by dane | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Four AM in the morning Captain Samuel Johnson and a small party were sent on an important reconnaissance mission. They were told by their commanding officer to find the end of the enemy’s line. That would be the weak spot they could attack and out flank the opponent....
by dane | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
I returned recently from two sets of leadership meetings and a conference led by our African-American Network. The main discussion was how do we launch a disciplemaking movement. Worldwide missiologists have observed 1400 of them. They are a rapid advancement of the...
by dane | Feb 20, 2024 | Church Blog, homepage slider, Uncategorized
What are the most important words in discipleship? Can we boil it down to just a few key ideas? If you had to use just three words what would yours be? Words have great power. We have all experienced a powerful speech by a coach, a politician or a parent that moved...
by dane | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
February marks the forth month in my new role. I am enjoying it and sensing that I am already making a contribution. I am a part of The Navigators one million disciplemaker strategy. This role expands the spectrum of ministry expressions. Let me unpack what my new...
by dane | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Prayer is simply a conversation with God. It can be uttered by children beautifully and by mature adults, wonderfully nuanced for all life brings. Tim Keller wrote, “Prayer, then is both awe and intimacy, struggle, and reality.” That rich description of all it could...
by mindsled | Jan 12, 2024 | Disciple SELF, Uncategorized
The disciples had watched Jesus closely and had noted something. They knew he clearly understood this topic better than them. Jesus practiced it at a much higher level than they had seen in their own lives and the lives of the spiritual leaders around them. The more...
