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Stan Parks, who has studied disciple-making movements around the world, makes a striking observation: "I have never seen a disciple-making movement without first seeing a prayer movement. One group re...
"Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" - Matthew 9:37-38
I used to th...
Last week we looked at abiding in Christ as the source of our spiritual vitality. It’s the foundation of all true disciplemaking. You can’t give what you haven’t got!
Walking like this with Jesus is ...
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." - John 15:5
There's a question that nags at every serious follower...
I’ll be honest. My mindset around disciplemaking has been wrong - for pretty much my entire Christian life. Bad news - that’s a long time. Good news - I’m not dead yet so there’s time to change things...
I was sitting in church one Sunday morning, and to be honest, that morning I was just going through the motions. I know - shocking, eh! But it even happens to me - sorry if that burst your bubble! The...
"And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8
I've always found it fascinating that the disci...
This week's edition of the Raw Disciple is brought to you by my good friend and colleague, Abi Flavell. Abi and her husband John are church planters and disciplemakers based in Hull, UK
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A friend who was not a follower of Jesus once asked me how I had become a Christian. Excitedly I began to tell him. But five minutes in, as IÂ dived into sharing my story, I could see that his eyes had...
I was talking to a new believer a while ago and asked her what she thought about making disciples. "I will when I know more" was her reply. (She's been a Christian for 18 months).
That thinking of "I...
Years ago, a friend of mine named Ben Enejo was so passionate about Jesus that he nearly got expelled from school for talking about Him too much. But here's the fascinating part - years later, he disc...
My good friend Phil Moore has been on an extraordinary journey of discovery and I asked him to share about it and tell us about his latest book. I've just finished it and is one of those unputdownable...
