I share some key learnings from following God’s leadership over more than 40 years leading up to my retirement announcement on Monday. Listen and stay flexible. Step out boldly. Be patient and faithful where you are. Trust Him and follow where He leads. Pass the baton. Make a difference. Make disciples.
Two reasons given for not memorizing scripture are laziness and lack of understanding of what the Bible says about memorizing. Jesus did, and so should we.
Evaluate your efforts. How are you doing? What discipleship strategy questions would add for early in the journey (pre-salvation and early discipleship)?
Whose disciple-making agenda are you pursuing? Let me share five I hear often: yours, your disciple’s, the church’s, the curriculum’s, and Satan’s.
When I think about practicing right things, lessons from chess apply to discipleship. We must develop right and consistent discipleship practices.
A conversation expects listening and talking. Help your disciples join together these two sides of a conversation with God.
Conversation around biblical texts can help. I want to recommend conversational discipleship as a tool that can help us impact the Christian worldview.
I encourage you to review your discipleship pilgrimage. Write out a timeline marking down key times, places, people, and experiences. Ask yourself some key questions: What are the discipleship experiences through which you have traveled? Who are the key disciplers God sent along your path? What are some key times…
Have you responded to the Quick Discipleship Tool Survey yet? I asked five questions in the survey. It only takes three minutes to complete. There is still time and value for you to participate. Here is the survey: https://darrylwilson.typeform.com/to/YxtoyZ In Part 1, I shared the first three discipleship tool questions I asked…
A survey is only as good as the people who respond and the data they provide. Since only the best people read this blog, I look forward to learning from your responses. Let’s learn from each other. Discipleship Tool Survey I have created a simple, five-question survey about the tools…
Two encounters are critical. First, the leader encounters God in His Word and is changed. Second, the leader guides the group to have a life-changing encounter.
In John 13:34-35, three times Jesus said, “Love one another.” Your group is the ideal place to practice and launch the kind of love for one another that shows the world that we are His disciples.