Conversations About Discipleship & Disciplemaking

Discipleship Quote: Discomfort With The Word “Disciple”?

It's Friday which means another Discipleship Quote. This Friday's quote is from Andy Stanley courtesy of a video my friend Benjer McVeigh posted on his excellent blog. The video is only a minute … [Read more...]

Discipleship Truth: God, Risk, and You

Here's a discipleship truth for you to think about: Our understanding of God directly impacts how we view the concept of risk. Who is God to you? OK, now, take that canned church answer and … [Read more...]

Answering The “What?”

I'm amazed I'm alive. I'm fascinated by this concept. God didn't need to create me. The world would never suffer from my not being here. While I know my life has impacted some, I know I'm not … [Read more...]

Filling The Bucket

As a person tasked with leading others in spiritual formation, you're someone who pours out. You pour out information. You disseminate content. You pass along information. Some of it you probably … [Read more...]

Discipleship Truth: The Most Valuable Thing You Can Give Someone

I was working from home when she knocked on my door. My youngest daughter came in and in a sappy TV commercial cute voice asked me this: Caroline: Daddy, are you going to be upstairs for a … [Read more...]

Discipleship Quote: Growth Motivated By Love

Fridays are for discipleship quotes, and I love this one. I love that God's love is seen as the motivating factor for sanctification. What an awesome picture. Simple truth for today. Have an … [Read more...]

What Is Your Process For Discipleship?

5 simple questions for today . . . What is your process for discipleship? Could you write it down right now? Is it a process that is informed by your beliefs and experience that in turn … [Read more...]

Discipleship Truth: How Well Do Your Students Know God?

Here's a discipleship truth for you: God is knowable. We can know Jesus. We can experience the Spirit. This concept is foundational in discipleship. (And the goal of this post is to help you think … [Read more...]

When New Isn’t Best

I had a brief conversation with a youth pastor at a youth ministry conference I was attending not too long ago. He came out of a seminar. I asked him how it went. He said with a shrug, “Eh . . . … [Read more...]

Equipping Others To Interact With Culture

As we lead students and/or our children in a journey of discipleship, we have to consider how we lead them to think about interacting with culture. It's an important aspect of leading people in … [Read more...]