The Disciple-Making Church Podcast

Games and events are fun, but are they effectively engaging your students? Are your current plans strategically aligned to foster the growth of your youth groups into dedicated disciples of Jesus? In this podcast, our team member Mike Keaton, who also serves at Crossroads Church , sits down with Jesse Norton and Dominic Jacques, also staff members at Crossroads. Tune in as they offer thoughtful in...

Join us for a conversation on the role of preaching and pastoring in a disciple-making church! Check out our upcoming seminars and pastors' equipping groups at impactdisciples.com/events.

Bill Jessup was a part of the first discipleship group Ken Adams ever led that launched in the basement of Ken's parents' home. Since that time, a lot has happened in the lives and ministries of Ken and Bill. Listen in on their thoughts and insights on starting a discipleship group on the podcast now!

Impact team members Ken Adams and Lance Sumner discuss the critical role small groups play in helping your church make and multiply disciples of Jesus. “ People in the church are here to support each other and build each other up. In a small group setting, individuals are much more likely to open up about the best and worst things happening in their lives in a way that would never happen in a larg...

We hope you were able to join us in January for one of the largest events Impact hosts annually! Looking back, here are some thoughts from our team on that weekend. “Every year, the Summit gets better and better. The main sessions, breakouts, worship - it’s all incredible. And one of the things I continually hear from people attending is, ‘I needed this.’ And it's true. I come away from the Summit...

"Jesus made disciples and then appointed them to be leaders. That's a very different mindset of leadership development and deploying leaders. You've got to see discipleship ultimately as training for ministry."

Our team members are here to give you all the details on the Disciple Making Summit 2023! Check out our latest podcast and learn more about everything we have planned.

"Disciple Making is a process, it’s a journey. You’re going somewhere. We want to take people on a journey to becoming fully trained disciples. We’re helping them reach next 'stages of growth' through our next steps process." This month Jennifer Walker and Mike Keaton from Crossroads Church gave us all the details on their next steps process for new members and how you can set up a similar "path t...

"We exist to create these compelling environments where people encounter God and connect with Christ in His Church [...] Weekend services are a piece for us for helping people go from untrained to fully trained disciples." Learn more about how Jasper and his team create a compelling weekend experience at Crossroads Church . You can learn more about how to become a Disciple Making Church at http://...

Join Impact team members Ken Adam and Ron Cansler as they interview Scott McInnis on his work with Crossroads Church and how he connects to the culture through his ministry with the "Five Doors" outreach strategy. Read more about this model on the blog: https://impactdisciples.com/the-five-door-church/ .

Welcome to the Disciple Making Church Podcast! In this episode, Impact Team members Ken Adams and Mike Keaton introduce you to the podcast and let you know what is to come. This podcast will focus on the "nuts and bolts" of disciple making and will feature content focused on the Disciple Making Church strategy. We will interview special guests who specialize in various areas of our strategy and he...

Ken Adams, Ron Cansler, and Lance Sumner discuss disciple making in the local church!

Ken Adams, Ron Cansler, and special guest Paul Vasquez discuss disciple making in Spanish-speaking churches and the Latina community!

"Every pastor ought to be a Disciple Making Pastor. But if pastors are not set up to pursue the mission of the Church, they are going to lose their way.” How do we set up pastors to pursue the mission of the Church? We find the best model and method for disciple making in the life of Jesus Christ, and we can look to His life to guide our goals and objectives as disciple makers. In this podcast ser...