Leading a Church to Be Evangelistic: Getting the Nursery Ready
If you learned today your family will be having a baby, you would get the nursery ready by painting the walls and buying the…
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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, in fact, be learning that truth…
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8 Things That Change when Church Members are Discipled
Last week, I wrote a post on “10 Signs Church Members Have Not Been Discipled Well.” That post caught some attention. Today, I want…
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10 Signs Church Members Have Not Been Discipled Well
I love God’s people. They’ve been great friends over the years. At the same time, some members of the church don’t always act in…
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6 Reasons Churches Don’t Disciple Well
I believe more and more churches are working harder at what most churches call “discipleship” (which I define here as leading believers to obey…
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8 Thoughts about Discipling Remotely
I noted in my post yesterday that many believers who want to continue to grow in Christ are looking forward to gathering face-to-face with…
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9 Reasons Why Churches Think They’re Disciplemaking Churches When They May Not Be
I don’t often talk to churches who admit that they’re not disciplemaking churches. Most see themselves as making disciples at some level. Here are…
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8 Characteristics of Disciple-making Churches
I admit that the North American church has done a poor job of making disciples. Too often, we expect baby believers to grow on…
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10 Lessons for New Believers . . . and Older Ones, Too
My first years as a Christ-follower weren’t easy. I was in my early teens, wanting to be faithful to God but also seeking to…
Read More09/29/19 Practical Discipleship: Sharing Life
READING: Acts 26:4-23:, 2 Timothy 3:10-17 I often ask some long-term pastors to meet with my students and tell them their stories. My young…
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