10 Questions for Leaders to Ask Each Week
At the seminary where I teach, we always do end-of-the-academic year faculty evaluations. Annual evaluations like these are helpful […]
10 Questions for Leaders to Ask Each Week
At the seminary where I teach, we always do end-of-the-academic year faculty evaluations. Annual evaluations like these are helpful […]
Episode 221: Bridging the Gap: Involving Families in Student Ministry with Zac Workun and Chad Higgins
Engaging Exposition 2025 | The Preacher’s Commission | Robert Smith Jr.
Dr. Robert Smith Jr. on The Burdensome Joy of Discipling from Acts 18:24-28. This sermon was a part […]
8 Things We Must Not Take for Granted as We Start a New Week
You, like I, probably already have your week planned. It’s likely to be busy, I suspect. In the […]
Episode 209: Discipleship Strategies in the Local Church with J.T. English
11 Obstacles to Effective Discipleship in the Church
Leading a church to be a discipling church—especially if that’s never been their focus—is not easy. You might, […]
10 Reasons You Should Not Do Ministry Alone
I know this post proposes a ministry lifestyle that is difficult to establish and maintain, but I state […]
7 Simple Ways to Strengthen the Discipleship Strategy in Your Church
My assessment is that many, if not most, churches have no intentional, strategic plan in place to disciple […]
Recommended Resource: “Disciple” by Chuck Lawless
If you attend the “Engaging Exposition Preaching Conference,” here is one of the several resources you will receive. […]
Episode 185: Characteristics of Disciple-Making Churches
Episode 166: Men’s Ministry with Mike Young
Recommended Resource: Deep Discipleship
Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus by J.T. English Everyone is being discipled. […]
Why Believers Must Avoid Immoral Joking
Several months ago, I wrote on why how we talk as believers matters. I’ve hesitated since then writing […]
8 Characteristics of Disciple-Making Churches
I admit that the North American church has done a poor job of making disciples. Too often, we […]
Episode 147: Pastors and Disciple-Making with Dr. George Robinson
Recommended Resource: “DiscipleShift”
DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples by Jim Putman and […]
7 Reasons Why Pastors Must Invest in A Few Young People – And How to Begin
I listened intensely today as I heard a great, mature preacher talk about the influence of his pastor […]
Episode 141: Discipleship through Mentoring
Episode 111: A Conversation on Theology and Discipleship with Jen Wilkin and J.T. English
10 Changes to Strengthen Your Student Ministry
I spent 13 years of my life in student ministry, and I loved every one of them. As […]
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