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In this episode we share a recent experience of how moving from just being principled in our beliefs and habits to practicing DMM habits changes the way we live. We talk about drawing a circle around lostness in your life: where you live, work, learn, and play and owning that lostness. As we move away from good ideas to good practices we see our routines, rhythms, and habits change to impact lostn...

This episode continues the mini series on How to Engineer a Paradigm Shift in North America. Today we're talking about moving from Form to Function. In order to move towards disciple making we must also move our efforts and resources away from the form of the ministry towards the function of the ministry. We can get stuck in our forms (buildings, programs, expectations, etc) and forget to function...

This episode continues the mini series on How to Engineer a Paradigm Shift in North America. Many of us have been trained in a Proclamation strategy for evangelism, but to practice DMM there must be a shift towards Discovery. Discovery gives opportunities for all people to be involved in the Great Commission and as we seek to follow Jesus we can help others discover for themselves who Jesus is, wh...

This episode continues the mini series on How to Engineer a Paradigm Shift in North America. There must be a shift away from Attractional to Missional, away from Consumer to Contributor, away from Transactional to Transformational. We discuss some practical ways we see this paradigm shift take place and open the dialogue to begin the conversation in our personal lives and in the life of our church...

We continue discussing How to Engineer a Paradigm Shift in North America. This episode opens a download on Clergy vs Laity...an age old issue in the church. We are calling this issue Professional and Amateur as we discuss the need to move from the clergy (professionals) doing the work and trying to fulfill the Great Commission to the laity (amateurs) getting in the game and leading the way. We thi...

In this episode we discuss the connection between the gospel of salvation to knowledge and the gospel of the kingdom to obedience. We have to see things to name them, and we have to say things to see them. In order for the paradigm shift to happen in North America we must learn to emphasize the gospel of the kingdom and thus obedience so that we can see and speak about disciple making in terms whi...

We continue to discuss paradigm shifts which are important if we are to move from legacy models in the western church to movement models. In this episode we open a conversation on shifting from the gospel of salvation to the gospel of the Kingdom. The gospel of the Kingdom focuses on the reality that Jesus is King, that God rules, and that life is not just about getting saved but we are to enter i...

We will try sharing paradigm shifts that we think must happen for a local church or western Christian to shift towards DMM. We tend to place emphasis in our discipleship in our churches in a different place than Disciple Making Movements do. In this episode we look at knowledge based discipleship and obedience based discipleship.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission...

In this episode Jeff shares three reasons why anyone should care about DMM in North America. Keeping the main thing the main thing, we will face judgement, and the world is looking for answers to life's biggest questions. We discuss the role of authenticity in disciple making and how authenticity begins with understanding.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by bui...

In this episode we briefly discuss and clarify what is the barn using the Haggai 2 scripture. We also discuss a potential reason why the seed is still in the barn and how the focus of spiritual formation might be stopping the spreading of the seed into the fields to reap a harvest in due time.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple...

In this episode we take a brief look at Haggai 2:19 asking the same question...is the seed still in the barn? Until then the plants had not produced their harvest, but God was promising a blessing and changes were coming. Can the same be true for North America? Has the seed of the gospel and the word of God stayed in the barn? If so why? We discuss Ephesians 4 as a potential contributor to the see...

In this episode we continue discussing the habit of multiply. If the gospel is going to spread rapidly and virally it can’t keep coming back to us. In professional ministry for 40 years, inadvertently Jeff had an addition mentality meaning that most things came back to him, but in movement we have a multiplication mentality which means that everything needs to go without us from us into other sett...

In this episode we continue discussing the habit of multiply. We talk about multiplication at every level starting with the heart of God. What would life look like if our lives multiplied as God intended? What would our city look like if seeds of the gospel were multiplying and landing in good soil all across Northern Colorado? Lord make it so! Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Gr...

In this episode we discuss the last habit in our Habits Training course, Multiply. We spend some time talking about multiplication rather than addition in disciple making. We also look to the natural world of gardening to learn some spiritual lessons. We are all life long learners on this podcast and learning specifically what it means to multiply our lives as Christ followers. This download is pa...

In this episode we download thoughts on going back as far back as possible to look at the function of the church. We spend a little time talking about the Trinity as a picture of the church. The church existing for itself (inward), the church existing for mission (outward), and the church existing in power (upwards). We spend time wrestling with the purpose of the church.  Let's take action in 202...

In this episode we download thoughts on some paradigm shifts that have happened for us as we've leaned into the Habit of Assemble. We are wrestling on what God has in mind when he instituted the church in light of our western context. We are leaning into expressions of church for the sake of the mission. Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for...

In this episode we download thoughts on what it means to be a church. Why would a discovery Bible study become a church? What does it mean to assemble together? In DMM Assemblies (churches) are focused on the lost or engaging the lost rather than organizing around buildings, internal ministries, or the structures of the Western church.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Comm...

In this episode we share the Nuts and Bolts of Discovery Bible Studies. There are at least four primary questions every discovery group uses to facilitate discussion and obedience to the reading of the scriptures. Get in touch if you're interested in experiencing a discovery bible study and learning how to facilitate one in your natural network.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the...

In this episode we discuss the WHY of Discovery. Why is Discovery the engine for movement? Because EVERYONE can do it! Disciple Making Movements are Ordinary people in Natural networks. Everyone can participate. Everyone can take action. Everyone can be involved in disciple making.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM...

In this episode we discuss our initial impressions of discovery bible studies, why discovery bible studies are the engine of movement, and what we like about this tool for discovering God in the Bible.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM Downloads is a ministry of DMM NOCO. Our priority is to unleash Disciple Making m...

In this episode we share a few examples of how we became persons of peace, an example of friends here in Northern Colorado who became persons of peace, and how seeking and saving the lost is what Jesus came to do.  The habit of Find is about finding a person of peace. Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM Downloads is a...

This episode introduces the habit of Find. What or who are we to find? We talk about the principle of a Person of Peace and how to know if we have found that person.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM Downloads is a ministry of DMM NOCO. Our priority is to unleash Disciple Making movements in Northern Colorado. We do...

This episode continues to unpack the Habit of Engage focusing more on how to engage the people we love. We ask the question, "Whose job is it to engage?" We also give practical next steps for anyone who wants to take a step towards building this habit. Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM Downloads is a ministry of DMM...

This episode unpacks Habit 3- Engage. What comes to mind when you hear the word evangelism? What if you're asked to go out and get to know "strangers"? In this episode we introduce the habit of Engage. Engaging the lost world around us.  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission by building new habits for disciple making! DMM Downloads is a ministry of DMM NOCO. Our prior...

This episode unpacks Habit 2- Prayer. In North America we are sincere in our prayers, but we are not strategic towards movement. What needs to change in us? What benefits are there for taking the Habits of a Multiplying Disciple Course and learn to pray differently?  Let's take action in 2025 towards prioritizing the Great Commission! DMM Downloads is a ministry of DMM NOCO. Our priority is to unl...