As many of you know, I’ve written a book on discipleship, co-authored with Dr. Charles (Chuck) Ridley. It’s called The Discipleship Difference: Making disciples while growing as disciples. As a result of this project and my many conversations with Chuck, I’ve...
I first met Dr. Charles Ridley when I was a church planter and he was a Professor at Fuller School of Psychology conducting research on the profile of a church planter back in the mid 80s. I was one of the people being interviewed and was instantly impressed with his...
At a difficult time in my life, I received some very negative feedback from someone. I really took it to heart and began to think it through. When I connected with my friend and colleague Chuck Ridley to help me process it, he helped me realize that, in this case,...
My friend and colleague in ministry Chuck Ridley recently posted some thoughts on creating ownership of ministry on www.churchplanting.com. He observes that this is one of the most significant weaknesses many church planters face. Definitely worth checking out the...
