2019 is only about three weeks away. That means this is a great time to give you a challenge. In fact, I’m inviting you to take the “Disciple Making Challenge.” The Disciple Making Challenge is a plan to start a discipleship group at the beginning of the new year and multiply that group into two […]

Several years ago, I was in a small group with some church leaders when one of the leaders said, “Let’s face it: multiplying disciples doesn’t really work.” I can’t tell you all that was going on in my head when I heard that statement, but I will tell you that I was in shock. How […]

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 […]

Last week I was fortunate enough to be part of the National Discipleship.org Forum in Nashville, Tennessee organized by discipleship.org. Watching nearly two-thousand people gather to learn about disciple making is incredibly encouraging. I know the Lord is saying “well done” to Bobby Harrington and the rest of the team that made this forum a […]

About a year after I started pastoring a new church plant, I knew I was in over my head. My seminary training was good, but it seemed to fall short of the challenges I faced while leading a new church to become a disciple making movement. I remember reading everything about church growth and disciple […]

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 […]

Recently I was having lunch with a leader in our denomination, when he asked me this question: “What is the problem? Why are we not making more disciples?” Great question, right? If Jesus has called us to make disciples of all nations, why are we not doing more of it? Honestly, I’ve been asking myself […]

One of the most common questions I receive is whether organized or organic disciple making works the best. Let me answer that by saying any system or plan that takes untrained people and helps them become fully trained, multiplying disciples is a plan that you should use. I don’t care what you call it or […]

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 […]

Have you ever stopped to consider that a church whose mission is to make disciples ought to be led by leaders that are making them? Makes sense, doesn’t it?  It makes sense that a church called by Jesus to make disciples would be led by leaders that are making them. The reality, however, is that […]