Give to Live: Managing Your Blessings
Around Thanksgiving time, the old gospel song, “Count Your Blessings,” usually pops up. Have you ever considered “blessings” as part of your portfolio? If not, you might want to add...
Youth Ministry in Stops & Starts
It’s hard to think deeply about youth ministry between stoplights on a Wednesday evening. If we’re honest with ourselves, the last time most of us even thought at all about...
7 Leadership Lessons from the Greatest Leader of All Time
Let’s face it; we live in an unusual time and generation. There are many things, both good and bad, happening in our world. It seems that society is moving at...
Discipleship Lessons from the Old Testament
Were there any examples of the kind of relationship that might be identified with NT discipleship in the OT?[i] According to Rengstorf the answer must certainly be no. He notes...
Developing a Discipleship Culture
After serving as a pastor for over thirty years, I can safely say that the majority of pastors want to have a disciple-making ministry in their local church. I am...
Building the Team Concept Part 2- Students
Discipleship Ministries has created a series of articles on building a ministry team. Read Bishop McGhee’s Four Team Concepts here. The next few articles in the series will focus on...
Fearfully Made- encouragement for women by Keisha Gordon
When I was 17, God shared His will for my life. I was excited that He created me to work with teens and to help them through similar things I...
Three Friendships Every Christian Should Have- Bill Terry
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them fall down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone...
Handling the Pressure- how to handle ministry in a fast paced world
Pressure can be defined as the burden of physical or mental distress. Why are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Melo Anthony great players in the NBA? Simple, they...