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
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
This episode is from Exponential, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Jason Stewart and Todd Wilson. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Multiply Disciples,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
The last episode of this five-part mini series on disciple making culture, this one is about the joyful rewards of building a culture of disciple makers. Pastor and author Brandon Guindon takes a look at the fruit God has produced in his ministry experiences to celebrate the good things God has done through the teams he’s been a part of, including his family. Order Brandon's book Disciple-Making Culture here. Or if you’d simply like an introduction to it, download a free visual introduction at discipleship.org/ebooks. Links for both of those is in the show notes of this episode. See all our books here.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Order your copy of the featured Discipleship·org resource for this mini series, Disciple-Making Culture, for you and your leaders here. Today’s interview digs into the greatest barriers for creating this type of culture in your church. Brandon will handle the external, internal, and spiritual barriers that most people face when trying to make this shift at their church. See all our books here.
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
This is a behind the scenes interview with pastor Brandon Guindon who guides you through developing a culture of disciple-making among church staff members. He shares three specific barriers and offers advice to church leaders for overcoming these challenges. Order Brandon’s book Disciple-Making Culture here. See all our books here.
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Episode 2 of our five-part mini series on disciple making culture. Senior pastor, Brandon Guindon, tells the story of how he started a new church with a disciple making culture. He shares two of his greatest challenges along the way, not to mention the stories of a few people in particular. Download the free visual introduction to his new book Disciple-Making Culture here at discipleship.org/ebooks.
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
This is the first episode of a special five-part series on disciple making culture, featuring Brandon Guindon. In this episode, Brandon defines disciple-making culture, why it’s so important, and what it takes to get there as a church. He's written a book on this topic, download the overview of this book for free here: Disciple Making Culture Visual Introduction at discipleship.org/ebooks.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
This episode is from Third Drive Media, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Christian Ray Flores. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Fill Your Seats,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This episode is from Third Drive Media, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Christian Ray Flores. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Fill Your Seats,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
This episode is from Legacy Disciple, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Brian Dye. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Inviting Along,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
This episode is from Legacy Disciple, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Brian Dye. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Inviting Along,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
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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