The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast

The Word of God clearly specifies the Gospel we are to preach as we make disciples. Sadly, many in today's Church have twisted and distorted the Gospel of Jesus to create a gospel that more adequately fits the need to build the church by "butts, buildings and bucks." In this episode, Sandy Mason (Director of Regional Representatives for The Bonhoeffer Project) takes us on a journey upstream, back to the headwaters of Scripture to examine the real Gospel of the Kingdom.  

Disciple making comes in many shapes and sizes. How do you determine what is right for your church? Michelle Eagle (Discipleship and Women's Minister at Harpeth Christian Church) helps us discover the nuts and bolts of several types of disciple making strategies and the pros and cons that go with them along with the must' haves of every disciple-making ministry.

What are the ramifications within your church of women being discipled into maturity? We say that we want (need) mature disciples of Jesus within our churches but are we willing to make the sacrifices in our "we've always done it this way" mentality to truly focus on disciple making? Michelle Eagle (Discipleship and Women's Minister at Harpeth Christian Church) explores how to focus your ministry on creating a culture of disciple making while maintains a strong biblical foundation.

As we step into Scripture, we find Old Testament shadows alluding to New Testament realities and old covenant truths holding up new covenant promises. Whenever a text is cryptic or concealed—whether in the Pentateuch, the Prophets, the Parables, or the Apocalypse, we can look to the neighboring testament for clarity and revelation. These connections across books and testaments expose the overarching story that God is writing through his Creation—to transform us so that we don’t just bear his image, but we also reflect his glory.

A common mistake that women make as we read Scripture is to see the story through a “me-centered lens.” It’s human nature to be self-centered. But when we read the Bible through a “God-centered” lens, our whole perspective changes. A key to shifting our mindset is to look for the character of God and the centrality of Christ in every Bible passage. Tina Wilson of Women of Renew.org shows us how to practice knowing God and spotlighting his Son so that our study of Scripture informs and deepens our personal relationship with our Lord

We love our rights. We love to proclaim them whenever we feel someone has infringed on them. But God calls us to servanthood and that means surrendering a lot of things to which we think we have a right. Are you willing to lay down your rights to be more available to God to serve others?

We know we’re supposed to disciple our children, but it feels overwhelming. Even though there are countless devotionals, Bible studies and books for teaching children about Jesus, where do we start? Gain a fresh perspective on how you can make a disciple making difference in the children in your life!

Imagine how different our community or nation might look if godly, seasoned leaders intentionally discipled the next generation? Younger leaders are hungry to learn and grow, and it’s the responsibility of those in their 40s-70s to disciple them in the ways of God w hen it comes to work.

Dave Buehring of Lionshare talks with us about how spiritual warfare is real, and Jesus has provided us with weapons to win when we are in the midst of it! Ask yourself these questions: Are you equipping the people you are discipling to fight against the enemy’s schemes? Have you ever considered which of the devil’s weapons work best against you and those you are discipling?  

Shodankeh, Curtis, and Josh have a conversation led by Paul giving us hope for seeing a disciple making movement here in North  America and challenge us all do the simple but hard work of praying and fastin