Consistent discomfort leads to deeper roots.

Dawson Trotman he wants observed that the greatest time wasted is the time in getting started. Don’t waste your time! Here are 3 ways to get started.

How can extroverts grow into amazing disciple makers? Check out the three keys to help every extrovert multiply!

What does it look like to be an introvert AND a disciple maker? What are the keys to helping introverts become disciple makers?

Is all the effort it takes to be a disciple maker worth it?

Is there a difference in leadership and discipleship? What is similar? What are the differences between making a disciple and making a leader? What does the Bible say about it?

What does a discipleship meeting look like? What goes into a disciple-making meeting? What is the shower illustration all about?

Barna and The Navigators called the state of discipleship, which looked at, you know, from data-based inquiry of pastors, church leaders, Christian educators, all in America, and they all identified the same number one barrier in that book. And the number one barrier they identified was…

Let's go through the four steps again: The infant disciple, The child disciple, the young adult disciple, the mature disciple, and in this process is it's continuously moving and evolving in different areas of your life.

Child disciples are people who are onboard with core beliefs of scripture, but like infants they're vulnerable to insecurity and doubt and they're probably hesitant to share their faith. In this stage they are trying to develop a personal relationship with God.

Spiritual infancy is a dangerous phase of life. Just like physical babies, if they're not cared for well, given the attention that they need, the love they need, they might die or develop abnormally.

What does it look like to measure growth on a spiritual scale?

Common vision creates common movement, and we want everyone moving in the same direction. Far too often in the church world, we suffer from misdirection or what the army calls mission creep. In other words, we get distracted.

In church after church they had some efforts towards disciple-making that looked good for two, three, maybe even up to five years, but then it would begin to fall in on itself because there wasn't a foundation that was strong enough to support the difficulties that come in the culture building process.

Iis there a difference between Christian parenting and disciple making?

The first call that Jesus gave to those, those disciples was to be with. The relationship came first, the mission was secondary to the relationship.

So a FAT person is the irreducible triumvirate of selection. So when we think about selection, so who are we going to choose to disciple?

How did you we intentionality and relationally in Jesus's ministry?

Your job, what I'm asking you is to go and do after I leave here is not just to stay in your holy huddle. It's not just to stay with those that we've already been talking to. What you need to go do is go OUT!

2 Timothy 3:17 says, “That the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Our primary tool is the word, but there are other tools as well…