Discipleship On Pauls & Timothys 20 Feb 2014 I have drunk more cups of coffee with Frank Tallerico than I can ever count. I recall sitting in his office and dumping out my frustrations, asking him for counsel,…
Discipleship What is Discipleship? 13 Feb 201413 Feb 2014 There are a number of terms that our Evangelical culture throws around without a lot of definition or clarification. As a result we end up using words that we often don't understand.…
Discipleship Why Spend A Year Studying “Discipleship”? 6 Feb 2014 12 months is a long time to study a single topic. Every year I pick a single subject that I am going to dive into and study for the whole…
Discipleship… Small Groups and Spiritual Evaluations 29 Jan 2014 Pastoring 150 people and pastoring 1,000 people is really different. I mean of course it's not really different. People are people, and the same spiritual instruction from Scripture applies to…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 3) 17 May 201318 May 2013 Are you embarrassed by the gospel? Paul wasn't. He understood that the gospel was the only real hope any man had. He wrote to the Romans saying, "For I am…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 2) 9 May 201310 May 2013 Legalism is a soul-deadening misrepresentation of Christianity! My wife and I lived for years in a community that was plagued by dysfunctional Christianity, where the perception of most preachers and…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 1) 2 May 20133 May 2013 How do people change? There are a myriad of ideas about what change looks like, and lots of proposed solutions are offered to what ails us. But as a Christian…
Discipleship From Small Ministry to Small Groups (Part 3) 25 Apr 201326 Apr 2013 Not all small groups are created equal. I have argued in previous posts that small groups provide the church with a very important element for spiritual growth and discipleship: community.…
Discipleship From Small Ministry To Small Groups (Part 2) 18 Apr 201319 Apr 2013 Small Groups are the vital piece to moving from small ministry to effective discipleship. I say that with all confidence because I’ve seen the real value myself. Small Groups broaden…
Discipleship From Small Ministry to Small Groups (Part 1) 11 Apr 201312 Apr 2013 The church is called to make disciples. We aren't told exactly how to do that in Scripture. We know that we are to teach others to obey all that Jesus…
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