Tag Archives: disciplemaking

Starting in the Harvest

Posted on June 20, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

Our making of disciples flows out of our life with God, to be certain. Yet in some ways, the order needs to be inverted as well: Only as we make disciples are we perfected in the faith. As we reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Free Discipleship!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

(Well, the books are free, anyway… the discipleship itself… well, I’ll defer to Dietrich Bonhoeffer on that one….) So it’s done: All six books in the From Disciples to Disciplers series—including the first three, Growing in Jesus, Growing in Character, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Season 6: Growing in Your Mission

Posted on March 25, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

As you keep growing, God may well put things on your heart that you’ll need to be the one to initiate. God’s given you a specific vision for ministry—either inside or outside the church, or maybe even planting a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Season 5: Growing in Leadership

Posted on March 18, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. As you’ve walked through our first four seasons, guess what? You’ve been growing. Others know it. And God is honoring it. He’s matured you to the point where you’re ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Season 4: Growing Others

Posted on March 11, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Before I get up on my soapbox and tell you why you need this, let’s recap how far you’ve already come: You’ve developed and deepened your walk with Jesus (Season 1); you’ve learned how to actually live it out among … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Season 3: Growing in Your Gifts

Posted on March 4, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

These next couple entries will be a bit—and then a lot, respectively—more subjective than the others for this series. Next week’s Season 4 speech will be understandably more passionate, since after all it was the entire point of creating this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

From Disciples to Disciplers: reunited and ready for your consideration

Posted on February 10, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

And so here we are. Just as 16 months ago, Seasons 4-6 of the From Disciples to Disciplers series officially went out of print, and the rights reverted back to me, so now Seasons 1-3 have done the same. But as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bringing the D-Word out of the Dark

Posted on February 4, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Every Christian is a “small-p” pastor, whether they’re gifted shepherds or not. (“[Y]ou yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood,” (1 Pet. 2:5), remember?) The Spirit has equipped every one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Missing Link in the Church

Posted on January 28, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s return to our discussion of “the “D-word” (discipleship) from last week. If you’ve been around the church for any amount of time, you know that it’s the missing link in the church today, whether you’ve been able to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The D-Word (discipleship): It’s Not Dead, Only Sleeping

Posted on January 21, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment