Discipling Leaders… Express: Appreciate Your Group 20 Jul 202017 Jan 2021 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the fourth in a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipling Leaders… How Can I Keep from Singing? 14 Jul 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 6: How Can I Keep from Singing?Date: 15 July 2020Guest: Karen Hunter, Visual Faith IllustratorAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next…
Discipling Leaders… O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High! 8 Jul 20208 Jul 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 5: O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High!Date:8 July 2020Guest: Steve and Jamie Wiechman, founders of Breath Life MinistriesAlso available on: iTunes…
Cultural Studies… Imagining More than “Gospel Motivation” 2 Jul 20202 Jul 2020 By Justin Rossow After quite a while trying to follow Jesus and help others take a small next step following Jesus, I am beginning to think all motivation, including so-called…
Discipling Leaders… How Firm a Foundation 30 Jun 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 4: How Firm a FoundationDate:1 July 2020Guest: Ann Gallaspie, Visual Faith IllustratorAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step Podcast focuses…
Cultural Studies… Patterns of Belonging 25 Jun 202022 Aug 2023 By Justin Rossow In his book Organic Community, Joseph Myers describes four different “patterns of belonging” we all need in order to experience a sense of community. Myers doesn’t tell us…
Discipling Leaders… Joyful Delight 24 Jun 20207 Aug 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 3B: "Joyful Delight"Date: 24 June 2020Guest: Justin Rossow, author of Delight!--Discipleship as the Adventure of Loving and Being LovedAlso available on: iTunes Season…
Discipleship Tools… Go, Stand, Witness, Rejoice: A Close Reading of Acts 5:16-42 18 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 By Conrad Gempf G'morning, I’m Conrad and I teach New Testament at London School of Theology. Our principal wanted us to do a series of sermons about the first Christians:…
Discipling Leaders… What a Friend We Have in Jesus 16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 2: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"Date: 16 June 2020Guest: Emily Adams, one of the illustrators for Ponder AnewAlso available on: iTunes…
Discipling Leaders… Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 9 Jun 20205 Jan 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
Discipling Leaders… Explore: Engage Your Group 7 Jun 20207 Jun 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the third of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipleship Tools… The Adventure of Discipleship 1 Jun 20207 Aug 2020 By Justin Rossow God delights in people. God created, redeemed, and continues to sustain them; and God loves it when these beloved people feel the same way about their Creator,…
Discipling Leaders… Equip: They Said Yes! (Now What?) 31 May 202031 May 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the second of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipling Leaders… Invite: Get the Small Group Ball Rolling 21 May 202021 May 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the first of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipling Leaders… Artist Round Table 15 May 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 13: Bonus Episode! "Artist Round Table"Date: 1 May 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrators Ann Gillaspie, Katie Helmreich, Karen Hunter, Pat Maier,…
Cultural Studies… Preaching Metaphor 1 May 2020 Next Step Press is committed to helping you take a small next step following Jesus. Our mission is to resource individuals, discipling groups, congregations, and discipling leaders. As part of…
Cultural Studies… Wild Beast or Virus? The Metaphor Makes the Difference 30 Apr 2020 By Justin Rossow Note: This excerpt is from pages 201-205 of Preaching Metaphor: How to Shape Sermons that Shape People by Justin Rossow. Minor formatting edits have been made. Metaphor…
Discipling Leaders Decision Fatigue 28 Apr 202028 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow Well, I think this Covid-19 nonsense has gone on long enough, don't you? It seems past time for things to get back to normal. And they are…
