START. When does discipleship begin? In the Great Commission Jesus said, “Therefore go and make disciples….” Going is the first step. A few may come to us but most are waiting for us to go. I remember a night it was pouring but we went visiting for our Sunday School…
Watch this short Francis Chan clip about discipleship. How Not to Make Disciples Chan asks some serious questions. Why do we believe that mental/verbal discipleship is enough? What does Jesus expect? How will we be judged? For more ideas about moving toward obedience, check out these blog posts: Support for…
What is a spiritual discipline? It is a tool, method, or process which deepens your relationship with God. A spiritual discipline can practiced one-time, occasional, or repeated. Journaling will usually fall into the repeated or occasional practice. There are a couple major categories of journaling: (1) life journaling and (2)…
In Deuteronomy 31:12 (ESV), we read some disciple-making instructions: Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law… There are three instructions…
In Matthew 4:19 (ESV), Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” He did not say, “Follow me, and on your own you will become fishers of men.” He did not say, “Follow me, and study hard to become fishers of men.” He did not say,…
I had a discussion with a church leader yesterday. It centered around how to get started in disciple-making. He had reviewed some good materials and was thinking about next steps in his context. Where is the starting line for disciple-making. Consider these ideas: PRAY. You don’t have to pray about…
KBREA will host Steve Parr, coauthor of Why They Stay, on May 26, 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM, at Warren Association of Baptists in Bowling Green. Pastors, staff, parents. and church leaders are invited. Save the date now! Do you want your children to be serving actively in the local…
KBREA has invited Mike James, coauthor of V.E.L.C.R.O. Church, to share during a live web conference on Thursday, March 10, 10:30-Noon Eastern time. Mike will share practical and biblical ideas for addressing a real problem in most churches: opening the front door and closing the back door. How do we…
Are you coming to the BACE Disciple Leader Gathering at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary on April 14-15, 2016? I plan to be there and hope you will be too! Be sure to register soon. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS What is a Disciple? – Featuring Robby Gallaty, Replicate Ministries, Pastor, Long Hollow Baptist Church,…
How many of us have a Bible in hand at every moment of temptation? How many of us take the necessary time in Bible reading and prayer in advance of daily and life-impacing decisions? And yet those are some of the very moments when we need God’s Word the most.…
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.