The idea that ‘Gospel, Community and Mission’ is crucial to making mature disciples of Jesus may sound a little bit obvious to you at first. But it is surprising how few of us, and our churches, are careful to balance the focus and engagement of these powerful discipleship foundations. 

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about why all three of these components must be consistently engaged in and balanced if we want disciples of Jesus to grow to full maturity.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why we are seeing a lack of maturity in the Church today among Christians.
• How all 3… Gospel, Community, and Mission play a critical role in disciple-making.
• What it looks like when you only engage 2 of these 3 foundations with others.
• Practical resources for growing your people in Gospel, Community, and Mission.

It happens over and over again: a political argument with a friend, a fight about racial issues on the internet, a disagreement with a coworker… At the first sign of conflict, we flee to a bunker with people who think like us and—internally or externally—attack everyone else. We feel safe there. But it’s killing us; killing families, friendships, civility, and discourse.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk with author Brian Jennings and discover there is a better way—and we can walk in it! It may look like you’re dodging cultural landmines, but you just might be learning how to dance! 😀

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The “thing behind the thing” with all the conflict we see in ideology today.
• How Jesus faced personal, political, and relational conflict–and dealt with it.
• How to practice “The 4 Ways of Wisdom” in our conversations and conflicts.
• Practical steps you can take now to be Good News within dark conversations.

Why do all serious players on any team have a coach, and why might all serious disciple-makers also need a coach? Life and ministry accelerate when you have someone help you call plays and develop strategies as you make disciples and live out this amazing Kingdom life.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll hear from some folks who have engaged with being coached and the difference it is making in their marriages, families, and communities as they press into a lifestyle of discipleship and mission in everyday life.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Several examples of coaches and coaching relationships in the Bible.
• What the actual functions and rhythms of a healthy coaching relationship look like.
• How coaching affects our marriages, parenting, and discipleship in real-time.
• Testimonies from people who are in a coaching relationship and the powerful results they are experiencing.

Are you living a “Kingdom of God lifestyle” today, in a very real sense? Do you feel like growth, abundance, and victory are all a part of your community life and church experience?

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar and Heath discuss how Jesus explained normal life and growth in the Kingdom of God.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The true definition of a Missional Community.
• Caesar’s story of a pretty rocky start to all of this 😳
• How Jesus explained life (all of it) and growth, and what to expect.
• The Pattern and Promise we see throughout the Parables in the NT.

There was a time when neighbors knew each other’s names… when children and old folks in the neighborhood had more than their families looking out for them. What happened?

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk with author, Lance Ford, as we ask the question: can you really love your neighbor as much as you love yourself?

We live in an age when it feels like we have very little time for new and trusting relationships–and it’s hard to trust people! So we tend to isolate or stick closer to home and keep to ourselves. But people are dying for real relationship, and isolation only breeds further distrust.

Maybe it’s time to change the narrative.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• What the Bible really says about loving your neighbor.
• What we have lost as a society through hiding away and loving ourselves.
• Why incarnational presence is the “Jesus Model” for loving your neighbor.
• Practical steps to restoring our neighborhoods to become communities filled with love and redemption.

Political talk is everywhere right now — it’s on the news and all over social media, it’s happening between friends and family, and it’s most likely happening at your kitchen table too. I wonder… what are your kids hearing?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar shares insights on how to talk politics as a family. You’ll get the tools and gospel perspective to discuss and make wise political choices throughout life.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why talking about politics with your kids at an early age is important.
• How to teach them NOT to believe everything they hear.
• How to use gospel-fluency to frame the conversation around politics.
• 5 Tips for changing the conversation right now.