Needs to be Fixed. Here&#8217;s Why.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/there-is-nothing-broken-that-needs-to-be-fixed-heres-why\/\" title=\"7:45 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T19:45:55-06:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 15, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T19:45:57-06:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">November 15, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we probe beneath the surface of relationships into our attitudes toward ourselves and others, we discover that we tend to think of people (ourselves included) as little more than&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"There is Nothing Broken that Needs to be Fixed. Here&#8217;s Why.\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/11\/there-is-nothing-broken-that-needs-to-be-fixed-heres-why\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13747 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship category-grow tag-jared-ayers tag-you-can-trust-a-god-with-scars\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/10\/four-reasons-that-jesus-had-to-suffer-and-die-for-us\/\"  title=\"Four Reasons that Jesus Had to Suffer and Die for Us\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cross against a cloudy sky\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/alicia-quan-kBybHJ3CEWI-unsplash-e1760384309931-1536x986.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/10\/four-reasons-that-jesus-had-to-suffer-and-die-for-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Four Reasons that Jesus Had to Suffer and Die for Us<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/10\/four-reasons-that-jesus-had-to-suffer-and-die-for-us\/\" title=\"2:51 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-13T14:51:52-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 13, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-14T14:47:32-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 14, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In my early years as a church planter, I once participated in a Q&amp;A panel at a local university to interact with students\u2019 questions about faith and spirituality. One student,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Four Reasons that Jesus Had to Suffer and Die for Us\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/10\/four-reasons-that-jesus-had-to-suffer-and-die-for-us\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship category-know tag-motherhood-is-not-your-highest-calling tag-transformation tag-vicki-courtney\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/09\/experience-the-freedom-of-good-enough\/\"  title=\"Experience the Freedom of &#8220;Good Enough&#8221;\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mother holding child\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/arifur-rahman-J6MaRSBIkI4-unsplash-1-e1757705179164-1536x752.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/09\/experience-the-freedom-of-good-enough\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Experience the Freedom of &#8220;Good Enough&#8221;<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/09\/experience-the-freedom-of-good-enough\/\" title=\"2:28 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T14:28:15-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">September 12, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T14:31:08-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">September 12, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the greatest blessings in my life has been working with refugees, most of whom have fled their homelands due to persecution or the constant threat of danger. I&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"Experience the Freedom of &#8220;Good Enough&#8221;\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/09\/experience-the-freedom-of-good-enough\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13741 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship category-grow category-career tag-leadership tag-making-of-a-leader tag-robert-clinton\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/how-can-obedience-help-a-leader-flourish\/\"  title=\"How Can Obedience Help a Leader Flourish?\"><img width=\"2500\" height=\"1443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/zac-durant-_6HzPU9Hyfg-unsplash-e1754498132791-2048x1182.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/how-can-obedience-help-a-leader-flourish\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Can Obedience Help a Leader Flourish?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/how-can-obedience-help-a-leader-flourish\/\" title=\"11:37 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:37:47-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 6, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:37:49-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">August 6, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A leader must learn obedience in order to influence others toward obedience. An obedience check is a process item through which a leader learns to recognize, understand, and obey God\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"How Can Obedience Help a Leader Flourish?\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/how-can-obedience-help-a-leader-flourish\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13739 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-beliefs category-discipleship category-grow tag-choosing-the-opposite tag-tammy-melchien\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/its-not-enough-to-hear-jesus-were-called-to-do-this\/\"  title=\"It&#8217;s Not Enough to Hear Jesus. We&#8217;re Called to Do This.\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Open Bible in a forest\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/its-not-enough-to-hear-jesus-were-called-to-do-this\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">It&#8217;s Not Enough to Hear Jesus. We&#8217;re Called to Do This.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/its-not-enough-to-hear-jesus-were-called-to-do-this\/\" title=\"11:13 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:13:10-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 6, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:15:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">August 6, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you think of Jesus, what comes to mind? Merciful Savior? Humble King? Suffering Servant? What about Brilliant Teacher? Throughout the Gospels, people constantly referred to Jesus as \u201cTeacher.\u201d They&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"It&#8217;s Not Enough to Hear Jesus. We&#8217;re Called to Do This.\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/08\/its-not-enough-to-hear-jesus-were-called-to-do-this\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grow category-personal-growth category-uncategorized category-career tag-easy-to-follow tag-kat-armstrong tag-lyle-wells\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/07\/what-every-leader-needs-to-know-about-generosity\/\"  title=\"What Every Leader Needs to Know about Generosity\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hans reaching\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Best-Quotes-on-Faith-2048x1137.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/07\/what-every-leader-needs-to-know-about-generosity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Every Leader Needs to Know about Generosity<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/07\/what-every-leader-needs-to-know-about-generosity\/\" title=\"12:39 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-30T12:39:11-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">July 30, 2025<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-30T12:39:13-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">July 30, 2025<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about becoming generous leaders, we need to broaden our imagination beyond dropping a tithe into an offering plate, scanning a QR code to support a charity of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsp-read-more\"><a title=\"What Every Leader Needs to Know about Generosity\" class=\"wp-show-posts-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/07\/what-every-leader-needs-to-know-about-generosity\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-13792 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discipleship category-know tag-jared-ayers\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2025\/07\/here-is-why-christians-celebrate-easter\/\"  title=\"Here is Why Christians Celebrate Easter\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Easter-GodwithScars.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Easter-GodwithScars.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Easter-GodwithScars-300x300.jpg 300w, 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This is the cornerstone of all Christian belief and faith. 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