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 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
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Intentional disciple making requires offense and defense. Today, Tony and Justin embark on a two-part mini-series to talk about what offensive and defensive disciple making looks like in your intentional relationship.
Takeaway: Skilled disciple makers play defense by using life events to move people towards Christ.
Action Step: Find one defensive skill you can improve in your disciple making relationship.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
In today's episode, we talk about the amazing discipleship tool known as The Wheel!
Why the Wheel is great…
- Gives a picture of a disciple
- Assesses familiarity with the Word - depth & dexterity in the word
- Assesses understanding of key Christian concepts
- Models Scripture memory and intimacy with the Word
- Gives an opportunity to self-assess his life as a disciple
- Gives an opportunity to take a step in growth in a weaker area
- Models being in-process and an alongsider.
- Naturally sets up another meeting and future expectations.
Takeaway: What makes the wheel so powerful is that it starts with Christ and that’s where all good disciple-making starts.
Action Step: Take time to learn the wheel and share it with someone this week.
Show Notes:
What does the Wheel do?
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/whattodo-disciple
Episode 12: The Importance of Tools
Episode 09: The Disciplines of a Disciple
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
God's promises are true for you!
Takeaway: The answer to fear is faith. It’s about God’s fitness and your willingness.
Action Step: Write down three things in disciple making that feel too big and surrender them to God in prayer.
Show Notes:
Numbers 11:21-23
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/trueforyou-principle
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
What is the importance of Scripture memory in disciple making?
Tony and Justin dive into this topic and so much more.
Takeaway: The Word is the primary tool God has given us to make disciples.
Action Step: Start your Scripture Memory Habit now…
Show Notes:
Ephesians 2:10, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
7 Benefits of Scripture Memory
- Transform through Substitution - Romans 12:2, Phil. 4:8
- Keep Me from Sin - Ps. 119:9-11, Ps. 1:2-3
- Help Me in Temptation - Matt. 4:1-11
- Witnessing - 1 Pt. 3:15, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 23:29
- Understanding - Philemon :6, Ps. 119:99
- Ministry - Is. 55:11, Heb. 4:12, Jeremiah 23:29, Is. 50:4, 2 Tim. 3:16-17
- Prayer - Eph. 1, Philippians 1, Romans 4:20, Joshua 23:14
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Today's conversation is all about our failures in disciple making and how we can learn from them!
Takeaway: Failing is part of discipling. Fail, learn, grow!
Action Step: Reflect on what you’ve learned in your failures and apply them to your relationships today.
Show Notes:
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill