My last blog was titled, “Does Disciple Making Work?” I answered that question by pointing us to Jesus. Disciple making does works if we work it the way Jesus did. One would be hard pressed to argue against the very thing Jesus came to do, regardless of his or her personal experience. Today I ate […]

One of the last things Jesus said during His time on earth was to, “Go and make disciples.” Most Christians know this command, and they believe it – they just don’t know what a disciple actually looks like. It is very hard to make a disciple if you don’t know what a disciple is supposed to look […]

In order to obey Christ and make disciples of all nations, we have to start in our own homes. Before you disciple the nations, you must disciple your own children. Parents, not the Church, are responsible for the discipling their children. God made this priority incredibly clear to the Israelites thousands of years ago. In […]

I thought I would share a little different look in my blog this week. I decided to give you an “inside look” on the start of a brand new discipleship group that I am just now beginning. Just a few weeks ago, I started meeting with a brand new group of seven men. All seven […]

A few days ago, I was speaking to our church staff when I made the statement that some people, “feel their way into the grave.” I made the statement without much forethought in the moment, but as I thought about it, I realized how much truth was in it. The context for making this statement […]

I recently read a powerful quote by Dallas Willard. He said, “Since making disciples is the main task of every church, every church ought to be able to answer two questions. What is our plan for making disciples of Jesus? Is our plan working?” My personal experience has shown me that few churches actually have […]

I am currently preaching a series on the potential of the Church. One of the messages in this series is on the spiritual growth potential of our local church. In light of that message, I wanted to share some very practical steps a person can take to reach his or her own spiritual growth potential. […]

A few days ago I was deciding whether or not I wanted to listen to a certain pastor on his podcast while I was running. I went ahead and listened to this particular pastor who was a few years older than me, that had been in ministry longer than me, and has had more experience […]

Here is an observation from thirty years of ministry. Every member of a church is either growing in his or her commitment to that church, dying in his or her commitment, or maintaining in his or her church commitment. Honestly, maintaining usually doesn’t happen that much. The truth is, most church members are becoming more […]

A few weeks ago I spoke to the leaders in our church about refueling over the summer months so that they would be ready to go strong in the fall. Now, about three weeks later, I am practicing what I preached to our leadership community. Here is how I am refueling during the next two […]