The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast

A common mistake that women make as we read Scripture is to see the story through a “me-centered lens.” It’s human nature to be self-centered. But when we read the Bible through a “God-centered” lens, our whole perspective changes. A key to shifting our mindset is to look for the character of God and the centrality of Christ in every Bible passage. Tina Wilson of Women of Renew.org shows us how to...

We love our rights. We love to proclaim them whenever we feel someone has infringed on them. But God calls us to servanthood and that means surrendering a lot of things to which we think we have a right. Are you willing to lay down your rights to be more available to God to serve others?

We know we’re supposed to disciple our children, but it feels overwhelming. Even though there are countless devotionals, Bible studies and books for teaching children about Jesus, where do we start? Gain a fresh perspective on how you can make a disciple making difference in the children in your life!

Imagine how different our community or nation might look if godly, seasoned leaders intentionally discipled the next generation? Younger leaders are hungry to learn and grow, and it’s the responsibility of those in their 40s-70s to disciple them in the ways of God w hen it comes to work.

Dave Buehring of Lionshare talks with us about how spiritual warfare is real, and Jesus has provided us with weapons to win when we are in the midst of it! Ask yourself these questions: Are you equipping the people you are discipling to fight against the enemy’s schemes? Have you ever considered which of the devil’s weapons work best against you and those you are discipling?  

Shodankeh, Curtis, and Josh have a conversation led by Paul giving us hope for seeing a disciple making movement here in North  America and challenge us all do the simple but hard work of praying and fastin

Josh Howard (Disciple Making Movement leader in India) and Paul Huyghebaert engage in an honest conversation about the North American Church and the barrier created by centralized thinking.

Paul interviews Curtis about the need to rediscover genuine urgency tied to the mission of God in the United States and how to utilize the methods Curtis used in leading a disciple-making movement in South China

Shodankeh Johnson shares stories of learning the importance of prayer as it relates to making disciples who make disciples. Paul and Shodankeh share an open conversation about prayer, fasting, and breaking down the strongholds of the enemy. 

Greg Ogden and Ralph Rittenhouse of Global Discipleship Initiative  encouraged us not to be insecure about leading small groups, anybody with the right mindset and tools can do it!

How do we bring the Holy Spirit into our small groups and how do we get people to commit to the work? Greg and Ralph share how Micro Groups bring together four key, transformative qualities: 1. Relational transparency 2. God's truth in community 3. Life-change accountability 4. Engagement in our God-given mission

Greg Ogden and Dan Schanuel of Global Discipleship Initiative took the time to share with us their thoughts on the power of the micro-group. How can we our small groups to form real, impactful relationships with our people?

Why are stop signs red? Why do red sales tags generate more purchases? Once you know why you will never make disciples the same way again. Learn what few of us learned in seminary - how God designed his people to learn, make decisions, and mature. Doug Burrier, a decision scientist and disciple-maker, leads this fun, eye-opening talk.

Prepare for a concept bending experience and share time in Sustainable Discipleship ’s most requested talk. Discover three people, three goals, and three strategies that always work in disciple-making. It is amazing what you can do with three hours a week!

In this episode you will discover how to build amazing groups that get the job done and how to get the benefits of one-to-one discipleship without sacrificing the power of a group. Doug Burrier of Sustainable Discipleship talked with us about the things that work, the things that don't, and also why and you might be surprised by the results of years of research and listening to other disciple-make...

This is Part 2 of  Sustainable Discipleship ’s most requested talk where Doug Burrier expounds upon the idea of making a disciple in just 3 hours each week. Skip ahead to Ep. 36 to hear Part 1!

Gina Holm of  Navigators Church Ministries  taught us that the key to a vibrant disciple-making culture in our churches is to train up core team leaders that just never give up. Learn the importance of modeling spiritual disciplines, celebrating discipleship, and providing direction that will inspire core team members to run with endurance the race set before them.

Dane Allphin of Navigators Church Ministries  talks with us about the very important topic of how to handle conflict within your disciple-making team. Conflict is bound to happen, what tools do you have to help you walk through it?

What happens when a church gets serious about not just making disciples, but making disciple-makers? Where does a church leader begin on the journey of building a disciple making culture? Hear the true story of one disciple making church; the lessons learned, the path walked, and what’s ahead.

Justin Gravitt of Navigators Church Ministries teaches us how to lay a firm foundation for disciple-making in our churches that leads to long-lasting fruit.

Greg and the GDI team dispel the notion that only the experts can make disciples. Disciple-making is a job meant for every single disciple of Jesus, whether we feel like we can do it or not. And with organizations like Global Discipleship Initiative  the everyday disciple has tools to help them.

Greg Ogden and Dan Dominguez of  Global Discipleship Initiative  taught at last year's Forum about the spiritual grandparent - the one who makes disciples that make disciples.

Greg Ogden and Dave Schanuel of Global Discipleship Initiative  explained the difference between program-based churches and disciple-making churches and taught us the power of the personal invitation.

It is one thing to have a few discipleship groups, but how does disciple making become the practice of your church? Glenn Ogden, Bev Garcia, and Jim Moyer from Global Discipleship Initiative  encouraged those of us that are shifting our churches into disciple-making cultures shared the transformational story of the Camarillo Church.

Craig Etheredge and Glenn Underhill from discipleFIRST  continued to teach us about pouring into the leaders that pour into other leaders: how to avoid becoming the solution to everything within your ministry while training others to carry the torch with you and teaching them to bring along others to do the same.