Making Disciples Naturally

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Joe Stout is a retired business man from Wichita, Kansas. He has a contagious love for Jesus which he is not ashamed to share with anyone whom God brings across our path. He has a lifetime of wisdom to share with us. He has been associated with the Kansas Navigators for decades and is highly respected as a disciplemaker. 

Send us Fan Mail In this second of two podcasts featuring Mr. Ryan Henderson, we learn about some challenges young men may have as they lead their family in a Godly way. Ryan is Quality Manager/Lab Supervisor for a company and has his priorities in place. He shares many insights and practical ideas about keeping one's priorities and goals consistent with Scripture. 

Send us Fan Mail This is the first of two podcasts featuring Mr. Ryan Henderson, taking from a men's retreat held in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 2021. Despite multiple demands on his time and energy, Ryan has been able to develop and follow Godly goals in his life. Ryan is Quality Manager/Lab Supervisor for a company and has his priorities in place. He shares some excellent points and illustrat...

Send us Fan Mail Being willing to invest in individuals over the long term is critical to success of a disciplemaking ministry. Mr. Mike Treneer, former International President of the Navigators, pioneered the Navigator work in Nigeria for some 25 years. He will be our speaker for the 2022 Spring Men's Retreat. He shares his life story on this podcast. Sign up for 2022 Spring Men's retre...

Send us Fan Mail The battle for margin in our lives is fought in multiple areas -- financial, time, spiritual -- and is a battle which must be fought in order to keep the main thing the main thing. Dr. Chris Majors gave up his dental practice in order to focus on helping others grow spiritually. He shares with us practical ideas in how to achieve margin for the glory of God. 

Send us Fan Mail What is your eternal job description and what is important to focus on here and now? Dr. Chris Majors is a dentist in Wichita who shares his heart about discipleship and the importance of mind renewal. Chris made the decision to give up his dental practice in order to focus on discipleship of others. This is the third of 6 podcasts recorded at a Men's Retreat in Bartlesville,...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second half of a talk given at Bartlesville, Oklahoma in October 2021 as we discuss what is really important when it comes to investing our time. Be sure to listen to part one to set the stage for this podcast. 

Send us Fan Mail What is really essential in life? What is the one thing you don't want to miss because it has eternal implications? How do you want to invest your time and your life? This is the first of six podcasts. Today we discuss what is "Essential" and what is "Necessary." Next week we look at the other three categories of that which is "Good," that which...

Send us Fan Mail We all desire to be heard and to be taken seriously. What does "loving well" look like today? In our mentoring relationships, it speaks volumes to just be quiet and listen well to the other person. It affirms them as someone who has value and who is made in the image of God. Counselor Mark Oelze shares some insights into how to love well in our mentoring relationships. Y...

Send us Fan Mail The "tyranny of the urgent" afflicts most of us, preventing us from starting or completing tasks that we know in our hearts are actually more important. In this third of three podcasts on the Kansas Communities Ministry Objective: "To know Christ in my own life in ever-increasing depth and to make disciples and develop laborers at all times, under any conditions in...

Send us Fan Mail The Kansas Communities Ministry has for years adopted the following as our objective: "My objective is to know Christ in my own life in ever-increasing depth and to make disciples and develop laborers at all times, under any conditions, in every place I go." Consider adopting this same objective as you make your New Year's Resolution. Today we look at part two: Maki...

Send us Fan Mail The Kansas Communities Ministry has for years adopted the following as our objective: "My objective is to know Christ in my own life in ever-increasing depth and to make disciples and develop laborers at all times, under any conditions, in every place I go." Consider adopting this same objective as you make your New Year's Resolution. Today we look at some of what t...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our discussion with Karla and Vivian regarding some ideas of how to keep our focus on Christ at Christmas. Every Moment Holy (book referenced in the podcast)

Send us Fan Mail We know that "Jesus is the reason for the season" but sometimes it's hard to act like that. Like Martha, we are busy with "so many things." This very practical episode features the ideas and thoughts of David's wife Karla and their friend Vivian as they encourage us in keeping Christ at the center of Christmas. Part 1 of 2. 

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Spann discusses the critical importance of margin in our lives as we keep our eyes focused on the objective: "Knowing Christ in our own lives in ever-increasing depth and making disciples and developing laborers at all times, under any conditions, in every place I go."

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Spann shares more insights from his devotional booklets "Goads and Nails." Today we discuss the change in evangelism styles over the years and how Jesus spent time with individuals. Dr. Spann mentions the book "Your Home a Lighthouse: How to Host an Evangelistic Bible Study" by Bill Jacks. This is no longer being printed but used copies are available on eBa...

Send us Fan Mail Do you sometimes listen to voices that tell you that you are not worthy, that you do not measure up, that God doesn't really love you? Who am I, really? Am I what the world, the flesh and the devil say I am? Or am I who GOD says I am in His word? 

Send us Fan Mail What is the "one thing" that is most important to focus on in life? What are the Biblical role models we might look at? Dr. Richard Spann shares another key point from his devotional series Goads and Nails. Kansas Communities Ministry website

Send us Fan Mail It is all too tempting to want to make a big "splash," attracting large crowds, etc. But what does the Lord desire for us? Richard Spann, former ministry director for the Kansas Communities Ministry with the Navigators shares some insight into this topic as he relates the importance of spiritual generations and multiplication -- all based on making a "ripple" a...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Spann shares three practical truths: Discipleship is more caught than taught. We can impress from a distance but to make an impact we need to be "up close." Live your life in such a way that you leave a mark and not just a blur. Kansas Navigators

Send us Fan Mail Who was Shamgar? Often we don't think we have anything to offer concerning investing in the spiritual growth of others. But we learn from the story of Shamgar in the Old Testament, we can start where we are, with what we have, doing what we can. This is a profound truth that will encourage you in your ministry. Kansas Navigators

Send us Fan Mail The questions of Jesus in scripture -- who do you say that I am? What do you want? -- He asked of his disciples and asks of His followers today. Only through intimately knowing God by spending time with Him and His Word can we learn to trust Him more and can we experience more of His joy. Richard Spann shares the second of a series of principles inherited by the Kansas Navigators...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Richard Spann is the previous director of the Kansas Communities Ministry with the Navigators. He has written a series of devotionals called "Goads and Nails" which are a collection of timeless truths the Kansas Communities Ministry has been privileged to have been taught over the years. Today he shares some important truths about prayer, the need for prayer, the cha...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Willie Penner is a faithful man of God. During his early years he lived in Poland. Eventually, in 1945, he and his family were displaced from their home. He lived for a time in a concentration camp and subsequently was forced to return to his home as a young boy to work as slave labor. God was teaching Willie many things through these experiences. Kansas Navigators

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Willie Penner is a faithful man of God. During his early years he lived in Poland. Eventually, in 1945, he and his family were displaced from their home. He lived for a time in a concentration camp and subsequently was forced to return to his home as a young boy to work as slave labor. God was teaching Willie many things through these experiences. Kansas Navigators