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Transformation ...
Moving ahead ...
Looking more like Christ ...
Helping others to live it out
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More of the Story, Part 2
One of the first churches I started to work with even before I came of staff with The Navs was Providence Church in Avon. I met with Andy and Tom to talk about their groups ministry and discipleship at the Bob Evans on Rockside Rd. I was still interviewing with The...
More of the Story
You may have already bumped into the latest newsletter from December. I thought you might like to read the rest of what the four folks wrote to me. This first story Pastor Bob Quaintance shares his journey into engaging more deeply with the scriptures. Bob and I have...
Moving Churches Ahead
This past Saturday we spent six hours with 70 church leaders from seven congregations. What a great day. These churches have been gathering to learn how they can build a disciplemaking culture in their church. They are in year two of our three-year process. We...
Charging up your time with God
I bumped into my friend Jordan and Panera this morning. We chit chatted about life and the early morning. We got onto the topic of our walk with Christ. He shared, "I am stuck. I'm just not connecting with Jesus." Like most of us from time to time we found we are...
Nav enews August ’14: New Levels
This year has seen big increase in the scope of the ministry. What I have seen this year is growth in a whole new area. My first years on staff were focused on individual pastors. I've assisted them as they strengthened their disciplemaking skills. They've taken new...
Joining us at the Alongsider this Saturday?
Coming out to our Disciple-making Clinic? Here's the details for Saturday. Here's the details. Saturday April 12th, 8:29 to 2:30 Arrive a few minutes early pickup your materials and find your seat. Lifestyles 940 Town Park Boulevard, Uniontown, Ohio, 44685. (It is...
Disciple-making training coming April 12th
Disciple-Making Clinic April 12th
Disciple-making training at Maranatha
March 1st we held a Clinic at Maranatha Bible Church. The day was an exciting one for the 53 attenders. They were curious how they could bump up their impact and learn how to better disciple others. I had met with a few of the pastors and church leaders a couple...
3 Big Events coming up!
The next three weeks are packed with some very fun events with big opportunities for impact. Saturday Mar 1st. I'll be leading the Ways of the Alongsider Clinic for Maranatha Bible Church. They have fifty folks coming out to learn how to sharpen their disciple-making...
My Ministry with The Navs
What do you do all day Dane?? Here's a great video that highlights what we do in Church Discipleship Ministry in The Navigators. The big vision is building disciple-making cultures in churches that live out the Great Commission one relationship at a time....
Alongsider Clinic On Saturday Oct 26th
I am very excited to host our first Alongsider Clinic in Akron. This is great disciple-making workshop based off the book "The Ways of the Alongsider." The author Bill Mowry and I will be running the interactive event. The Nav staff and I have used this book to coach...
Alongsider Clinic: strengthening your disciple-making
It has been my privilege to walk with pastors and leaders as they consider their impact on others. One of the new tools that I’ve bumped into is the workbook “The Ways of the Alongsider.” What I have really liked about this book is that it is a workbook to process new...
Left Brained Vision
I am so enthused for this coming year. There is a lot of ministry before me. This whole year has been upward trending with growing number of ways to serve the church. Some days I am stunned at a new option to assist pastors! To get it all on paper I've described two...
Right Brained Vision
I am so enthused for this coming year. There is a lot of ministry before me. This whole year has been upward trending with growing number of ways to serve the church. Some days I am stunned at a new option to assist pastors! To get it all on paper I've described two...
Day 233 One Year Bible
Here's some powerful verses from Ps 37. I must think and consider these... NIV 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. ...fretting one of my worst habit. ...yikes I must stop it 22, 23 If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes...
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