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How the Church Lost the Meaning of Disciple Making and How to Get It Back

How the Church Lost the Meaning of Disciple-Making and How to Get It Back

When disciple-making leaders gather Recently, I was in a meeting with several national disciple-making leaders. Most of these men and women have given their lives to making disciples and have […]

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Multiply Your Life How Movements Begin and Change the World

Multiply Your Life: How Movements Begin and Change the World

The choice to make disciples is a choice to multiply your life The choice to make disciples is the choice to multiply your life. It is the choice to think […]

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Why You Can Trust the Bible Evidence for the Reliability of God’s Word

Why You Can Trust the Bible: Evidence for the Reliability of God’s Word

People today are skeptical about everything When we hear a deal that seems too good to be true, it usually is. Not everything you see in print or online can […]

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The First Miracle: How Jesus Revealed His Glory at Cana

The First Miracle: How Jesus Revealed His Glory at Cana

The celebration that set the stage for a miracle Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in […]

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Why Following Jesus’ Pathway Is the Key to a Healthy, Multiplying Church

Why Following Jesus’ Pathway Is the Key to a Healthy, Multiplying Church

Leading with Jesus’ model brings purpose and reward My passion over the past twenty-five years of ministry has been to lead our church to follow Jesus’ model. It hasn’t been […]

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Don't Just Listen - Live It Why Hearing God's Voice Must Lead to Obedience

Don’t Just Listen – Live It: Why Hearing God’s Voice Must Lead to Obedience

It’s easy to hear but hard to obey It’s possible to listen to someone talking and never respond to what they’ve said. The phrase, “in one ear and out the […]

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Every Church Is Camp Hope Why Your Mission Matters More Than Ever

Every Church Is Camp Hope: Why Your Mission Matters More Than Ever

The church is God’s rescue team on mission Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, began like every other day. Thirty-three miners packed their lunches, kissed their families goodbye and entered the deep […]

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The Final Step in Jesus’ Disciple-Making Strategy

The Final Step in Jesus’ Disciple-Making Strategy

Jesus poses a pivotal question to His disciples The fourth and final step in Jesus’ disciple-making strategy was multiplication. At a pivotal point in His ministry, Jesus asked the leaders […]

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When Ministry Feels Too Hard Why Jesus’ Plan Still Works

When Ministry Feels Too Hard: Why Jesus’ Plan Still Works

Jesus’ plan is too hard and it takes too long This may be the most honest complaint yet. The others are often theological smoke screens to hide a deeper problem. […]

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How Jesus Developed Self-Leaders in Ministry

How Jesus Developed Self-Leaders in Ministry

The blueprint for developing leaders like Jesus How did Jesus train up and develop Self-Leaders? We see this most clearly n the first eighteen months of Jesus’ ministry. Once again, […]

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