Discipleship

Learn to Linger in Grief

Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.

An Invitation to Pray

Praying specific can become an exciting adventure and partnership with God– truly seeking to pray the heart, mind and will of the Father!

Expect to Be Different

Avoiding interaction with the world will ensure not only that the world dies but that your church will too. This is the way salt works: it is either used proactively or it becomes destructive to the one who has it.

My No. 1 Mistake as a Leader

"Growing in love was not my number one aim. I focused on bigger, better and faster— like most of the leaders around me."

5 Marriage Landmines to Avoid When Change Comes

William Vanderbloemen: "Avoid these five landmines, and your pastoral transition is guaranteed to go as smoothly as possible."

Should Christians Be Encouraged to Arm Themselves?

John Piper: Why carrying concealed weapons works against the counter-cultural, self-sacrificing, soul-saving cause of Christ.

Discipleship: Are We Hosts or Producers?

Bobby Gruenewald: “The tension isn’t as much between evangelism or discipleship, but how actively we participate in both."

WWHDD: What Would His Disciples Do?

Dan Kimball: “A disciple of Jesus should be just as passionate as his first disciples.”

6 Characteristics of Disciple-Making Churches

Higher expectations get more positive behavioral patterns. If you want to make more disciples, raise your expectations.

On the Path to Discipleship

Ed Stetzer: "A path, a discipleship process, is necessary in order to ensure effective life change of believers within a congregation."

Soul Thirst: Meeting Human Longing With Grace

"It makes a difference if I treat a nonbeliever as someone who is wrong rather than someone who is on the way but lost."