Disciple LIke You Mean It… Information, Imitation, and Innovation 6 Dec 20236 Dec 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 05 (36 min)Date: 6 December 2023Guests: Daniel, David, Ryan, and Pastor Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Lowering the Bar for Your Next Step 29 Nov 20236 Dec 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 04 (42 min)Date: 29 November 2023Guests: Katie Helmreich, Kim Longden, and Jamie Wiechman Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Listening on Behalf of Jesus 15 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 03 (46 min)Date: 15 November 2023Guests: Jonathan Brandenburg and Deanna Rossow Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Marinating in Scripture 8 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 02 (41 min)Date: 08 November 2023Guests: Conrad Gempf and Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Wednesdays are for Walking With 01 1 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 01 (20 min)Date: 01 November 2023Guests: Deanna Rossow and Lexie Brown Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Cultural Studies… More Meditation Myths 23 Oct 202323 Oct 2023 By the Disciple Like You Mean It Summer Cohort, 2023(Edited by Justin Rossow) Introduction This blog captures some of the responses to Lesson 6.2 in the online course for discipling…
Cultural Studies… Busting Meditation Myths 3 Oct 20233 Oct 2023 By Justin Rossow Editor's note: this blog recreates Lesson 6.2 in the online course for discipline leaders called Disciple Like You Mean It. Whether you are a small group host,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Jesus and Uncle Art’s Bean Casserole 2 Oct 20233 Nov 2023 By a member of the Disciple Like You Mean It online training. Very rarely—I can say almost never—do I ever sign up to take a meal to someone who has…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Common Discipling Language 27 Sep 202315 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow How do you establish common vocabulary for a discipling culture? A pastor friend of mine asked me that recently. He is trying to use consistent language across…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Followers First 22 Jun 202315 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow A friend recently sent me a link to a sermon he found online—from me! I preached at the Day of Homiletical Reflection in 2011, over a decade…
Discipling Leaders… Secure Humility 18 Apr 202315 Nov 2023 By Sam Fink Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he…
Discipling Leaders Needing Jesus, Every Day 13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023 Desperately Needing Jesus, Every Day A sermon preached at the installation of Pastor Sam Fink at Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church, Howell, Michigan, 12 March 2023. By Justin Rossow…
Discipling Leaders… Let Zacchaeus Have His Day 15 Nov 202219 Sep 2023 By Justin Rossow You probably know the story. Or at least the song: “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he.” You likely know the…
Discipling Leaders Readers Theatre: Look, Lift Up Your Eyes, and See! 18 Oct 2022 By Justin Rossow Just recently, I got to lead a Next Step Immersion Weekend at a congregation down in Texas (hit me up with a pm if you or your…
Cultural Studies… Change? Who Said Anything about Change? 26 Apr 20221 Nov 2022 By Ted Hopkins Almost every Lutheran knows the old joke about how many Lutherans it takes to change a light bulb. “Change? Who said anything about change?” After an initial…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… The Parable of the Pottery Class 21 Mar 202215 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow The regular habit of following Jesus requires regular habits...In short, you are saved by grace alone. And you can actually get better at following Jesus. Back in…
Discipleship Tools… Overcoming Momentum 25 Jan 202225 Jan 2022 By Justin Rossow What do you need to follow Jesus? In a very real sense, the answer to that question is, quite simply, nothing. You don’t need anything more than…
Discipling Leaders… A Ripple Effect of Blessings 18 Jan 20221 Nov 2022 By Amy Meyer from Neighboring Life I was pleasantly surprised by what God did with me during and after my experience being a guest on the Next Step Podcast. I…