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I grew up in a Midwestern church that cared about its people. I went to Bible studies and attended a good Christian college. If teaching were enough, ...
Jesus said we're to make disciples. In fact, it was the last thing he said. Discipling is not a spiritual gift, it's just something you do when you fo...
How does a mentor grow a young leader? The most important factor in the mix is that the young leader has got to want it and begin pursuing the mentor ...
Andrew Shearman is staying at our house this week. We have conversations till 1:30 at night and wake groggy, stumbling to the coffee maker. This m...
Partly it's our puritanical drive for efficiency. Partly it's our microwaved McMuffin approach to life. We want to cut corners on discipleship whe...
Everyone who follows Jesus needs to figure out how to make disciples. It's the last thing he asked us to do and disciples do what the Lord asks them t...
A friend recently asked me, "What's the best discipleship curriculum you can recommend?" "You are," I answered. He was befuddled. "No, I mean li...
A college professor had the following question for me. See my answer below: Q: I was discipled by a guy in my old church about 8 years ago. In that...
We think it's just Bible study and prayer, but it's so much more. Jesus did a few basic things with his disciples that we don't do - things so fundame...
The Bible seems to contradict itself. 2 Timothy 3:16 instructs us to teach. But James 3:1 says that not many of us should presume to be teachers beca...
