Tag: bobby’s blog
Discipleship vs. Disciple Making
by Bobby Harrington: Discipleship-first friends, One of the things we champion at Discipleship.org is an emphasis on disciple making. We value the use of the expression “discipleship”—enough to name our whole ministry after it!—but we also appreciate the clarity that comes from a focus on disciple-making. With permission, I am republishing a […]
Learn from Navigators Church Ministries
by Bobby Harrington: We want you to meet Justin Gravitt, who leads Navigators Church Ministries. We want to help you find the best disciple-making guides, and that’s why we’re continuing to introduce these partners to you. Here’s what Justin said about his ministry in our interview with him: Tell us about […]
Learn about Disciple-Making “Cornerstones” by Meeting Lionshare
by Bobby Harrington: We hope you’ve enjoyed meeting some of our disciple-making partners. We want to help you find the best disciple-making guides, and that’s why we’re continuing to introduce these partners to you. Meet Dave Buehring, leader of Lionshare. Here’s what Dave said about his ministry in our interview […]
Why Is the Culture of a Disciple Making Church So Important?
by Bobby Harrington: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That statement, attributed to the most influential management guru of our time, Peter Drucker, describes a reality church leaders must face in the pursuit of creating disciple making churches. A disciple making church culture is what your church actually does in disciple […]
What is a “Level 5” Disciple Making Church?
by Bobby Harrington: I am working with my team at Discipleship·org and the team at Exponential (church planting Network) on a new framework for disciple-making churches to measure what it means for a church to effectively make increasing numbers of disciples. What happens when a church gets sold out to […]
Defining “Church” and a “Level 5 Disciple-Making Church”
by Bobby Harrington: Various Discipleship·org partners and I had a very challenging meeting last month as we sought to define some key terms that are crucial for disciple-making leaders to thrive. I wanted to share this challenge with all our readers, and that’s why I’m writing to you today. The group of disciple-making leaders I mentioned above and […]
10 Top Disciple Making Trends for 2019 (Part 1)
by Bobby Harrington: We champion discipleship-first people – those who see life through the lens of being disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus. These people form our tribe. Discipleship.org exists to help the members of this tribe to be faithful and effective disciple makers. Discipleship.org is like the “chamber […]
The 7 Disciple-Making Rhythms of Jesus
by Bobby Harrington and Jason Dukes: Many discipling-making efforts today are focused on information transfer and they are often delivered through church programs. We are grateful for the way these efforts help people, but they often carry with them certain limitations. When we look at the life of Jesus, we […]
The Truth About Jesus’ Commandments in Discipling Relationships
by Bobby Harrington: In his great commission, King Jesus told us to make disciples who “obey everything that he commanded” (Matt. 28:18-20). If we are honest, that presents us with a big challenge today: we must be clear on Jesus’ commandments so that we can obey them. But how can we be […]
What We Will *Not* Be Asked… at the Day of Judgement
by Bobby Harrington: At Discipleship·org, our discipleship-first mantra views life through the lens of being disciples who make disciples. To be most fully alive is to walk with Jesus, live out the priorities we find in his life. It is loving people as Jesus loved people. But let’s not study […]