Disciple Maker Tools & Resources

Last weekend we held our 7th Art of Discipleship Training. Nearly 60 people were equipped with vision and tools to make disciples who make disciples. Each of these people were commissioned with the challenge of starting their own d-groups by January 15th. We are praying that God would move powerfully,...

It's embarrassing to admit, but I can sometimes get lost in the abundance of resources we have available to disciple others. We have so many great options like Bible study workbooks, discipleship formulas, printed materials that explore topics of the Bible and how it pertains to life; there are so...

Effective disciple making requires two things. It requires us to share life with a few people that we are equipping to follow Jesus and do ministry, which we call discipleship. But it also requires us to constantly be "fishers of men" through daily mission and evangelism in our every day...

Everyone is talking about the astounding display of forgiveness shown in a video of Brandt Jean hugging his brother's murderer. Botham Jean (26) was in his apartment watching tv, and eating ice cream when ex Dallas police officer Amber Guyger entered his apartment, accidentally thinking it was hers. Her reaction...

I have had one of those weeks where so many instances have stirred up in me a sense of nostalgia. On Sunday, our community group had it's end of summer social. It was a bake off with desserts of every kind to be sampled and enjoyed while sharing time with...

I am forever indebted to the man who obeyed the Great Commission, in reaching me with the gospel and Discipling me towards maturity in Christ. His name is Chris Morgan. Chris serves as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chaplain at the University of Louisville. He has planted his life down...

To make disciples, we must make time. One word that describes anyone who is making major impact in other people's lives for the gospel is intentionality. Making time, creating opportunities, being purposeful. Without this kind of intentionality, it's very difficult to disciple people. For a lot of us, the fall...

This week I got to catch up with one of my best friends over a cup of coffee. Maurice (Moe) Clark is a guy I was blessed to walk with in discipleship several years ago. He is now pastoring at a church in Louisville where he leads in community, discipleship,...

Many things contribute to the loss of momentum for discipleship groups. The Summertime lull, people going on vacations, new opportunities creating responsibilities that people didn't previously have. It doesn't take much to throw off the progress that your group has built. This can be frustrating and disheartening, causing us to...