The Disciples Today Podcast: Recent Episodes
Justin Renton, Marc Aguirre
Disciples Today is a global source of news, encouragement, guidance and resources for all disciples of Jesus. Monthly episodes will focus on global news, mental health during times of stress, marriage, parenting and leadership topics. Tune in and follow along...
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Recommended books:
- "Getting Past your Past" - Francine Shapiro
- "People are Big and God is small" - Edward Welch
- He loves me - Wayne Jacobson
- How to love - Milan Yerkovich
- How has Covid affected East Africa, West Africa & Southern Africa
- How are the churches adapting and coping during this crisis
- What is family life like
Q - Why do you think the killing of George Floyd has grabbed worldwide attention and ignited a movement to rectify injustice, institutionalised racism and police brutality?
Q - What can white disciples do to support and comfort our black family that are hurting?
Q - What are unhelpful responses from the white disciples to these events and why?
Q - What are unhelpful ways that black disciples can engage with their white brothers and sisters on this topic?
Q - It can be hard to have conversations on these issues. From Whites there is guilt, fragility and fear saying insensitive things that only make things worse. What can they do to educate themselves?
Q - How can all minority groups in our churches worldwide forge a way to help the church value them and their cultural sensitivities?
- Marriage dynamics in lockdown
- Resources to help couples
- Parenting challenges and blessings
- Parenting resources
- Grieving loss of freedom or changed plans
- The grieving process
- Losing loved ones
- Do's and don'ts of those comforting grievers
- Helpful Resources
- What led you to the mission field
- How is the church doing after 6 weeks of quarantine
- How does your family dynamics change week 1 to week 6 of lockdown?
- What challenges have you experienced in your Marriage?
- What does the church in Italy need us to pray for?
Next Episode:
- Grieving through this crisis with Tammy Fleming
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The new leadership team of HOPEww
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What is HOPEww doing in Hong Kong, South Africa, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea and other countries
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Support the HOPE work by going to www.hopeww.org/covid19
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Next Episode: Jon & Rachel Buchholz, church leaders in Milan Italy.
- How do we recognise the difference between a normal reaction v's an abnormal response?
- What habits can we employ that will help us?
- What do we need to avoid?
- What resources are available to us and our loved ones?
- How do we explain to our young children what is going on?
- How flu symptoms are different to Corona
- Avoid things like cash that are super-spreaders of virus’s 🦠
- How to take care of someone infected at home
- Churches around the world plans and strategies
- Updates on Worldwide day of prayer and World Discipleship Summit
- Future episodes: Mental health in the midst of a crisis