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  For the last few weeks on the blog, we’ve been considering some often overlooked aspects of discipleship in the early church. Perhaps the most often overlooked aspect of discipleship from Acts 2 is that fact that  Effective...

“A goal without a plan is just a wish,” is a quote I often share from a guy whose name I can’t pronounce (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). It can be sad, motivating, or affirming, depending on the context in which it is shared, but leaders of...

Church-wide discipleship rhythms have a compounding effect. While many things in life get weaker or worse the longer they go on, corporate discipleship grows stronger and sweeter. For example, I love Mega Stuf Oreos. Sometimes it's a problem....

You’ve heard (and maybe said) things like “following Jesus isn’t just a Sunday morning event—it’s a year-round commitment.” But I’ve been challenged to consider what our ministry year subtly communicates to people. For example, is...

When you read the Book of Acts, you see that sharing Christ was as much a daily part of the lives of believers then as texting on a cell phone is today. But today, in most churches, evangelism is occasional at best. How...

Parents love imperatives. I know I do. Just take a close look at the parenting vocabulary and you’ll find it riddled with imperatives: “Eat your broccoli.” “Don’t hit your sister.” “Quit setting the dog on fire.” That...

What everyone wants is the very thing that we need more than we realize. Rest. True biblical rest. A real break from the weight and pressure of life and work. It’s interesting, though, that we run from rest, the very thing we want and...

“They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.” - Acts 2:46-47 As children of God, it is important to consistently set aside time to remember what God has done, to thank Him for...

“I want to be a storyteller.” I had just kicked off a year-long fellowship with the goal of learning about Storytelling in the business world so I could apply what I learned in ministry. And this was the goal I shared in every e-mail, phone...

Peter responds to the crowd’s doubts and questions with the Gospel story; it is so compelling that they were “cut to the heart” and asked how they could respond to the Gospel - Acts 2:14-36 Think back to the first person who shared the...