The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast
The Disciple Makers Podcast exists to tell stories about disciples of Jesus who make disciples. Discipleship.org, who sponsors the podcast, exists to Champion Jesus‘ way of disciple making. Episodes are published in thematic seasons. To learn more, visit www.discipleship.org or email us at info@discipleship.org.
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Episodes
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
This episode is part 2 of a session Josh Spinks from e3partners led at the most recent National Disciple Making Forum. Josh teaches us the math behind the lost and how to prep our hearts to focus on them in prayer and in action.
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
We were made for multiplication. If you were faced with someone who didn’t know the Gospel, could you tell what the Gospel is in 10 seconds? In this episode, Josh Spinks of e3Partners focuses on the basics of training others in how to share with and disciple others.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
In this episode we get to hear from multiple leaders from the Relational Discipleship Network about the effects of and how to realize when you’re doing too much. This speaks to the vocational minister as well as the lay ministers working 40-50 hours a week at their jobs while trying to juggling kids and spouses as well as being faithful to the call of making disciples.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
The impact of being a force multiplier is great. But how do you draw out a clear disciple making process that is understandable, teachable, and reproducible? What are the absolutes for generational change? In this episode Jim, Bob, Joel, and Moose from Relational Discipleship Network share real world stories of generational change.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
This episode is about intentionally building a team of disciple makers and the challenges and successes that come along with that. As a leader, how are you currently investing your time and energy—are you prioritizing people over tasks? The Relational Discipleship Network team talked with us about the essential steps as a “coach” when equipping and raising up disciples of Jesus with purpose and vision
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
In this episode, Relational Discipleship Network answers these questions: What is relational discipleship? How do I live this out in the home, my church, and the world? How do you set the DNA of a relational disciple-making environment? How do leaders create a relational environment that is intentional about making disciples of Jesus?
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
The smallcircle mobile and web app is listed on the Top 10 list of tools by discipleship.org. Using technology can enhance a number of levels in disciple making. This session will unfold the smallcircle app which is making an impact around the world. The smallcircle app is a free download for both Google and Apple devices and can be found here. Find out how technology can be a strong asset in every disciple-making setting
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Human beings absorb truth in may more ways than merely hearing or reading. A disciple is not made through information transfer and no one knew this better than Jesus. For example, imagine integrating real life experiences (or labs) in disciple-making like Jesus did when he asked Peter to get out of the boat. Do you think Peter ever forgot that experience? This episode will give you a broad collection of real-life "labs" that you can build into your disciple-making experience and lift your disciple-making way beyond information transfer.
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
The Great commission has no exemptions--every Christ follower is included. But now do we make this a reality in our local church where "Truck Driver Ted" and "Soccer Mom Sally" are confident to make disciples? The responsibilitv falls to leaders to equip--that is, to provide equipment. The only way to create a culture of disciple making in your local church is if you have a strategy that includes Ted and Sally (everyday people). This episode provides real tools specifically designed for the everyday person to be involved in disciple-making at an in-depth level. The great thing is that you can download these tools at no charge and you'll be equioped to launch them right away. Click here for the smallcircle app.
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Seeds Family Worship wants to inspire all ministry leaders, that means you, in this next episode with a call to action to not “miss the moment” you’ve been given as a leader to powerfully impact the lives of the next generation. We all see the battle in culture over the hearts of the young, and the enemy is sowing seeds of confusion at every turn. This is your moment to speak truth and bring the light of the gospel into young hearts.
New Resource on Disciple Making Culture!
A disciple making church culture is what your church actually does in disciple making; strategy is your plans on paper. Unfortunately, while we have good intentions to make disciples, our strategy and church culture do not always line up.
Read this 10 minute book – a visual summary – and share it with your leaders so everyone can better understand what it means to have a disciple making culture.
Watch the recordings from our most Recent National Disciple Making Forum
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
The Harvard Business Review describes it this way: “The values, beliefs and behaviors practiced in an organization formed over time because they are rewarded or punished (i.e. by formal or informal rules, rituals, and behaviors.”
The McKinsey Institute put it more simply: “culture is how we do things around here …”
That statement, often attributed to the most influential management guru of our time, Peter Drucker. What Drucker meant by “culture eats strategy for breakfast” was that lasting change in an organization comes only when the culture of an organization changes. Applying this to church, if you do not change the culture of a church, the church will not change.
Many leaders fail to account for this reality.
This gets at the root of why our disciple making plans can so easily fail. We try great strategies—preaching on disciple making, small groups, D-Groups, etc. But our churches will not change—indeed cannot change—because “culture” easily defeats the strategies we adopt.
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