Stories from the Revolution with John White

The first of five observations about the LK10 Learning Pathway. 1.  The Learning Pathway is extraordinarily  effective at equipping ordinary Christians to make disciples. Past revivals have often been led by extraordinary Christians.   George Whitfield in the 1700s was said to have spoken to as many as 30,000 people without amplification.  Ben Franklin.  People followed hi...

Taking a look at the Welsh Revival, which broke out in 1904, helps us visualize what we are asking God to do in our day. “The most exciting time in the history of the Church since Pentecost, when nations were most astonished and hell was most frightened was during the years 1902-1912.  This revival impacted every nation on earth." Relfe, Cure of All Ills , p. 64.

What's the difference between a revival and an awakening?  What's the relationship between revival and whole brain disciple making?  Why is the LK10 Learning Pathway a whole new way to make disciples?  (Actually, it's a very old way!)

The LK10 Vision is for the viral multiplication of Vibrant Families of Jesus around the world.  The way we do that (ie, the LK10 Mission) is to train facilitators.  But, what do we mean by a facilitator?  And, how do we train them in LK10?  Toni Daniels answers these questions and more.

The Mission Statement of LK10:  We connect and equip spiritual mothers and fathers.  Sometimes we call these people "facilitators".  In this episode, I explain what that word means and why we use it.  I also show how this leads to growing healthy small groups and house churches that reproduce spontaneously.

The story you are about to  hear came from one of my Leader Teams.  Ben, an Aussie living in Thailand, helped his 9 year old daughter with what we call heavy emotions.  She was scared and not excited about going back to school.  Ben learned how to respond to situations like this in his LK10 training.  Take a listen.  This is a story from the revolution.

Kent Smith's response to Robby Butler's question about 4x4 Discipleship Movements ... This episode addresses questions like...   What is LK10's unique approach to making disciples?   What does this tell us about the spiritual Revolution we are part of?   What do we mean by "whole brain discipleship"? For John's notes on our original response to Robby, go here  

There are a number of disciple making programs available these days.  What's different about LK10 Training?

The old paradigm of church and ministry focused primarily on mentoring.  That is, seeking transformation through imparting information.  We now know that this approach (primarily left brain) is only minimally effective in character development.  In LK10, we want to help you also develop the skill of coaching.  That is, seeking transformation through asking questions that matter...

In the Revolution that we have been talking about, one of the key ideas is "every home a church".  But, what does this look like?  In this interview, Toni Daniels talks about her new book " 4 Keys to Parent Fearlessly :  Staying Joy Fueled and Jesus Led even when you can't control outcomes."   I recommend it! To get your free copy, go here . John

A major scheme of the Enemy to keep us from being "Jesus Led" is functional deism. In order to defeat this, we need to be able to spot it and diagnose it.  Here are three examples that will help.

The Enemy has a brilliant strategy, an insidious "virus" that keeps us from experiencing Immanuel - God with us.  I'm suggesting that this "virus" is pandemic in the Christian world.  Perhaps you have been "infected"?  In this episode, I'll tell you what that "virus" is called and why it is so effective.

In this interview, Colleen describes the paradigm shift (revolution) that she has experienced over the last year and a half.  She explains how it has affected her relationship with Jesus, her marriage with Greg and her ministry with the IV Staff and athletes she works with.  

Has functional deism invaded your world?  Is it preventing you and those around you from being, in practice, "Jesus Led"? Here's what Fuller Seminary professor, Dr. Charles Kraft wrote... “Though we Evangelicals would contend that deism embodies an unacceptable, even heretical understanding of God’s relation to the universe, I’m afraid we may have been infected.  I have found altogether...

The second of our Five Core Values in the LK10 Community is that we are seeking, both as individuals and as communities, to be "Jesus Led" .  However, there is a hidden obstacle, a strategy of the Evil One, that has prevent us from fully embracing this way of living.  It's vital that we understand this obstacle which is called "functional deism" .  

Jesus, the first Revolutionary, provided relational connection and practical equipping for a small group of 12 men - revolutionaries in training.  In the LK10 Community, we do much the same.  People who have completed Church 101 and who find that they resonate with our values and practices are invited to consider joining Leader 101 (ie, Leader Teams).  Currently, we have more than 4...

In this episode, I unpack a prayer that God Himself commanded to be prayed.  And, it has been prayed probably millions of times.  In it, we see how much God desires that we would be filled with His joy.  And, we learn a surprising insight about exactly how He will increase our Joy.

What is the LK10 culture and why is it so important?   What does it mean that "culture eats strategy for breakfast?" Why do we "beat the drum gently but relentlessly for our culture"?   This is the first of several shorter episodes where I unpack the FIve Core Values (ie, our culture) of the LK10 Community.  

In this episode, I'm addressing three questions.   1.  How do you know what to say when sharing a blessing?  Where do the words come from?  What makes a blessing powerful?   2.  Why is it so important to model this for your children and others?  What would it be like to grow up in a home where this being modeled by parents on a regular basis?   3.  Wher...

In this episode, my 97 year old mother tells about a dramatic encounter with Jesus in 1954 when she was 32 years old.  Her story illustrates important truths about the nature of the blessing and about whole brain transformation.

Every Friday night, in a Jewish household, the Shabbat meal was celebrated.  In this episode, I'll explore what this has to do with us today, why it is an important practice in the Revolution we are talking about and how it creates a natural and powerful part of making disciples.

The early Christian house churches began in Jewish households probably in the weekly Shabbat meal.   A central element of those meals was "the blessing" where each individual learned about their unique identity and destiny.  In this episode, I'll explain why this practice, which is part of the new paradigm of church (ie, the Revolution),  has such power to transform the lives o...

God often uses unexpected people and circumstances to launch new churches.  Here's a fresh story from Denver, Colorado about how God used Mayor Michael Hancock and the Covid virus to start six new churches.

In Jewish culture, the home, not the synagogue, was the center of spiritual life.  Turns out that this was a brilliant strategy that is being restored today in the spiritual Revolution that is under way.  In this episode, we'll look at two reasons this is vitally important for us today.

Growing up, I had always heard that the church started at Pentecost.  Now, certainly, the outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost described in Acts 2 was a landmark event.  But, was it the day church began?  If the church didn't start then, when did it start?  And what difference does that make to us today?