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
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
26 min
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.
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
29 min
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.
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
42 min
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.
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020
52 min
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.
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
58 min
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.
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
57 min
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.
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
46 min
This episode is from Leadership Network, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Grant Skeldon and Monica Zuniga. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Leaving a Legacy,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
1hr 4 min
This episode is from Leadership Network, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Grant Skeldon and Monica Zuniga. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Leaving a Legacy,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
57 min
This episode is from Leadership Network, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Grant Skeldon and Monica Zuniga. Download the recommended resource with this episode, “Leaving a Legacy,” by going to discipleship.org/ebooks.
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
1hr 47 sec
This episode is from Faith International University, recorded at the National Disciple Making Forum, and it features Bobby Harrington and David Ferguson. Download the recommended resource with this episode, "Evangelism or Discipleship," 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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