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.

Episodes

Jul 3, 2023

1 hr 3 min

As we step into Scripture, we find Old Testament shadows alluding to New Testament realities and old covenant truths holding up new covenant promises. Whenever a text is cryptic or concealed—whether in the Pentateuch, the Prophets, the Parables, or the Apocalypse, we can look to the neighboring testament for clarity and revelation. These connections across books and testaments expose the overarching story that God is writing through his Creation—to transform us so that we don’t just bear his image, but we also reflect his glory.

Jul 3, 2023

1 hr 3 min

Jun 28, 2023

1 hr 2 min

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 practice knowing God and spotlighting his Son so that our study of Scripture informs and deepens our personal relationship with our Lord

Jun 28, 2023

1 hr 2 min

Jun 26, 2023

1 hr 5 min

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?

Jun 26, 2023

1 hr 5 min

Jun 21, 2023

56 min

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!

Jun 21, 2023

56 min

Jun 19, 2023

1 hr 17 sec

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.

Jun 19, 2023

1 hr 17 sec

Jun 14, 2023

1 hr 5 min

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?
 

Jun 14, 2023

1 hr 5 min

Jun 12, 2023

1 hr 6 min

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

Jun 12, 2023

1 hr 6 min

Jun 7, 2023

1 hr 2 min

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.

Jun 7, 2023

1 hr 2 min

Jun 5, 2023

1 hr 2 min

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

Jun 5, 2023

1 hr 2 min

May 31, 2023

1 hr 14 min

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. 

May 31, 2023

1 hr 14 min

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.

 

Listen to conversations from these individduals Shodankeh, Jason Shepperd,Sean McDowell and others as we dive into this vital conversation at the Discipleship.org 2024 National Disciple Making Forum.

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Dive Deeper with more Disciple Making Culture Resources:

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