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  • For MeHere you can find real life stories of next step discipleship and tools that support your faith walk. Real help from real people can help you delight in taking your personal next step.
  • For My FriendsWe follow Jesus better when we follow him together. You need resources for your discpling relationships. The stories and ideas will help you follow Jesus with someone on your rope.
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  • Discipling LeadersYou can’t lead if you don’t follow. Here you will find insight, encouragement, support, and resources to help you follow Jesus as you help others follow Jesus, too.
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Tag: Discipling Relationships

Discipling Leaders…

Always Growing in Friendship: Intimacy VS Isolation

5 Feb 202123 Feb 2021
By Heidi Goehmann There was a time I thought friendship began with slumber parties and secrets shared in sleeping bags. I also thought friendship began on athletic fields and during…
For Me…

Dwell In Unity

1 Oct 20201 Oct 2020
By Katie Helmreich It was a beautiful summer evening. Perfect for prepping the driveway for new concrete. My job was to wet the gravel so it would compact well. I…
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.…
Cultural Studies…

Patterns of Belonging

25 Jun 202024 Jun 2020
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…

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.…
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.…
For Me…

An Opening Door

22 Feb 202020 Mar 2020
By Ed Warzyniec I received a copy of "You Follow Me" from my good and longtime friend Jim Fink. Jim is a member of our Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study/Prayer…
For My Friends

Team Advent

17 Nov 2019
When I went to write an Advent devotion book, I made a conscious decision to do something different; something more. (You can read more about it here: Something Different for…

Delight! Discipleship as the Adventure of Loving and Being Loved by Justin Rossow

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