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Church Discipleship Leadership Multiplication Spiritual Growth

May 16, 2022

A Pathway for Discipleship

You’ve heard it said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” The same can be said of our disciple-making strategies. Jesus made it clear that our mission as His disciples is to make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

April 26, 2022

Bringing the Gospel to Our Lips

If you and others around you are going to grow in gospel fluency, you need consistent immersion in a gospel-speaking community. This needs to be much more than a weekly gathering of the church where the gospel is preached…

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Missionary Spiritual Growth

April 20, 2022

Devotion and Vocation

I started teaching full-time in October. Prior to this, I had primarily been either a student or a stay-at-home mom, which meant I was consistently able to dedicate a good chunk of time to “being with Jesus'' in Word and…

Discipleship Gospel Gospel Shepherding Spiritual Growth

April 12, 2022

Holy Saturday

Luke’s account of Good Friday reveals: “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.…

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Saturate Podcast

April 6, 2022

Collaborative Prayer for Gospel Saturation

Gospel saturation in a city or region requires ongoing, collaborative prayer to align ourselves with the heart and purposes of God in our city. In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Alexis Phillips, Jeff Vancil, and Chris Gough about…

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Crecimiento espiritual En Español Fluidez del evangelio Recursos

April 1, 2022

Elevando lo Bueno al Nivel de lo Máximo

Cuando le preguntaron a Jesús cuál era el mandamiento más importante, Él respondió: “Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, y con toda tu alma, y con toda tu mente. Este es el más grande y primer mandamiento”.…

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Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Prayer Spiritual Growth

March 29, 2022

Pastor, Prioritize the “Mini-Retreat”

Craving a “Date” with Jesus Pastoral ministry comes with some of the greatest joys and deepest sorrows. I remember a particularly draining season, filled with all kinds of discouragements. I was doubting my own effectiveness at discipling others, feeling the…

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Comunidad misional Crecimiento espiritual En Español Recursos

March 24, 2022

Discipulando la mente, el corazón y las manos

Discipulado Corazón, Mente, Manos El discipulado es una tarea holística. Cualquier proceso de discipulado que conduzca a las personas a parecerse más a Jesús deberá abordar la mente, el corazón y las manos; en otras palabras, lo que las personas…

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missionary Prayer

March 22, 2022

Neighborhood Prayer Challenge

When we think about the magnitude of seeing every life saturated with the gospel of Jesus Christ and how many people live in our cities, it can become overwhelming. For some, that overwhelming feeling can immobilize us. Moving from big…

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Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Missional Community Missionary Servant

March 15, 2022

Doing Justice & Loving Mercy

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have…

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Discipleship Foundations Spiritual Growth

March 8, 2022

Longing for More of Jesus

Busyness has a way of stealing our joy and distracting us from the important, lasting things of life. Over the years, I have found this to be increasingly true during big holidays like Easter. Amidst the lists of to-dos, wrangling…

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Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring

March 1, 2022

Culture Makers

Since the beginning of creation, humanity has been creating and cultivating—bringing into existence new ideas and new life, while simultaneously establishing a culture where ideas and life either flourish or flail. As Andy Crouch states in his book Culture Making,…

Discipleship Gospel Leadership Missional Community Spiritual Growth

February 16, 2022

Holistic Discipleship

Discipleship is a holistic enterprise. Any discipleship process that leads people to become more like Jesus will address the head, heart, and hands—what people know, what people feel and believe, and what people do. Whenever the people under our leadership…

Discipleship Family Servant Spiritual Growth

February 15, 2022

Sitting Shiva

It’s been a little over a year since we lost our beloved daughter Erin to cancer. My wife and I will never get over it nor do we want to get over it. For some reason, this decision seems to…

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Comunidad misional Crecimiento espiritual En Español Recursos

February 2, 2022

En Misión con Dios por Medio de Preguntas

En Misión con Dios por medio de Preguntas Diseñado para teléfonos móviles, este es un un librito para ayudar a las comunidades misionales. Todo cristiano tiene la oportunidad de ser un misionero. La razón por la que la mayoría no…

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

February 1, 2022

Marked by One-ness

Have you ever tried making a sandwich with one hand? We often take for granted that most everyday tasks are a whole lot easier with two. Our body is an amazing picture of what it looks like to need…

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth Uncategorized

January 25, 2022

Abundant Fruitfulness

Over the last few years I’ve been increasingly convinced that forming resilient disciples in our culture is going to take a lot more than good Sunday services and healthy small groups. As I survey the landscape of American Christianity, there’s…

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Discipleship Gospel Spiritual Growth

January 18, 2022

Hope for a New Year

Every year It’s A Wonderful Life plays in the background as my husband and I set out gifts on Christmas Eve. It’s a story I need amidst the materialism and mayhem. I need it because of the tug of war…

Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Prayer Spiritual Growth Uncategorized

January 11, 2022

The Voice of the Spirit

The following is Day 1 of 5 in a new devotional called Spirit Lead. This devotional helps create a moment of pause and reflection with God while you consider your life within the church, listen to the Spirit, and ask:…

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Mission

December 20, 2021

Advent and the Coming of Christ

I’m not sure why, but every time I’ve heard the word Advent this season I’ve thought of the song “Jesus Is Coming Soon,” a song I’ve never particularly liked. I didn’t know whether to laugh, cringe, or cry the first…

Discipleship Domains of Society Prayer

December 15, 2021

Celebrating God’s Work in 2021

God has been at work in and through all of us this past year. It would take volumes to describe all that He has done. Our team is so encouraged by the way we see God at work in and…

Discipleship Mission Spiritual Growth

December 14, 2021

The Missional Heart of Advent

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of year for most of us. We buy gifts, decorate the house, visit loved ones, enjoy traditions, and plan big get-togethers. Although 30% of all charitable giving happens in December and…

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Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

December 7, 2021

Hope in God’s Help

READ PSALM 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you…

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Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

November 30, 2021

Trusting the Process

My husband has on occasion accused me of thinking I have a superpower: the power to identify what’s wrong in someone else’s life and the right to tell her what she should do to fix it. But we all know…

Church Planting Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

November 22, 2021

Missional Community Living

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” - King Solomon, Ecclesiastes 3:1 This past weekend my two boys and I road-tripped deep into Appalachia, passing through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Our…

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Church Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Gospel Leadership Mission Pastoring

November 15, 2021

Gospel City Hubs

We don’t go to church; we are the church. Our goal is not to get people to just come to our church gatherings. Our goal is to remind and equip the Church, God’s people, to be the means through which…

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Identity Missionary

November 9, 2021

Vocation and Discipleship

As a lay elder who works a full-time job in the corporate world, I have long been intrigued by the role of vocation in the Christian life. Christians throughout church history have worked in all manner of vocations. In the…

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Discipleship Family Gospel Resources

November 4, 2021

Advent Resources for 2021

Waiting. Waiting etches itself into the experience of every son and daughter of God through the pains of bondage, plague, drought, and storm. Sarah and Abraham waited for Isaac. Joseph waited for his brothers and God’s grace to make evil…

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