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 Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Takeaway: Finding someone to disciple takes intentional prayer and discernment.
Action Step: Pray about who in your life is ready to be discipled, then make a list of a couple of names that you can begin praying over.
Show Notes:
Luke 16:10, 2 Tim. 2:2
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
So excited to kick off season four of the podcast!
Vision, Heart, and Skill in DM.
Several Series: Finding someone to disciple, DM Pathway, Bicycle Illustration, Jesus’ Way of DM.
Show Notes:
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Justin and Tony discuss four important truths to help church leaders build a disciple making culture. Towards the end, they are joined by Pastor Mike Tuttle as he shares about the difference a disciple making culture is making at his church.
Show Notes:
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Check out this bonus episode with Tony on the Disciple Dilemma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QsVjRKKbOg
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Going small helps us go big!
Takeaway: If you want to reach the world, reach your neighbor.
Action Step: Who is the ONE PERSON you can add to your funnel?
Show Notes:
The Disciple Making Difference Illustration
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Perfect for: Disciples who get distracted by the demands of life.
Takeaway: Don’t lose sight of the people Jesus had His sights set on.
Action Step: Identify your non-Christian friends and begin to pray for which relationship can go deeper. Read the article!
Show Notes:
Who Cares - General William Booth
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Holiness in Disciple Making is important because it Impacts our:
1. Motivation - Who we are and thus WHY we do.
2. Vision - How we see
3. Reflection - How others see Jesus.
Takeaway: You are the chosen instrument by God. How useful you are to do the work correlates to your holiness.
Action Step: Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness.
Show Notes:
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Perfect for: Anyone who is or has been confused about the difference between shepherding and disciple making.
Takeaway: Shepherding and disciple making are not the same.
Action Step: “Take some time to evaluate your ministry and ask the question, am I shepherding people or am I making disciples.”
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/shepherding-vs-disciplemaking
John 10:11, John 21:15-17, Hosea 13:6, Psalm 23, Luke 19:10
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In this episode, we explore the Serving/Training Illustration!
Takeaway: Jesus spent most of His time, focus, and energy training, but He often did it in the context of serving.
Action Step: Take a look at how you use your time, focus, and energy. Does it look like Jesus?
Show Notes:
Serving Training Illustration - Downloadable
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
This episode is perfect for someone in or leading culture!
- Vision Division
Jesus observed that a house divided against itself cannot stand (Matt. 12:25). Unhealthy cultures have division over the vision. When people disagree on the desired destination they are unable to see a shared future. The lack of a common vision and shared future can give birth to every other symptom on this list.
2. Relational Isolation
The lack of relational depth and connection contributes to people thinking ME instead of WE. When individuals care more about themselves than the mission, their culture feels prickly. Such cultures choose to regulate rather than relate.
3. Communication Chaos
Secrecy, gossip, poorly addressed or unaddressed conflict, and debate about what’s factually true are great examples of communication chaos. There are also well-known elephants and sacred cows around every corner that aren’t discussed or acknowledged. Communication symptoms take many forms, but each one leaves individuals feeling unsafe and vulnerable. At its worst communication chaos leads to a lack of trust and cycles of conflict.
4. Act, Don’t Ask
Instead of a culture that invites cooperation and co-creation, unhealthy cultures draw bold lines between the leaders and the led. Leadership isn’t interested in robust dialogue, discussion, or co-creation. Instead their focus is to get people to act and submit to the plan. Some contexts call for such leadership (a battlefield, natural disasters, etc.) Normally though, such cultures suffocate and inhibit personal development. Often such cultures see individual development as a threat to output. Potential is secondary to production
5. Affinity Based Authority
marked by leadership being transitioned from one to the next based on personal affinity rather than performance. In such cultures, character and fruitfulness are secondary to current leadership’s similarity and relational connection to future leadership. When authority is affinity-based rather than earned, it leads to inauthentic styles of relating.
Takeaway: Culture is what most people do most of the time. Unhealthy culture will infect the movement you are trying to lead.
Action Step: Do a cultural check-up to examine these aspects of culture and look for symptoms that indicate bigger problems.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/5symptoms-unhealthyculture