Apprentice Approach

“You don’t really know how well you are at parenting until you see the third generation.” – Jerry White     Psalm 78:3-4 says, “For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them–even the children … Read more

This is how disciples choose to lead   Moral philosopher Matha Nussbaum explains that compassion is more than empathy. Empathy allows someone to imagine what the experience of the sufferer might be like, but compassion goes beyond empathy. Compassion characterized Jesus’s earthly ministry, leading him time and time again to heal or help those suffering. … Read more

A Guest Blog Post by Ron Bennett To read the full, original post “The Pattern of Discipleship,” click here. “And do not be conformed (external) to this world, but be transformed (internal) by the renewing of your mind…” (Romans 12:2). Conformation is the external (behavior) imitation while transformation is the inner (heart and mind) reformation. … Read more

Biblical Examples of God’s Calling and the Real Responses of Both Sides Many of our blogs and resources are about helping you develop those you are discipling. But what about YOU? What happens when we (as disciplemakers) face challenge or opposition with those we’re discipling? Does God provide insight into how we should respond when … Read more

Most of us know The Great Commission – what most of us still struggle with is understanding what God is calling us to specifically in order to carry that out. We want to make disciples, but sometimes it’s tricky to know where we should truly invest ourselves to move the Kingdom forward. Thankfully, God is … Read more

How can we have a heart for people? By carrying them to the feet of Jesus. “We are chosen, to be holy and blameless before him in love; we are redeemed, to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works; we are pardoned and justified, that we may be partakers of larger measures of the … Read more

We asked Leah Green, wife, mother, great-grandmother and co-leader of Marriage GetAway, all the discipleship questions you’ve been looking for real-life answers to! We have the great privilege to hear from a master disciplemaker today, Leah Green on the topics of disciplemaking and “the disciplines” in the context of marriage. Leah and her husband Terry … Read more

What does “ministry” look like in marriage? a guest blog post “Marriage Moment” with Terry and Leah Green We think that ministry in marriage begins with a heart of thankfulness for the life partner we entered into covenant relationship with when we vowed to take him or her for better or worse, in sickness or … Read more

“As I think back to the early days of The Navigators, what Dawson was about was equipping people to reproduce. Now that is not the universally accepted definition of what a disciple is. So, Dawson Trotman from the very earliest believed in generations, believed in reproduction, and a keyword is maturity. So, he chose discipleship … Read more

Are you ready to grow as a disciplemaker who asks good questions, like Jesus? This blog takes a look at a number of questions Jesus asked and invites you to investigate further. (This can also be a great resource to do with the person you are discipling.) In his book Curious, Tom Hughes points out that in … Read more