No matter how skilled or committed you are, some people just can’t be discipled. In fact, trying is just a waste of time. So, what makes someone undiscipleable? Here are four traits that, if any one is present, will prevent them from becoming a disciple maker:
Top 3 Posts of 2017...So Far
Every six months I like to look back on three posts that were the most significant for my readers and one that I think deserved more attention than it got. Here they are for the first half of 2017 (and if you missed it, the top posts of 2016):
The Disciple Maker's Speech
Marks of a Disciple Making Culture - Big Vision
True for You Principle
Average Church: Practices
Three Successive Demands of Transformation
If you could be transformed to be more like Jesus in just one way, what would it be? What’s stopping you? Truth is transformation is expensive. In my work with lead pastors, discipleship pastors, and church leaders in Dayton Ohio, I've found three demands of transformation are both universal and unrelenting. Meeting these demands has the power to flip the success rate from 20% to 80%.