Discipleship strategy: add one more thing

  Yesterday on my blog I talked about a ministry to the deaf. People go out to rural areas, find the deaf, and begin teaching them sign language so they can start to function and communicate. In the course of that process, many will respond to Jesus because these...

Unreached people groups: a ministry to the deaf

  One of the people I met in Honduras was an American woman who moved there to start Signs of Love, a deaf ministry. Here in developed countries like the USA, families with a deaf child have a lot of resources to help them teach their children language while...
2 Timothy 2:2 extension chains

2 Timothy 2:2 extension chains

 “You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” — 2 Timothy 2:2 NLT This photo is a visual of 2 Timothy 2:2. From the man in the...
What do you have to say to the people?

What do you have to say to the people?

This photo is of me being interviewed by a local TV station in Olanchito, Honduras. It’s not a very large city; the station only broadcasts during certain hours each day. Someone notified the TV station that a local conference on discipleship was going on, so they...

What comes after Alpha?

]Alpha is a great example of my metaphor of the path. (You can read a description of that metaphor here if you’re not familiar with it.) Alpha focuses on finding seekers in the parking lot who want to explore spiritual things. The participants have dinner together...
What does it mean to be a disciple?

What does it mean to be a disciple?

How would you define discipleship? How can you tell if someone is a disciple or not? Too often we make discipleship about knowledge. Discipleship is not about knowledge– it’s about character, behavior, attitudes, a posture of humility and teachability. Knowledge...

Some models for discipleship

  A good model for discipleship needs to be a simple, reproducible method that helps guide a person toward becoming an obedient follower and disciplemaker. Whatever model you use, you must build in reproducibility. A few good models are outlined below: just...

Total commitment: being all-in

  A disciple of Jesus is a reflection of God in the world. When Jesus talked about discipleship, it was an all-in kind of thing. Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and...