Review: The Best Way to Launch Discipleship
We tend to underestimate the power of simplicity. Pray. Launch discipleship small. Keep it simple. Lead your disciples to enlist disciples.
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Starting Small Is the Best Way to Launch Discipleship
We tend to try to make most things too complicated. We tend to underestimate the power of simplicity. Starting small is best.
4 Discipleship Practices
Paul sends these verses to a young pastor. These are also important discipleship practices for disciplers and disciples. Read, exhort, teach, and practice.
Who Disciples New Believers?
Should new believers be discipled? The title question assumes that new disciples need and benefit from investment by disciplers. The question is “who.”
Interim or Intermittent?
One of the joys of serving Kentucky Baptists is visiting and preaching in churches across our state. I love our city churches and our country churches and all those in between. This year I have been in a number of our churches and have served as an interim. On my…
Eight Steps to Reverse Spiritual Death in Churches
Bill Easum in his book “A Second Resurrection,” (Abingdon, 2007) lists eight steps to reverse spiritual decline in churches. He says that spiritual death doesn’t have to happen in the life of a church. Even in churches that seem to not have a chance at surviving there is still hope…
Farewell
Today I say farewell as the writer of 28Nineteen. On November 2, 2008, I will assume the Senior Pastor position at the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Kentucky. My family and I are very excited about our new assignment from the Lord. Read about our move in this Kentucky Baptist…
McIntosh Study: The Importance of Preaching
I recently hosted Dr. Gary McIntosh at the Kentucky Baptist Convention building for a conference that discussed assimilation principles taken from his book, Beyond the First Visit. Fortunately, while he was here, Dr. McIntosh unveiled the findings of a recent national survey he conducted. I’m going to discuss some of the findings…
Discipleship Evangelist
As a young pastor, I read several books that impacted my life and gave focus to my ministry. One particular book that impacted me the most was The Disciple-Making Pastor by Bill Hull. In his book, Hull challenges and encourages the pastor to adopt disciple making as his primary assignment…
Disciple-Making Encounters
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.
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Starting Small Is the Best Way to Launch Discipleship
We tend to try to make most things too complicated. We tend to underestimate the power of simplicity. Starting small is best.
4 Discipleship Practices
Paul sends these verses to a young pastor. These are also important discipleship practices for disciplers and disciples. Read, exhort, teach, and practice.
Who Disciples New Believers?
Should new believers be discipled? The title question assumes that new disciples need and benefit from investment by disciplers. The question is “who.”
Interim or Intermittent?
One of the joys of serving Kentucky Baptists is visiting and preaching in churches across our state. I love our city churches and our country churches and all those in between. This year I have been in a number of our churches and have served as an interim. On my…
Eight Steps to Reverse Spiritual Death in Churches
Bill Easum in his book “A Second Resurrection,” (Abingdon, 2007) lists eight steps to reverse spiritual decline in churches. He says that spiritual death doesn’t have to happen in the life of a church. Even in churches that seem to not have a chance at surviving there is still hope…
Farewell
Today I say farewell as the writer of 28Nineteen. On November 2, 2008, I will assume the Senior Pastor position at the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Kentucky. My family and I are very excited about our new assignment from the Lord. Read about our move in this Kentucky Baptist…
McIntosh Study: The Importance of Preaching
I recently hosted Dr. Gary McIntosh at the Kentucky Baptist Convention building for a conference that discussed assimilation principles taken from his book, Beyond the First Visit. Fortunately, while he was here, Dr. McIntosh unveiled the findings of a recent national survey he conducted. I’m going to discuss some of the findings…
Discipleship Evangelist
As a young pastor, I read several books that impacted my life and gave focus to my ministry. One particular book that impacted me the most was The Disciple-Making Pastor by Bill Hull. In his book, Hull challenges and encourages the pastor to adopt disciple making as his primary assignment…
Disciple-Making Encounters
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.
Order Your Copy Today!