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QUESTION: How can United Methodists best observe the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation?...
Riding the TigerI am scared of the dark still. I still got a night light. When my kids were growing up that’s the first time they really found out that Daddy’s been in a war when t...
What Happened?“Coming home from Vietnam was close to as traumatic as the war itself. For years, nobody talked about Vietnam…It was so divisive. It’s like living in a family with an...
Scott and Steve interview Rev. Jean Tippit, Discipleship Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile, AL. Rev. Tippit gives her expertise regarding small group dynamics, suc...
In my last posting, I confessed my guilt of including subtle and not so subtle anti-Semitic references in my preaching. I pointed to resources that can help mitigate this tendency,...
Recently a church leader in his early sixties contacted me. He had read my book on Boomer Spirituality and wanted to share his experience. When he was young he was in great demand ...
The General Rule of Discipleship, To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance...
By Rev. Adriano Quelende and Perfeito Massamba Our goal for this visit in June was to deliver new e-readers and talk to the students and staff whose daily lives are impacted by the...
QUESTION: Where did the opening music set in contemporary worship come from?...
Discipleship in the Midst of Tragedy I have heard it said that you are either fresh out of a storm, in the middle of a storm or headed toward a storm. So what does discipleship mea...
Path 1 has championed the creation of diversity-oriented churches by partnering with national organizations such as “Mosaix” and by sponsoring training to help communities of faith...
Story by Cindy Solomon...
There are times when we stand in a place where we need to reassure children that they are safe even when we may not feel safe ourselves. Shock, fear, anxiety, anguish, and confusio...
Her hands grasp the top bar of her walker. Although slight, she’s sitting heavy. Quiet, solitary, arched forward with her forehead resting on the back of her hands, her face burie...
Yesterday, the U.S. Government rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Instituted by former President Obama, DACA brought hope for the children of il...
QUESTION: At What Size Do We Need a Live Accompanist?...
Scott and Steve give their answers to questions they’ve been frequently asked about small groups: How to start small groups in a church without them; how to get participation; how ...
August 2017
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Hear from three students at the College of Theology & Management, Church Training Centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone about how they are benefiting from the E-Reader Project. “Th...
Discipleship Resources International is committed to the development of local contextual resources for leadership development and spiritual formation. Sometimes that means re-print...
If you have served a church, whether it was planting a new church or serving one that has been around for more than 150 years, you want to leave a legacy as a leader who led people...
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