The Family Disciple Me Podcast // Discipleship Starts With a Conversation

As we walk through "Remember November," the Family Disciple Me Board and Team is remembering with gratitude those who have faithfully given financially to the FDM ministry this year. If you are one of those people, THANK YOU!   Our prayer is that you will be blessed beyond measure, in accordance with your giving and sacrifice. We base this prayer on the promise of 2 Corinthians 9:6-12, w...

It's Remember November - - - - and the question is, what are you remembering right now? Recently, my (Tosha's) husband Kelly said in a sermon, "What you choose to remember about your past has everything to do with what you'll be looking for in your future!" How true this is! With that in mind, we want to lean into "Remember November." 2 Peter 3:1b-2a says, "...

An ultrasound peek into the next generation of my (Tosha's) family has me thinking about Deuteronomy 4:9, where God says: "Take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children..."  God is entrusting the next gene...

You may be wondering, why the name "Family Disciple Me" ? Truth is, this name has everything to do with YOU and with me and with all connected to this ministry. I (Tosha Williams) invite you to listen in on this episode as I explain the why behind our ministry's name. Family Disciple Me inspires those of us who claim the name of Jesus to "Seek Him Speak Him" in our own liv...

As we build the Family Disciple Me ministry, we are asking people to join us in new ways. As we seek to raise money toward our 2024 budget and build out of the FDM app, would you be part of that with us? Please prayerfully consider a one-time and/or monthly donation! Our all volunteer ministry is so grateful for your partnership in ministry!!! Donations can be made through our website here:  DONAT...

God has given the Family Disciple Me ministry a very specific mission, and that is to catalyze what we call "Devotion Driven Discipleship" both here in our own lives and relationships, as well as around the world.  In this episode, FDM Founder Tosha Williams tells the story about how she spent time with Jesus, seeking Him about the words to use to articulate the FDM mission. During a sno...

What's the Big Deal about Family Disciple Me? I'm so glad you asked - - - because this is one of my (Tosha Williams') favorite things to talk about! This week we’re celebrating the sixth birthday of the FDM ministry, and we're using this time to BUILD THE FAMILY and ask people to join us in a new way. Maybe you’ve been a podcast listener for awhile now, or perhaps your intrigue...

Have you ever had a moment when you felt God speak something into your life that you felt like was an absolute impossibility? In this episode, founder Tosha Williams gives a glimpse into the "impossible" vision that God spoke into the Family Disciple Me ministry six years ago through her husband.  In Luke 18:27, Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” It's an...

As we begin SEASON FOUR of The Family Disciple Me Podcast (woo hoo!!!), the FDM founder and executive director Tosha Williams gives a quick overview about who this ministry is and what we're about. This fall is such an exciting season, as we officially launch our updated website (go take a peek HERE ) as well as prepare for the AMAZING opportunities God has for us just around the corner.  Lis...

As we conclude Season Three of the Family Disciple Me Podcast, this episode is a brief overview of what's coming up next for the Family Disciple Me ministry! It is an exciting season - - - we're going to be mostly silent for the next few months, but we're coming back strong in the fall - - - with an updated website and with the, soon thereafter, launch of the Family Disciple Me app....

Happy Mother’s Day! If you're a mom, wherever you are today, whatever you are doing, whomever you are with, we stop and pray a blessing from Colossians over you today. This podcast is the prayer, and Colossians 1:9-11 is the Scripture.  Be encouraged - and then, once you've listened to this episode, we encourage you to take a moment to pray this passage over those God has entrusted to yo...

It’s the month of May - - - and, for the Family Disciple Me ministry, it’s time for our annual month of focusing on “MAY YOU PRAY!”    This week, we invite you to meditate with us on Psalm 55:17, which says (in the NLT):  "Morning, noon and night I cry out...and the Lord hears my voice." What an amazing hope and promise we are given for prayer! In this podcast, I share a little piece of...

In this crazy testimony about the Family Disciple Me ministry, God told Miriam Harris to do something that started with chickens. Sometimes, when God tells us to do something, we chicken out. Thankfully, Miriam didn't and hasn't. Turns out, chickens were part of the path on which God guided Miriam to the FDM Team and Board AND to take a huge risk that is leading us toward developing an F...

In this message spoken at Vanguard Church of Colorado Springs, Tosha teaches on what God has shown her, through the Old Testament and the New, about The Good Shepherd. Jesus said, "I am the Good Shepherd" (John 10:14), and His words echo what God spoke to His people through the prophet Ezekiel, "I will be like a shepherd...You are my flock, the people of my pasture..." (34:12,...

Ephesians 6:18 tells us, “Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints." What does it look like to "stay alert" and do so "with all perseverance"? In this episode, Tosha interviews Ann Wooten about spiritual lessons she has learned through the process of helping her son Sam fight can...

When God does a miracle in our lives, it's important to stop and mark the moment. Family Disciple Me founding team and board member Miriam Harris shares her  story about a miracle God has done in her brother's life. Scripture says, "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the chur...

A couple weeks ago, my youngest daughter got to be part of the Asbury Revival one evening. As she and her dad left Wilmore, KY, Journey Grace texted: “We left the revival,” just as a heads up to mom that they were on their way back home. My text back to her was: “You left the revival, but has the revival left YOU?” Her answer:  “NEVER!” I’ve been so intrigued by the revival at Asbury College. What...

How might God use our discipleship conversations? Well, we just never know... but then, sometimes, we get a surprise peek into what He was doing in and through them.  Back during the early quarantine days of 2020, I had a unique moment like this. A family invited me into conversation with their sons, and one of their little guys ended up being especially impacted.  Here's the thing:  I had no...

Recently, I had this moment when I felt like God challenged me about where I’m willing to show my faith. It was just a strange little moment on a treadmill with a communion cup, but it really got me thinking. I have no problem taking communion at church; I don’t even struggle to lead communion at church. However, taking communion at Planet Fitness? I’m not so sure about that! WWJD! I share the sto...

Parenting can be crazy hard sometimes, but then there are those moments when we get to see the fruit of our labor. That’s what I’m celebrating this week. My daughter Anastasha started out shy and quiet, but she has become quite the spiritual leader for those entrusted to her. At 25, she walks closely with Jesus and makes Him known on a weekly basis to others - specifically, college aged young peop...

What does rescuing two freezing dogs from drowning have to do with discipleship? Well, turns out, for my youngest daughter and I - alot! We were on our way to school when suddenly we spotted a couple of somethings downstream from our bridge. Upon stopping for closer inspection, we realized it was two dogs stuck in the freezing creek waters, clinging for dear life to a ledge of ice.  You’ve got to...

In this week's "Meet with God and Make Him Known MONDAY" we feature Wendy Hickox, a Family Disciple Me Team Member who is an awarded Teacher of the Year,  police officer's wife, mom of three, dance teacher and so much more. For Family Disciple Me Instagram followers, Wendy is the faithful leader of this aspect of our ministry, as she weekly posts, creates stories and inspires f...

Welcome to Family Discipleship 101 - - - a course that isn’t just a class but a lifetime! Whether your kids are big kids or little kids, grownups or toddlers, God wants us to talk about His Word with those He’s entrusted to us. This includes our families, but it also includes others that God brings into our lives.  In this week's podcast, I talk about what God’s Word says in Deuteronomy 6:5-7...

In this episode, I (Tosha) give the background for the "Meet with God Make Him Known MONDAYS!" series. These episodes feature different peoples’ stories about how they personally spend time with Jesus then share Him with others. This  week's podcast explains the background of these episodes. Thus far, in "Meet with God Make Him Known MONDAYS!" we’ve highlighted : my dear f...

In this week's episode of "Meet with God and Make Him Known Mondays," I (Tosha Williams) get to share the interview that I recorded with my son-in-law Chris Menicucci. Chris is one of the college pastors at Antioch Church Phoenix, and he is married to Kelly's and my oldest daughter Anastasha.  Chris (and Anastasha's) ministry focuses on Grand Canyon University in Phoenix,...