Here we are at the end of another year. It’s gone by so quickly! It’s time to look back at what topics resonated most in 2019…

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Before we get to this year’s top 5, you may be interested in checking out the top posts from 2018, 2017, and 2016.

So, here we go, the Top 5 posts of 2019:

1. Developing Vision in Those You Disciple

“When disciple making goes well it’s like a helium-filled balloon. It changes the shape and substance of an individual’s life trajectory….In disciple making a balloon’s tie is personal vision. While most disciple makers focus only on the “air” of building heart and developing skill, vision is the tie that keeps both from dissipating into the thin air of ineffectiveness.”

2. What Form Should Disciple Making Take?

“Is it better for a disciple maker to disciple one to one, in triads, or in micro-groups? Unless you are going to live, travel, and minister with those you disciple 24/7 you aren’t doing it Jesus’ way. All of us are contextualizing Jesus’ form to our culture. So what’s important in this debate? Let me suggest a few things…”

3. 3 Keys to Help Introverts Become Excellent Disciple Makers

“As the profile of disciple making continues to rise in Western Christianity, many many people are discipling others, but even more have decided it’s not for them….

When an introvert hears about the relational nature of disciple making, they often interpret it as being just another thing that’s geared toward extroverts. It’s not true…”

4. Why Do Small Groups Exist?

Recently I’ve been using two sneaky questions to understand why small groups exist at all.

The first question is, “I know nearly every church has them, but what Scriptural examples are there of small groups?”

The second question is, “If, at the end of your small group, God had granted everything you asked Him about it, what would be true?”

5. The 3 Drifts of Disciple Makers

“It’s happens all the time. You put in the hard work to make disciple making shifts in your life and church. You focus and execute and then realize you’re right back where you started. It didn’t happen overnight. The movement was gradual; a compromise here, some lack of focus there. It was so slow that you didn’t even notice. But, it happened to you again. The shift was overtaken by the drift.”

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