Our goal is to help followers of Jesus dive deep into what it means to be an everyday disciple maker. In these 20 minute episodes, we will talk about culture, practice, and multiplication of disciple making in the local church.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Do you ever wonder how important relationships are in disciple making? In this conversation, Tony and Justin explore what it means to have life on life - just like Jesus did. This is really important if you have children in the home, or you are working with someone to follow Jesus.
Takeaway: Effective disciple making must be life on life.
Action Step: Invite the person/s you disciple to do something socially with you next week.
Mark 3:14
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Do you ever wonder who is the right person for you to disciple? Today on the podcast we talk about selection! Selection is the process of choosing the person that you'll walk alongside on their journey of faith. And, selection is important, because in the selection we expand the Kingdom of God!
Takeaway: The goal is to build THE CHURCH, not your church. Selection is important!
Action Step: Find a FAT person
Faithful
Available
Teachable
FAT is still all we need to select.
Show Notes:
Matthew 4:17
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/fatorfaith
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Some of us are quick to say we are super intentional, others will lean towards relational. The truth is you probably have a side of the scale that is easier for you than the other, and yet we know: Jesus was an expert at both. Today, we take a look at the disciple making scale, why it's important and encourage you to move more towards the other side.
Takeaway: Disciple makers work on the skill that’s on the opposite of the scale. Developing the balance creates an ideal environment in which disciples can grow.
Action Step: Identify where you are light on the scale and one step in how to grow in it...
Link:
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
In this episode of the podcast we sit down to discuss disciple making in the community and the importance of not being insulated!
Takeaway: Jesus’ last words means that ministry among non-Christians is essential not optional in the life of a disciple.
Action Step: Do something to strengthen an existing friendship with a skeptic/non-Christian or to build a new friendship.
Matthew 28:19-20, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore, GO, and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I’ve commanded you. And surely I’m with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Acts 1:8 - “But you will receive power when the HS comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tools are one of the most underrated parts of the disciple making process. When we are discipline well, we are passing on the tools we have so that the person we are pouring into can pour into someone else.
TakeAway: Discipling well means using tools.
Action Step: Learn and share the Disciple Maker’s Loop with someone.
Show Notes:
John 17:14 & 17, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-loop
The LOOP: Teach him what, Tell him why, show him how, get him started, keep him going, help him pass it on.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Sometimes, the invitation is the hardest part! This is definitely true when it comes to disciple making. Being clear about your intentions at the beginning of the relationship is crucial to growing an intentional disciple making relationship.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
In this episode of the podcast, we explore what it means to follow Jesus in His humanity. Follow Jesus in order to become just like Jesus, not just to grow. Allow your vision to grow as big as Jesus’. Not just disciple one or two, but disciple to build a movement that reaches the nations and changes the world.
Action Step: Share the importance of Jesus’ humanity with someone else this week.
Show Notes:
Justin’s blog on this topic: https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/jesushumanity-disciplemakingministry
Dann Spader: https://dannspader.com/about-dr-spader/
Dann Spader’s Paper on the Humanity of Christ: https://www.sonlife.com/downloads/sonlife-humanity-of-jesus.pdf
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
In this episode, we sit down to discuss what does the actual practice of disciplines looks like in the life of a disciple. We talk about how the cracks in your life can turn into canyons and the keys to avoiding a life without guardrails.
Links:
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Peter Sclazzero
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
In this episode, Tony and Justin sit down to discuss how disciple making is God's plan to reach the nations. We talk through the Scripture and how God has laid out how the promise to His people.
Master Plan of Evangelism - Robert E. Coleman
Genesis 12:1-2, 15:5, Galatians 3:29, Matt. 24:14, Rev. 7:9
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
In this episode of the podcast, we sit down to talk about disciple making and the local church. We discuss how the church is called to make disciples who own their faith.
Church involvement is not equal to being a disciple - Following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and committed to the mission of Jesus is what it means to be a disciple.
The Rise of Christianity - Rodney Stark
Consumerism and Disciple Making: Sunday school movement