Toward the end of Billy Graham’s stadium events, Billy came to Cincinnati where Steve Sjogren was pastoring! As part of the steering committee, he was tagged to lead an outreach into the commu
Many discipling-making efforts today are focused on information transfer and they are often delivered through church programs. We are grateful for the way these efforts help people, but they often carry with them certain limitations.
When we look at
Read more…You may not know this, but Discipleship.org’s roots are associated with our partner and sister ministry Exponential.
Most people know Exponential as the world’s largest gathering of church multiplication leaders and church planters. The truth is,
Read more…“THIS IS THE FUTURE FOR REACHING PEOPLE.”
BILLY GRAHAM
Toward the end of Billy Graham’s stadium events, Billy came to Cincinnati where Steve Sjogren was pastoring! As part of the steering committee, he was tagged to lead an outreach into the commu
From Marc Ottestad • Marco@convenenow.com
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Our churches are often suffering from a lack of fully-formed disciples because, in part, there is a large divide in our thinking --- a divide between evangelism (the announcing that God has made a way back to him) and discipleship (the intentional g
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Here's the back ground:
article link: http://blog.meettheneed.org/2015/10/why-small-groups-arent-making-disciples/
Not too long ago I received this article from Discipleship.Network and It struck me as timely ...
Read more…He sees you not as just another neighbor or co-worker. He has heard you acknowledge a strong belief in Jesus Christ as someone real and special to
Phil Miglioratti had a conversation with Patrick Johnstone,
author of Serving God in Today's Cities ...
Serving God in Today's Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization
by Pa
Read more…Evangelistic Suffering
Excerpt from "The Fellowship of The Suffering"
Have you ever seen a book on evangelistic suffering? We know plenty of why books on suffering and
some theological treatises on “how God could let this happen,” but nothing on “
Excerpt from "The Fellowship of The Suffering
Another tension we commonly hear people express concerns the challenge of trying to obey both Jesus’ Second Great Commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39), and Jesus’ Great Commissi
Read more…Ryan Rasmussen raises an interesting question in his article on discipleship: “What is the most effective way to disciple? Is there a best
Vintage Saints and Sinners by Karen Wright Marsh is full of inspiring stories like this one about people we have come to know as saints, but they are also people struggled with doubt, depression, anxiety. These stories are so beautifully written. Th
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Movements are real... and are happening around the world today,
especially among Muslims.
September 6-8, 2018
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The "Quote/UnQuote" Interview with Reggie McNeal
Phil Miglioratti talks with Reggie McNeal, author of "Kingdom Collaborators: Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn The World Upside Down"
Phil ~ Your first words jump out: "Everyone know
Read more…Chris, the pastor of a church Roy and I were working with, frequently challenged the congregation to become disciple makers. But only a few people were catching the vision. Even for these precious few it
Phil Miglioratti Interview
Phil: Dave, before I ask you to respond to several quotes from your book, please explain why the message of “Elemental Leaders” is so critical.
In the Old Testament, we see a repeating pattern of the rise-and-fall of I
Read more…CANTON, Ga. (BP) --This column was published at Baptist Press, bpnews.net. Used by permission.
Years back, the church often sang the hymn "Trust and Obey." It offered a great truth: To be happy in Je
Read more…Early in my work as a pastor, I often found maintaining a regular consistent prayer life a real challenge. I’ve since realized that one reason was I didn’t see the connection between praying and leading. Praying seemed a
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