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
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Takeaway: Every disciple of Jesus is a Christian, but not every Christian is a disciple. Disciples are willing to follow.
Action Step: Consider your language because it will impact your culture!
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/christian-disciple
Bill Hull Books on this topic: The Discipleship Gospel and Conversion & Discipleship
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Perfect for: Any disciple maker who is wondering what to do in your first disciple making meeting.
Takeaway: Every first meeting is the first meeting with that disciple. So prayerfully plan what you will do.
Action Step: Write down an ideal plan that you can adapt for your next first meeting.
Show Notes:
S1. Ep. 11 “How to Invite Someone into a Disciple Making Relationship?”
S2. Ep. 25 “The Wheel Illustration: Where the Rubber Meets the Road”
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/whattodo-disciple
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Ever wonder what to say when you are trying to tell God's story in your life?
We talk about the importance of stories, life on life, and so much more!
Takeaway: God wants to express His truth in your stories.
Action Step: Write out a story from the last week or two where God has impacted your life. Share it with a friend.
Show Notes:
S.2 Ep.8 Why Your Testimony Isn’t Enough
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tools are helpful when we know them, own them, and share them. This is important because a guide is different from a program. Tools are contextual, they are applied for specific purposes. They do some things well and others not-so-well.
THE Disciple maker’s Loop – a tool to help them stay focused in disciple making.
- Teach him what, Tony
- Tell him why, Justin
- show him how,
- get him started,
- keep him going,
- help him pass it on.
Takeaway: The DM Loop is a pocket-sized guide to helps you stay focused in disciple making.
Action Step: Memorize the tool and teach it to 2 others.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-loop
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Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Perfect for: Someone seeking more clarity around disciple making. Leader or the everyday person who isn’t clear on the difference between mentoring/disciple making.
Takeaway: Mentoring and disciple making are NOT the same. Mentoring is about helping someone reach their goals. DM is about helping reach Jesus’ goals for them.
Action Step: Consider your language because it will impact your culture!
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/mentoring-disciplemaking
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
This is the perfect episode to listen to if you’re curious about what the future holds for the Practitioners’ Podcast.
3 Seasons 3 Shelves:
Shelf #1: Season 1 was: Vision - Why, Growth Phases of a disciple, most needed for most people
Shelf #2: Season 2 was: Culture, Consumerism, Engagement…
Shelf #3: Season 3 WILL BE: Clarity of DM, Tools of a DM, super practical
Takeaway: Going to be a GREAT season.
Action Step: Subscribe & share
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
In the final episode of the season, we sit down to talk about what it means to reflect the Father.
Takeaway:
Every Christian is called to reflect their Father.
Action Step:
Identify how and where you reflect your Father and celebrate it with someone you disciple.
Show Notes:
Galatians 3:26-29
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
What is the fruit of your disciple making ministry?
Takeaway: Jesus-style disciple making will always move out toward the lost, in towards the Church, and downward in the life of the individual believer.
Action Step: Where are you positioning yourself to reach unbelievers?
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Today's episode is all about the scalability of disciple making. In today's church culture answering the question of: Will it scale? Is super important.
Takeaway: Disciple making will always scale to the level of our faithfulness.
Action Step:
Evaluate your faithfulness in disciple making: Are you multiplying or just adding?
Show Notes:
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Offense in disciple making is using vision, intentionality, and tools to ensure the disciple ends up as a unique skilled disciple maker.
In offensive disciple making we have to make sure that the person we are discipling scores, not that I score.
Takeaway: Skilled disciple makers have the vision, the intentionality, and the tools to play offense.
Action Step: Draw up a play and run it with the person you are discipling.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakingmap-expedition