Dimensions of Discipleship Guides

Dimensions of Discipleship Guides

Looking for resources for your small group ministry? We have a new set of discipleship guides available… one guide for each of the 8 areas shown here on the tree of discipleship.  (You can double-click the tree to enlarge it if you’d like.) Designed to be...
Discipleship changes everything

Discipleship changes everything

Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog.  Jesus assumed discipleship to be holistic in nature,...
Observations about how Jesus made disciples

Observations about how Jesus made disciples

Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here on my blog. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Idea: this might make a good sermon...
Making disciples and raising children

Making disciples and raising children

Jesus treated different people differently. As we look through the stories in scripture, we see he didn’t recommend the same course of action to everyone. Rather, he treated them according to what they needed in order to move forward. Why should the way we make...
The importance of discipleship relationships

The importance of discipleship relationships

Once we have a clear sense of where we need to grow, now we need a relational context for that growth. There is no substitute for intentional discipleship relationships. During some seasons those are one-on-one relationships. During some seasons they are peer or group...
Discipleship pitfall #1: All head

Discipleship pitfall #1: All head

When we over-emphasize knowledge in our approach to discipleship, we end up with a classroom approach. Discipleship is a checklist of things to read and know. It’s curriculum-based and doesn’t take into account where God is currently working in the life of an...