I learned how to disciple others out of necessity. I was in my first year as a pastor and realized I knew zilch (technical term for ‘nothing’) about the process because I had never been discipled by another person. I had ‘learned’ how to follow Jesus through...
In the last article, I talked about rest as the first ‘Done’ Discipline in addressing unfinished business. For you leaders who are willing to engage with God in a ruthless searching process, the revealed specter of the sin of your heart (anger, lust,...
While pastoring I developed what I still call the acorn-to-the-oak approach to discipling. I had come to understand that unless I was deliberate about taking people we baptized and leading them through a clear process of disciple making, many would never, on their...
Unfinished business still is stalking leaders I know and love. How close are you to self-destruction? I do not ask this flippantly. Many humanly successful pastors and church leaders live on the edge for a long time before their lives unravel for all to see. When you...
A premier pastor of a former generation was mentoring a group of younger leaders of which I was part. During one of his discussions, he mentioned that in the years since he retired from ministry, he had visited over 250 churches all around the country and never had...
