Most Christians are intimidated at the thought of personally making disciples. “I do not know enough,” they say. Or “I do not know how to do it” or “what if I am too controlling or I let someone down?” For some, they are paralyzed by the thought that they will damage people or the…
I love sports. In high school I played on five different teams—football, hockey, wrestling, rugby, and badminton. Yes, badminton! (I grew up in Canada after all). And we did something at the start of every season, on every team. We had our level of skill assessed. It showed us what we needed to work on…
by Bobby Harrington Discipleship.org’s theme for the 2017 National Disciple Making Forum is Disciple Maker. So it is important to state a clear definition: A disciple maker is a Christian who enters into relationships with people to help them trust and follow Jesus. Our definition is based upon Jesus’ example of love (John 13:34-35) and…
This is the third part of a series on starting a discipleship group. To access previous blogs in this series, click here. We sat down with preacher and author Josh Patrick and asked him some basic questions about how Jesus made disciples. Here’s what he told us. How do you begin your first meeting with…
This is the second part of a series on starting a discipleship group. To access previous blogs in this series, click here. We sat down with preacher and author Josh Patrick and asked him some basic questions about how Jesus made disciples. Here’s what he told us. So how do select people for a discipleship…
Pastors and church planters have many tasks. We teach, preach, encourage, counsel, give pastoral advice, and generally build up the church. It is easy to get overwhelmed. We need clarity and focus. Thankfully, the Bible gives us those things. Our core job is to make disciples. The apostle Paul described this job for church leaders…
Jesus not only called us to make disciples, but he also showed us how to do it. His strategy was simple. He formed an intentional community of men where he taught, encouraged, challenged, and equipped them in the ways of God. This method has proven to be effective in every culture and era in world…
We gathered in a small group and a lady in the group, who is a new friend of ours, stated her desire to be baptized. I was excited! The grace of Jesus had captured her, and our group was happy. This was a wonderfully momentous decision for her. Then, as the group meeting progressed,…
by Bobby Harrington Will you take a life quiz? In fact, there are two life quizzes. Don’t worry, they won’t go on your transcript. Max Lucado helped me a few years ago with them. Here is the first one. Life Quiz #1 Name the five wealthiest people in the country. Name the last five Heisman…
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By Josh Patrick Do you have children living at home? Instead of coasting through the holidays, I want to encourage you to seize the second half of December as an opportunity to help your kids trust and follow Jesus. In the blink of an eye, the wonder of Christmas can be pushed aside by hurried…
Excerpt from Discipleship Handbook: The Six Elements of a Discipleship Lifestyle by Bobby Harrington and Josh Patrick “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Timothy 2:2 Authentic discipleship repeats itself, where the disciple becomes a…
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