The Practitioners Podcast: Applying Jesus Style Disciple Making in Every Day Life: Recent Episodes
Justin Gravitt and Tony Miltenberger
Our goal is to help followers of Jesus dive deep into what it means to be an everyday disciple maker. In these 20 minute episodes, we will talk about culture, practice, and multiplication of disciple making in the local church.
Takeaway: Disciple making is sustained by grace more than grit.
Action Step: This week, create a visual reminder; abide, grace, community.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Doctrine and application are meant to go together.
Action Step: Practice teaching doctrine through contextual obedience that can be passed on to others.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: No one can mature for you.
Action Step: Pick one area of your spiritual life—and train it.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Disciple-making culture grows when people know the aim, have the skill, and take ownership.
Action Step: Ask where your church is weakest — clarity, training, or ownership — and start there.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Depth in Scripture is not merely personal devotion — it is ministry preparation.
Action Step: Assess your Scripture engagement, is it sufficient to handle it skillfully with others?
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: God calls us to suffering. Partnering w/ God as someone suffers is costly but not complicated.
Action Step: Pray and show up for the suffering you see in the world around you, and give thanks to God for the opportunity.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: One on two builds shared formation, not solo growth.
Action Step: Consider trying a one on two discipling triad and see for yourself!
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
“When Scripture calls God’s people a kingdom of priests, it’s describing a way of life. Disciple-making is what priesthood looks like when it’s lived out in ordinary relationships.
Takeaway: Disciple-making is what priesthood looks like when it’s lived out in ordinary relationships.
Action Step: Live out your priesthood this week by identifying your parish, sharing God’s Word w/ at least one person, and caring them in prayer to God.”
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Anecdote: Why we are doing this 1st ever book review: This isn’t a book that’s going to lead to wide spread disciple making progress in your church.
Takeaway: Good book about discipleship, not great for disciple making.
Action Step: Regularly read DM books!
Show Notes:
Justin’s Book Notes on Practicing the Way
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
The solution isn’t abandoning systems—it’s recovering personal ownership.
Takeaway: A church system that does not explicitly require relational obedience will unintentionally produce passive Christians.
Action Step: Examine your church’s outcomes and identify which ones require relational obedience versus which ones do not.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Transformation precedes transmission. What hasn’t changed you can’t change others.
Action Step: Walk the road to greater fruitfulness by becoming more like Jesus.
Show Notes:
Join Justin at the Disciple Making Summit!
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: One-to-one discipling works best when it’s clear, connected, and multiplying.
Action Step: Take a step towards discipling one person by praying, starting a conversation, or sharing a meal.
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Disciples are shaped through prayer.
Action Step: Evaluate how you pray for those you disciple. Make the changes that need to be made.
Show Notes:
Get The Free Prayer Guide HERE
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Transformation starts with a clear vision, that moves us to action, and ends with completion.
Action Step: Ask God to help you see what He’s forming in you. Write down one area where your “old map” is still guiding you, and pray for a new one.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/3demands-of-transformation
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Anecdote: https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/2disciple-making-roads
Story: The road you choose shapes the disciples you make.
Takeaway: Choose your path, don’t drift down it.
Action Step: Map your current DM Path and evaluate if that’s where you want to be.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/2disciple-making-roads
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Methods are meant to multiply disciples, not manage them. (The right method is the one that releases disciples to reproduce, not binds them to that one model.)
Action Step: Pray over your method and ask for a fresh vision.(Begin with prayer: “Lord, show me where my method is missing You.)
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/7tests-disciplemakinghow
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: One decision can change everything.
Action Step: Develop your convictions on HOW you will disciple moving forward.
Show Notes:
Article on this Topic
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Takeaway: Know His priority. Focus yours.
Action Step: Spend time in the Word searching out God’s #1 priority, reflect on how your priorities and DM may need to change.
Show Notes:
https://biblehub.com/topical/g/glory.htm#:~:text=Biblical%20Usage%20and%20Themes:,1.
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Matthew 28:19-20 - Go and make disciples of all nations…
HOW do we do this?? Explicit, Excited, and Expectant!
- Be Explicit about the CALL– the WHY again and again - How can you reach the nations from here?
- Be Excited about and call out who they are BECOMING!
- Be Expectant about the realities of the Kingdom. God is at work! God cares about this more than both of us! We can expect Him to SHOW UP!
Personal, local, and global.
Global : How can you reach the nations from here?
Local : What would it take to reach this city?
Personal: Who is God calling you to become? Why? Why is there such a distance between YOU now and who YOU envision yourself being? God wants to reach into you and then through you.
Must work it through each of these levels.
Story: One of the most important parts of disciple making that people don’t talk enough about.
Takeaway: A strong vision gets the disciple to GO!
Action Step: Evaluate your own vision? Evaluate how you’re doing setting vision in those you disciple!
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
Shift Age (no longer the information age). Everything is shifting.
We live in an age of disruption. Disruption means things disconnect.
We live in an age of disconnection:
Morals have been disconnected religion
Gender has been disconnected physical bodies
Relationships have been disconnected from both physical presence & intimacy
“When disciple making gets disconnected, the results are shallow, fragmented, and lacking power.”
Takeaway: In a season of shift, we must be careful not to drift.
Action Step: Pay attention to what’s being disrupted and disconnected
Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
So excited to be back with you! Join Justin and Tony as they get us all caught up and share a bit of vision about where the podcast is heading this year.
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
In this episode of the podcast Justin and Tony share about their summer, the current status of the podcast, and the future of the pod!
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Takeaway: Faithful people come from faithful tending.
Action Step: Are you faithful? If so, who are you tending?
SUMMER BREAK for the PODCAST COMING!
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Show Notes:
Centerville Grace Disciple Making
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: You have what you need to make disciples right now!
Action Step: It’s time to face the fear, get on the disciple making bike and become a disciple maker!
Show Notes:
Get The Bicycle Illustration
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Disciple making doesn’t have to be weird or awkward. It’s held together by proper framing!
Action Step: Memorize the two triangles and what they stand for.
Show Notes:
Get The Bicycle Illustration
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Story: The front and back wheel.
Takeaway: The power of your life as a disciple comes from your relationship with God.
Action Step: How is the air in your tires? (Go Download the Pdf!)
Get The Bicycle Illustration
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Follow 2 Lead Podcast
The Goal: His life in ours…
Little Christ
Gal. 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave his life for me.”
HOW TO HELP ANOTHER DO IT? Disciple’s cultivate their appetites and interests
Modeling
Vision casting
Pruning / Challenge
Takeaway: Disciples cultivate their lives to grow the love they have for the Master.
Action Step: Self- assess and ask at least one other about what they see in your loves and interests.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow 2 Lead Podcast
Takeaway: You may not always need an active discipler, but you do need people in your life to speak God’s wisdom.
Action Step: Evaluate your council and evaluate your definition of disciple making.
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Follow 2 Lead Podcast
Summary of 3 Episodes:
- Pathway won’t make disciples, but it will provide direction and movement.
- Steps to a Pathway:
Step 1: Determine Your Values.
Step 2: Describe the destination.
Step 3: Discuss the Reality of Your Current Culture.
Step 4: Decide what practices everyone will do.
Step 5: Design a step-by-step process that outlines WHAT will happen WHEN.
Step 6: Dig up and discard barriers.
Step 7: Discern how to continually improve your pathway.
Takeaway: Every movement faces mistakes, don’t be surprised when you see one.
Action Step: Evaluate your discipleship pathway, put it on paper, and share it with your team of disciple makers.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Every pathway begins with the first step be bold enough to take it!
Action Step: Evaluate where you are in developing a disciple making pathway–and take your next step!
Show Notes:
Step 1: Determine Your Values.
Step 2: Describe the destination.
Step 3: Discuss the Reality of Your Current Culture.
Step 4: Decide what practices everyone will do.
Step 5: Design a step-by-step process that outlines WHAT will happen WHEN.
Step 6: Dig up and discard barriers.
Step 7: Discern how to continually improve your pathway.
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/marks-of-a-disciple-making-culture-discipleship-pathway
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: The first step of building a disciple making pathway is to develop clarity on what problems you expect it to solve.
Action Step: Take the time to evaluate or plan your pathway. Get clear about what you expect from it once it’s complete?
Show Notes:
A Discipleship Pathway Solves THIS Problem, but not THIS One
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
The purpose of having a clear picture of a disciple BEFORE a pathway!
Takeaway: You can’t make it or be it if you can’t see it.
Action Step: Take time to collaboratively develop and share your picture of a disciple.
Show Notes:
Picture of a Disciple Article
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Recalibrate: to calibrate again. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
“We may want God, but we want something else more, and we will get what we want the most.” AW Tozer
“We fail to reach our goals, not because of obstacles, but because of a clear path to lesser goals.” -Robert Brault
Takeaway: Recalibration is essential to abiding. It involves resting, rooting, and pruning
Action Step: Take at least 3-4 hours to recalibrate this holiday season.
Show Notes:
Jer. 17:7-8
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Scazzero
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
We are trying to make CREATIVE DISCIPLES, not simply PROFICIENT DM.
Concepts: Open Faith, Open Bible, Open Life
Takeaway: Disciple making requires us to become something and for us to help others become something.
Action Step: What are you doing to become an equipped disciple maker?
Show Notes:
Disciple Towards Proficiency or Creativity?
Consumerism Articles from Justin
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Disciple making DID NOT happen outside of an INVITATION, A CONFIRMATION, A DESTINATION, and a MISSION OF REPRODUCTION (we cannot reproduce what happens below the water line of our awareness).
Takeaway: Common context creates common movement which creates common culture.
Action Step: Evaluate the context of your disciple making relationships.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Jesus’ style matters because His style is to be our style.
Action Step: Discuss with the person you are in a DM relationship with: Do you engage Jesus as a true disciple would? Do you disciple others like Jesus would?
Show Notes:
Ray Vander Laan
Practicing the Way - John Mark Comer
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Developing Appropriate Tension in a Disciple Making Relationship
HOW: 1. Listen - For values, priorities, how time in being spent, beliefs about self and God 2. Ask Questions - About time with God, those they are discipling, inconsistencies/incongruences you hear. Places where they can do something/more to make a difference. 3. Walk them to the application. What are you going to do about it? What are you taking with you from our time today? Revisit those when you get back together.
Takeaway: If your disciple making relationship doesn’t have dynamic tension in the relationship you’ll end up stuck.
Action Step: Evaluate the level of the tension in the disciple making relationship, what tools do you need to start using?
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Friendship and disciple making are not the same, but they may overlap. It’s important to understand the difference!
Action Step: Evaluate your disciple making relationships and make sure you aren’t stuck in the friend zone.
Show Notes:
Matthew 4:19
Luke 10:1
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
4 Things We Know God Does in Disciple Making:
- Entrusts someone to us. (John 17:6,”I have revealed you to those you gave me out of the world. They were yours, but you gave them to me and they obeyed your every word.”)
- Moves their heart. (Proverbs 21:1, “The king’s Heart is in the hand of the Lord, He directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.)
- Guides, Counsels, and Convicts from within through the Holy Spirit.
(John 14:26, “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 16:8, “...he will convict the world of sin and guilt in regard to sin, righteousness, and judgment.”)
- Provides Growth.
( 1 Cor. 3:5-6 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.”)
2 Tim. 2:21 (“Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.”)
Takeaway: The work of making disciple makers is one that God shares with us. He will occasionally do it on His own, but it’s intended to be a collaborative work.
Action Step: Pray and Trust God to do His part in those you are discipling.
Show Notes:
John 17:6, Prov. 21:1, John 14:26, John 16:8, 1 Cor. 3:5-6, 2 Tim. 2:21
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: The person God wants you to disciple is someone you probably already know.
Action Step: Set an alarm on your phone for 10:02 am or pm (from Luke 10:2, “the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few) as a reminder to pray for your oikos map
-Believers who need to be discipled
-People far from God in your life
Show Notes:
Luke 10:1-11
John 17:20
Acts 17:26-27
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Finding someone to disciple takes intentional prayer and discernment.
Action Step: Pray about who in your life is ready to be discipled, then make a list of a couple of names that you can begin praying over.
Show Notes:
Luke 16:10, 2 Tim. 2:2
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
So excited to kick off season four of the podcast!
Vision, Heart, and Skill in DM.
Several Series: Finding someone to disciple, DM Pathway, Bicycle Illustration, Jesus’ Way of DM.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Justin and Tony discuss four important truths to help church leaders build a disciple making culture. Towards the end, they are joined by Pastor Mike Tuttle as he shares about the difference a disciple making culture is making at his church.
Show Notes:
Watch Episode on YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Check out this bonus episode with Tony on the Disciple Dilemma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QsVjRKKbOg
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Going small helps us go big!
Takeaway: If you want to reach the world, reach your neighbor.
Action Step: Who is the ONE PERSON you can add to your funnel?
Show Notes:
The Disciple Making Difference Illustration
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Disciples who get distracted by the demands of life.
Takeaway: Don’t lose sight of the people Jesus had His sights set on.
Action Step: Identify your non-Christian friends and begin to pray for which relationship can go deeper. Read the article!
Show Notes:
Who Cares - General William Booth
Luke 19:10
Parable of the Sower
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Holiness in Disciple Making is important because it Impacts our:
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Motivation - Who we are and thus WHY we do.
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Vision - How we see
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Reflection - How others see Jesus.
Takeaway: You are the chosen instrument by God. How useful you are to do the work correlates to your holiness.
Action Step: Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness.
Show Notes:
Matt. 6:33
2 Corinthians 6:15-18
2 Tim. 2:19-24
2 Corinthians 7:1
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Anyone who is or has been confused about the difference between shepherding and disciple making.
Takeaway: Shepherding and disciple making are not the same.
Action Step: “Take some time to evaluate your ministry and ask the question, am I shepherding people or am I making disciples.”
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/shepherding-vs-disciplemaking
John 10:11, John 21:15-17, Hosea 13:6, Psalm 23, Luke 19:10
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this episode, we explore the Serving/Training Illustration!
Takeaway: Jesus spent most of His time, focus, and energy training, but He often did it in the context of serving.
Action Step: Take a look at how you use your time, focus, and energy. Does it look like Jesus?
Show Notes:
Serving Training Illustration - Downloadable
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
This episode is perfect for someone in or leading culture!
- Vision Division
Jesus observed that a house divided against itself cannot stand (Matt. 12:25). Unhealthy cultures have division over the vision. When people disagree on the desired destination they are unable to see a shared future. The lack of a common vision and shared future can give birth to every other symptom on this list.
- Relational Isolation
The lack of relational depth and connection contributes to people thinking ME instead of WE. When individuals care more about themselves than the mission, their culture feels prickly. Such cultures choose to regulate rather than relate.
- Communication Chaos
Secrecy, gossip, poorly addressed or unaddressed conflict, and debate about what’s factually true are great examples of communication chaos. There are also well-known elephants and sacred cows around every corner that aren’t discussed or acknowledged. Communication symptoms take many forms, but each one leaves individuals feeling unsafe and vulnerable. At its worst communication chaos leads to a lack of trust and cycles of conflict.
- Act, Don’t Ask
Instead of a culture that invites cooperation and co-creation, unhealthy cultures draw bold lines between the leaders and the led. Leadership isn’t interested in robust dialogue, discussion, or co-creation. Instead their focus is to get people to act and submit to the plan. Some contexts call for such leadership (a battlefield, natural disasters, etc.) Normally though, such cultures suffocate and inhibit personal development. Often such cultures see individual development as a threat to output. Potential is secondary to production
- Affinity Based Authority
marked by leadership being transitioned from one to the next based on personal affinity rather than performance. In such cultures, character and fruitfulness are secondary to current leadership’s similarity and relational connection to future leadership. When authority is affinity-based rather than earned, it leads to inauthentic styles of relating.
Takeaway: Culture is what most people do most of the time. Unhealthy culture will infect the movement you are trying to lead.
Action Step: Do a cultural check-up to examine these aspects of culture and look for symptoms that indicate bigger problems.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/5symptoms-unhealthyculture
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Right Theology leads to Right Living
1 Tim. 4:16, “Watch your life and your doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
Community keeps us from being deceived…
Takeaway: On their own, doctrine and doing are dangerous. Healthy disciples need both doctrine and application to become like Jesus.
Action Step: Watch your life and doctrine closely AND invite others to keep watch with you!
Show Notes:
James 1:22
1 Cor. 8:1-3
Matthew 7:22-23
Proverbs 19:2
1 Tim. 4:16
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Anyone who is or has been confused about the difference between accountability and disciple making.
Takeaway: Accountability and disciple making are not the same.
Action Step: Take some time to evaluate your disciple making relationship and ask the question, am I making disciples or just doing accountability?
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/accountability-disciplemaking
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this episode, Tony and Justin explore one of the best tools in a disciple makers toolbox - how to ask good questions!
Takeaway: We can’t make disciples like Jesus did if we don’t use questions like Jesus did.
Action Step: Develop some regular questions that will help you as you make disciples
Show Notes:
Luke 2:46-47
Mark 8:27-30
Tony’s Book
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Anyone who struggles with the sin in their life.
Takeaway: God’s grace is big enough to cover the gap between what you know you should do and what you actually do.
That gap should still be
Action Step: Spend some time thinking about the progress you’ve made in obedience over the past year. Then praise God for His grace to you!
Show Notes:
Grace Gap Illustration - Downloadable link
1 Corinthians 15:9-10
Ephesians 3:8
1 Timothy 1:15-16
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Takeaway: Mature disciples always move towards obedience that’s driven by surrender.
Action Step: Reflect and identify which level of obedience best describes your walk with Jesus.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/5-levels-obedience
Jeremiah 10:23
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Perfect for: Anyone who is or has been confused about the difference between coaching and disciple making.
- Coaching is non-directive, but disciple making is directive.
Disciple making however is directive, but don’t mistake directive with inflexible. Disciple makers are experts/models for what it means to follow Jesus. A disciplee is someone who recognizes his need to learn from the discipler.
- Disciple making requires faithfulness to Jesus, coaching requires faithfulness to a process.
A discipler can’t develop someone further than she’s developed. She must not only be a maturing disciple, she must also know how to help another become a maturing disciple.
Coaching however depends on the process of listening and inquiry. This allows a coach to coach doctors without being a doctor or lawyers without being a lawyer.
- Coaching assumes you know what you need to know, disciple making assumes you don’t.
Disciple making assumes you know some things and don’t know others.
- Coaching is primarily self-focused, but disciple making is primarily others centered.
Disciple making relationships begin because the discipler wants to help another grow to maturity.
Takeaway: Coaching and disciple making are not the same.
Action Step: “Take some time to evaluate your disciple making relationship and ask the question, am I coaching or am I making disciples.”
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/coaching-disciplemaking
Luke 6:40, Matthew 4:19, 1 Cor. 11:1
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to see movement in their church or in their life!
Takeaway: God’s movements start with our surrender.
Action Step: Go home draw a circle around yourself, get on your knees, and don’t leave until He answers.
Show Notes:
Hosea 13:6
Matthew 4:17
Acts 1:1-8
2 Chronicles 36:22-23
Proverbs 3:5-6
Gypsy Smith
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this episode, we talk about devotionals and time with the Lord.
Takeaway: It’s ok to eat differently from others.
Action Step: Commit to daily nourishment.
Show Notes:
www.instagram.com/navigatorchurch
Matthew 6:33, Heb. 11:6
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
This Episode on Youtube
Justin joins Dennis Allen to discuss “Leaders as Disciples,” which focuses on how church leaders can turn the tide of disciple making in their local church.
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Anyone who wants to get a firm grasp on the word of God.
Takeaway: Get a firm grasp on the word of God.
Action Step: Memorize the Hand and teach it to 2 others.
Show Notes:
Matthew 13:19, Rom. 10:17, Rev. 1:3, Acts 17:11, Ps. 119:9-11, Ps. 1:2-3, James 1:22
2 Timothy 3:16-17
https://www.navigators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/navigators-the-word-hand.pdf
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
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Takeaway: Every disciple of Jesus is a Christian, but not every Christian is a disciple. Disciples are willing to follow.
Action Step: Consider your language because it will impact your culture!
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/christian-disciple
Acts 11:26, Matthew 4:19
Bill Hull Books on this topic: The Discipleship Gospel and Conversion & Discipleship
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Any disciple maker who is wondering what to do in your first disciple making meeting.
Takeaway: Every first meeting is the first meeting with that disciple. So prayerfully plan what you will do.
Action Step: Write down an ideal plan that you can adapt for your next first meeting.
Show Notes:
S1. Ep. 11 “How to Invite Someone into a Disciple Making Relationship?”
S2. Ep. 25 “The Wheel Illustration: Where the Rubber Meets the Road”
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/whattodo-disciple
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Ever wonder what to say when you are trying to tell God's story in your life?
We talk about the importance of stories, life on life, and so much more!
Takeaway: God wants to express His truth in your stories.
Action Step: Write out a story from the last week or two where God has impacted your life. Share it with a friend.
Show Notes:
S.2 Ep.8 Why Your Testimony Isn’t Enough
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Tools are helpful when we know them, own them, and share them. This is important because a guide is different from a program. Tools are contextual, they are applied for specific purposes. They do some things well and others not-so-well.
THE Disciple maker’s Loop – a tool to help them stay focused in disciple making.
- Teach him what, Tony
- Tell him why, Justin
- show him how,
- get him started,
- keep him going,
- help him pass it on.
Takeaway: The DM Loop is a pocket-sized guide to helps you stay focused in disciple making.
Action Step: Memorize the tool and teach it to 2 others.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-loop
Enter NCM Church Coaching Contest
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Perfect for: Someone seeking more clarity around disciple making. Leader or the everyday person who isn’t clear on the difference between mentoring/disciple making.
Takeaway: Mentoring and disciple making are NOT the same. Mentoring is about helping someone reach their goals. DM is about helping reach Jesus’ goals for them.
Action Step: Consider your language because it will impact your culture!
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/mentoring-disciplemaking
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
Matthew 4:19
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
This is the perfect episode to listen to if you’re curious about what the future holds for the Practitioners’ Podcast.
3 Seasons 3 Shelves:
Shelf #1: Season 1 was: Vision - Why, Growth Phases of a disciple, most needed for most people
Shelf #2: Season 2 was: Culture, Consumerism, Engagement…
Shelf #3: Season 3 WILL BE: Clarity of DM, Tools of a DM, super practical
Takeaway: Going to be a GREAT season.
Action Step: Subscribe & share
In the final episode of the season, we sit down to talk about what it means to reflect the Father.
Takeaway:
Every Christian is called to reflect their Father.
Action Step:
Identify how and where you reflect your Father and celebrate it with someone you disciple.
Show Notes:
Galatians 3:26-29
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
What is the fruit of your disciple making ministry?
Takeaway: Jesus-style disciple making will always move out toward the lost, in towards the Church, and downward in the life of the individual believer.
Action Step: Where are you positioning yourself to reach unbelievers?
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Today's episode is all about the scalability of disciple making. In today's church culture answering the question of: Will it scale? Is super important.
Takeaway: Disciple making will always scale to the level of our faithfulness.
Action Step:
Evaluate your faithfulness in disciple making: Are you multiplying or just adding?
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Offense in disciple making is using vision, intentionality, and tools to ensure the disciple ends up as a unique skilled disciple maker.
In offensive disciple making we have to make sure that the person we are discipling scores, not that I score.
Takeaway: Skilled disciple makers have the vision, the intentionality, and the tools to play offense.
Action Step: Draw up a play and run it with the person you are discipling.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakingmap-expedition
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Intentional disciple making requires offense and defense. Today, Tony and Justin embark on a two-part mini-series to talk about what offensive and defensive disciple making looks like in your intentional relationship.
Takeaway: Skilled disciple makers play defense by using life events to move people towards Christ.
Action Step: Find one defensive skill you can improve in your disciple making relationship.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-offense-defense
www.navigators.org
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In today's episode, we talk about the amazing discipleship tool known as The Wheel!
Why the Wheel is great…
- Gives a picture of a disciple
- Assesses familiarity with the Word - depth & dexterity in the word
- Assesses understanding of key Christian concepts
- Models Scripture memory and intimacy with the Word
- Gives an opportunity to self-assess his life as a disciple
- Gives an opportunity to take a step in growth in a weaker area
- Models being in-process and an alongsider.
- Naturally sets up another meeting and future expectations.
Takeaway: What makes the wheel so powerful is that it starts with Christ and that’s where all good disciple-making starts.
Action Step: Take time to learn the wheel and share it with someone this week.
Show Notes:
What does the Wheel do?
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/whattodo-disciple
Episode 12: The Importance of Tools
Episode 09: The Disciplines of a Disciple
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Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
God's promises are true for you!
Takeaway: The answer to fear is faith. It’s about God’s fitness and your willingness.
Action Step: Write down three things in disciple making that feel too big and surrender them to God in prayer.
Show Notes:
Numbers 11:21-23
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/trueforyou-principle
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
What is the importance of Scripture memory in disciple making?
Tony and Justin dive into this topic and so much more.
Takeaway: The Word is the primary tool God has given us to make disciples.
Action Step: Start your Scripture Memory Habit now…
Show Notes:
Ephesians 2:10, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
7 Benefits of Scripture Memory
- Transform through Substitution - Romans 12:2, Phil. 4:8
- Keep Me from Sin - Ps. 119:9-11, Ps. 1:2-3
- Help Me in Temptation - Matt. 4:1-11
- Witnessing - 1 Pt. 3:15, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 23:29
- Understanding - Philemon :6, Ps. 119:99
- Ministry - Is. 55:11, Heb. 4:12, Jeremiah 23:29, Is. 50:4, 2 Tim. 3:16-17
- Prayer - Eph. 1, Philippians 1, Romans 4:20, Joshua 23:14
Topical Memory System
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Today's conversation is all about our failures in disciple making and how we can learn from them!
Takeaway: Failing is part of discipling. Fail, learn, grow!
Action Step: Reflect on what you’ve learned in your failures and apply them to your relationships today.
Show Notes:
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In today's conversation, we discuss the false beliefs consumerism has taught disciple-makers.
Takeaway: The culture of consumerism will seep into your disciple-making, and we must push it back..
Action Step: Take the time to reflect on how you are discipling or how you have been discipled. How do you think the core tenets of consumerism have affected your disciple making?
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/consumerism-disciplemaking-impact
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
We’ve learned a lot about consumerism so far. Notably, its three tenets, 1. Satisfaction Can Be Purchased 2. Purchasing Power is Found in Systems 3. System Participation Demands Our Identity
3 Demands of Consumers:
- I must get what I want NOW. (DoorDash, everything!)
- I must get what I want MY WAY. (Burger King)
- I must be able to RETURN what I actually don’t want and TRY AGAIN (at your expense). (Amazon)
Takeaway: Consumers have demands because they believe the product will satisfy.
Action Step: Consider the demands you are making on your faith community. Ask the question are you a consumer or an stakeholder in your local church? (Understanding without changing never leads to growth.)
Show Notes:
Romans 5:8
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/consumerism-demands
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
This is a special interview episode!
In today's conversation, Tony and Justin interview the legendary Dan Spader. This is like drinking Jesus through a firehose!
Show Notes:
Dann’s Website
Sonlife Ministry
Global Youth Initiative / Concentric
Like Jesus Initiative & App
Dann’s Books
50-Day Study Knowing Him
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Systems dehumanize and depersonalize. They rob us of individuality, identity in favor of production.
Boredom is the result of identity loss.
Takeaway: We lose our identity in Christ when we succumb to culture.
Action Step: Turn to God’s Word and find your identity in Christ.
Show Notes:
Impact of Identity Loss in the Church?
- Pervasive Passivity
- Disconnection from the heart and mission
- Inability to believe God desires to use us.
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/consumerism-identityloss
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
We continue our conversation around consumerism and disciple making!
Takeaway: Systems make relationships optional.
Action Step: Evaluate the system you are currently discipling in.
Show Notes:
Genesis 2:18
Questions to Consider:
- Can satisfaction really be purchased?
- Does purchasing power have to be found in an institution or system?
- Is there a way to work within a system without becoming “systematized” in our perspective and relationships?
- Where is God in all of this?
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/consumerism-purchasingpower
Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William Henry Willimon
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Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
We begin a special four-part series on consumerism and disciple making. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the other episodes!
Takeaway: Consumerism has fooled the church into believing that "success" is more important than righteousness.
Action Step: Reflect on your own consumerism, and repent in areas where you may lack.
Show Notes:
2 Peter 1:3-4
John 10:10
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/consumerism-satisfactionforsale
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Habits help us because; You can’t rush intimacy.
Intentional habits + intimate time can help lead us to an intimate relationship.
Luke 2:52, “Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God & man.”
- Assurance of Salvation / Gospel - The Gospel you preach determines the kind of disciple you will make. -Bill Hull
- Quiet Time m
- Prayer
- Witnessing
- Fellowship
- Scripture Memory
- Bible Study
Takeaway: Intentional habits + intimate time can help lead us to an intimate relationship
Action Step: Evaluate your intimacy level with God by doing an intentional habit inventory.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/7basics
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
You have to deal with your hurt before you can help those who are hurting.
1 Thess. 2:8, “We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.
Takeaway: You can't love at a distance and you can't disciple at a distance.
Action Step: Examine what roadblocks are keeping you from loving others well.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast v
In today's conversation, Tony and Justin explore the importance of having a clear call to action in the disciple-making movement.
Takeaway: Disciple-making begins with a clear call to action.
Action Step: Clarify your clear call to action, and share it with a fellow disciple-maker.
Show Notes:
1 Corinthians 14:8
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/the-trumpet-principle
4 Questions for churches to sound a clear call in disciple-making:
- How does disciple-making differ from what the church is already doing?
- How do we make disciples as a church (corporately, individually, both?)
- How will we equip church members to effectively reach people in their natural contexts?
- How will church leaders pastor people through resistance to personal disciple-making?
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In today's conversation, Tony and Justin dialogue about their experience to fast in order to hear God's voice.
Takeaway: Fasting is meant to be shared.
Action Step: Plan your next fast...
Show Notes:
Matt. 6:16-18
Mark 2:18-20
John 3:30
Acts 14:23
Phil. 1:29
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Far too often we neglect defining the important parts of our cultural thinking that it will happen on its own. In today's conversation, Justin and Tony unpack what it means to define the culture so that you can move forward with the mission.
Takeaway: Common language creates common movement that changes the individual for the corporate good.
Action Step: Define disciple making language with your community and with the people you are discipling.
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In today's conversation, Justin and Tony sit down with fellow Navigator Jason Johnston. We talk about purity, reaching the next generation, and what it takes to be relevant in today's world. You aren't going to want to miss our very first interview!
Takeaway:
Its' never too early to start talking to your kids about purity!
Action Step:
Subscribe to Jason's Youtube channel.
Show Notes:
Jason’s Website
Jason’s Youtube Channel
Resources Mentioned:
The Navigators 2:7 Series
Topical Memory System
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures
War of the Soul
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this week's episode, Tony and Justin talk about what it means to stay in the truth when we follow Jesus!
The branch doesn’t exist for itself, but to bear fruit for the vine.
John 15:1, “I am the true vine, and my father is the gardener.”
John 15:5, “I am the vine you are the branches if a man remains in me and I in him he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing.”
Essentials for Abiding - (Disciplines)
- Scripture Meditation/reflection
- Prayer
- The Church/Community/Fellowship
Takeaway: As a disciple our first task is to abide.
Action Step: Assess and look to improve one of your Abiding Essentials.
Show Notes:
Mark 3:14, John 15
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
Justin and Tony talk about the discipline of sharing your story, and how important it is to share it in new ways!
Takeaway: Sharing your story is a discipline, be ready to share your story today.
Action Step: Tell someone how Jesus is changing you this week.
Show Notes:
Scripture: Acts 26:4-23, 1 Peter 3:15, John 4:39, Colossians 4:5-6
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In the world of disciple making breaking up is hard to do! In this conversation, Tony and Justin explore how to end a relationship.
Takeaway: Clear on ramps create clear off-ramps. Clear is kind.
Action Step: Take some time to evaluate how your DM relationship is going. What adjustments need to be made?
Show Notes:
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this dialogue, Justin and Tony talk about who are the people that can't be discipled - don't even try it!
Action Step: Evaluate if the person you are trying to disciple is undisciplable. If so, we’ll be back next week to talk about how to end a DM relationship.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/fourpeople-cantdisciple
Luke 16:10, “Whoever can be trusted with little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In today's conversation, we talk about how important it is to be intentional with time and relationship building. This is the secret sauce to any good disciple-making relationship!
Takeaway: More is caught than taught.
Action Step: Plan regular time to spend with the person you are discipling.
Show Notes:
Mark 3:14, 1 Thess. 2:8, Proverbs 27:17, 2 Tim. 3:10
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Charles Causey
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this episode of the podcast, we look at the final posture of the effective disciple-maker - the farmer!
Takeaway: Disciples work with God and enjoy fruit with Him
Action Step: Be Faithful! (Stop worrying and trust God to provide the growth --about your growth or the growth of the one you are discipling.)
Show Notes:
2 Timothy 2:6
Mark 4:26-29
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In this episode, we continue to explore the posture of disciple making. We examine what it means to have the posture of an athlete.
Takeaway: Athletes put in the practice to become something. As disciple makers it’s no different.
Action Step: Define your practice. How will you dedicate yourself to it?
Show Notes:
2 Tim. 2:2-4
1 Cor. 9:26-27, Gal 2:2, Phil. 2:16, 3:14, Col. 2:18, 2 Tim 4:8.
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
What is posture, and why is it important? How do you view yourself and your engagement in the world??
Sometimes it’s not about skills or knowledge it’s about a posture. Standing in who we are, not simply what we know.
Takeaway: The mission requires your full attention.
Action Step: List the distractions that keep you from living out the mission of disciple making.
Show Notes:
2 Tim. 2:2-4
The Warrior Ethos
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
Following Jesus often leads us to places that make us uncomfortable!
Takeaway: Consistent Discomfort leads to Deeper Roots
Action Step: Intentionally go to uncomfortable places with God.
Show Notes:
John 12:24, Luke 5:16
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Reclamation Podcast
In the final episode of season one Justin and Tony discuss the importance of starting to disciple!
Takeaway: Get started.
Action Step: Pray, Identify, then invite someone into a disciple making relationship.
Send Us Your Questions/ Topics:
www.justingravitt.com
www.twmilt.com
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/start-withone
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/howtostart
In today's episode, Tony talks about what it means to be an extrovert disciple maker. If you are an extrovert or know an extrovert - check this out!
- Disciple in Jesus’ image, not your own.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1 1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
- Create a plan separate from your passion.
- Habakkuk 2:2 Write down your vision clearly so the harolds can run with it
- Listen twice as much as you speak.
Takeaway: Extroverts can be powerful disciple makers.
Action Step: Slow down, be intentional and create something reproducible.
In this episode of the podcast, Justin explores what it means to be an introvert who also makes disciples. If you are an introvert or will disciple an introvert - you need to listen!
Takeaway: Introverts Can be Powerful Disciple Makers
Action Step: Share this with an introvert you love. Discern where to apply one of the 3 A’s to YOUR Life.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/3keys-introvertdisciplemakers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MgIamrmd-Y
In this dialogue, Tony and Justin wrestle with the age-old question: Why does disciple making have to be so hard!?
“The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.” “What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use -- men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. ... He does not anoint plans, but men -- men of prayer.” E.M. Bounds
Takeaway: Develop a vision that carries you through your weakness.
Action Step: Take the next step in developing your vision - maybe writing down, maybe memorizing a verse, maybe sharing it with someone...
Show Notes: Luke 6:6-11 Matthew 28:20
www.justingravitt.com www.twmilt.com
In this dialogue, Tony and Justin explore the differences between leadership and discipleship.
Some are called to lead, everyone is called to make disciples!
Disciple making cultures need to be led by leaders who are disciples.
Takeaway: We are called to be and make disciples, not leaders
Action Step: If you are a leader, are you a disciple? If you are filling leadership positions are you bringing in leaders who aren’t disciples or disciples who aren’t leaders? Disciple making cultures need to be led by leaders who are disciples.
Show Notes:
Romans 12:8, 1 Timothy 3, Matthew 28:18-20
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/makingleaders-disciplemaking
www.justingravitt.com
www.twmilt.com
In this conversation, Justin and Tony explore the practical application of what a disciple making meeting actually looks like.
Takeaway: Every meeting should include time for relationship building, intentional conversation, and application.
Action Step: Assess your current disciple making meetings and plan to improve them.
Show Notes:
www.justingravitt.com
www.twmilt.com
In this week's conversation, we sit down to discuss the biggest obstacle to disciple making. Is it indifference? Is it culture? You'll have to listen to see if we come to a consensus.
Takeaway: The biggest obstacle we face in DM will always be internal.
Action Step: Identify your obstacle and develop a plan to address it.
Show Notes:
www.justingravitt.com
www.twmilt.com
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/obstacle-to-making-disciplesnow
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/the-biggest-obstacle-to-making-disciples
In this conversation, we explore what it means to be a young adult and mature disciple. We discuss the signs of maturity, how you know when you got there, and what it looks like when you are ready to transition.
Takeaway: Where are you? How are you growing as a disciple?
Action Step: Identify where you are or how you can better help the YA and Adult Disciples in your life.
Links:
Justin's website
Tony on Instagram
We continue our series on the disciple-making growth process by taking a look at what it means to be in the child stage of the growth process. We discuss how to know when you are there, what it means, and the conscious choice to become a young adult!
Takeaway: Where are you? How are you doing with the child disciple in your life?
Action Step: Identify where you are or how you can better help the Child Disciple in your life.
Justin's website
Tony's website
We all have to start somewhere. In this dialogue, we discuss the traits and habits of someone who is new to the faith, and new to being disciples. We explore the characteristics of a spiritual infant, and why it's important to have spiritual parents around!
Takeaway: Infants need patience, attention, and love.
Action Step: Identify if there are any infant disciples in your life.
Show Notes:
2 Cor. 5:17
Hebrews 5:12-14
In this conversation, Tony and Justin explore the framework of measuring growth in the disciple making process. We explore what it means to be in each one of the phases of growth, and why it's important that you know where you are!
Takeaway: Faithful disciples expect to grow.
Action Step: Identify where you are in the maturation process.
Show Notes:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/one-sure-sign-a-disciple-has-grown
In this conversation, Tony and Justin sit down to explore what it means to change the culture. If you want to change your culture it will always require a team! What does a culture-changing team look like? We talk about that and a whole lot more.
Takeaway: Foundations are difficult and take time, but if you don’t lay a strong foundation everything will fall over.
Action Step: Begin investing in your CORE Team (start one, continue, etc)
Show Notes:
Common Vision
Owned Individually
Relationally Resilient
Enduring to the End
The Foundation of a Disciple Making Team
Building a culture requires a team because culture building is a contact sport! In this episode, Tony & Justin explore how to build a team, what a team needs, and why a team is important.
As always, the best compliment you can give us is to leave a rating or review and share this episode with a friend!
Takeaway: If you fail to build the team, your foundation will only be as strong as what you can bear.
Action Step: Download and read: The Foundation of a Disciple Making Culture
Show Notes:
Luke 9:23
The Impact of Consumerism on Disciple Making
The Foundation of a Disciple Making Team
In this conversation, Justin and Tony set out to explore the difference between Christian parenting or disciple making when it comes to raising the next generation. If you have kids, or no some kids you will definitely want to listen!
Takeaway: Christian parenting is not the same as discipling your kids.
Action Step: Pray that your kids might become hungry for Kingdom impact. As those prayers are answered DISCIPLE THEM. Until then love them and show them what the life of a disciple maker looks like!
Links:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/three-disciplemaking-questions-to-ask-your-kids
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/for-parents-a-family-on-mission-together
Do you ever wonder how important relationships are in disciple making? In this conversation, Tony and Justin explore what it means to have life on life - just like Jesus did. This is really important if you have children in the home, or you are working with someone to follow Jesus.
Takeaway: Effective disciple making must be life on life.
Action Step: Invite the person/s you disciple to do something socially with you next week.
Mark 3:14
Do you ever wonder who is the right person for you to disciple? Today on the podcast we talk about selection! Selection is the process of choosing the person that you'll walk alongside on their journey of faith. And, selection is important, because in the selection we expand the Kingdom of God!
Takeaway: The goal is to build THE CHURCH, not your church. Selection is important!
Action Step: Find a FAT person
Faithful
Available
Teachable
FAT is still all we need to select.
Show Notes:
Discipling - Mark Dever
Matthew 4:17
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/fatorfaith
Some of us are quick to say we are super intentional, others will lean towards relational. The truth is you probably have a side of the scale that is easier for you than the other, and yet we know: Jesus was an expert at both. Today, we take a look at the disciple making scale, why it's important and encourage you to move more towards the other side.
Takeaway: Disciple makers work on the skill that’s on the opposite of the scale. Developing the balance creates an ideal environment in which disciples can grow.
Action Step: Identify where you are light on the scale and one step in how to grow in it...
Link:
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemaking-scale
In this episode of the podcast we sit down to discuss disciple making in the community and the importance of not being insulated!
Takeaway: Jesus’ last words means that ministry among non-Christians is essential not optional in the life of a disciple.
Action Step: Do something to strengthen an existing friendship with a skeptic/non-Christian or to build a new friendship.
Matthew 28:19-20, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore, GO, and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I’ve commanded you. And surely I’m with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Acts 1:8 - “But you will receive power when the HS comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Tools are one of the most underrated parts of the disciple making process. When we are discipline well, we are passing on the tools we have so that the person we are pouring into can pour into someone else.
TakeAway: Discipling well means using tools.
Action Step: Learn and share the Disciple Maker’s Loop with someone.
Show Notes:
John 17:14 & 17, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/disciplemakers-loop
The LOOP: Teach him what, Tell him why, show him how, get him started, keep him going, help him pass it on.
Sometimes, the invitation is the hardest part! This is definitely true when it comes to disciple making. Being clear about your intentions at the beginning of the relationship is crucial to growing an intentional disciple making relationship.
In this episode of the podcast, we explore what it means to follow Jesus in His humanity. Follow Jesus in order to become just like Jesus, not just to grow. Allow your vision to grow as big as Jesus’. Not just disciple one or two, but disciple to build a movement that reaches the nations and changes the world.
Action Step: Share the importance of Jesus’ humanity with someone else this week.
Show Notes:
Justin’s blog on this topic: https://www.justingravitt.com/blog/jesushumanity-disciplemakingministry
Dann Spader: https://dannspader.com/about-dr-spader/
Dann Spader’s Paper on the Humanity of Christ: https://www.sonlife.com/downloads/sonlife-humanity-of-jesus.pdf
In this episode, we sit down to discuss what does the actual practice of disciplines looks like in the life of a disciple. We talk about how the cracks in your life can turn into canyons and the keys to avoiding a life without guardrails.
Links:
Cracks to Canyons
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Peter Sclazzero
The Wheel Illustration
7 Basics
In this episode, Tony and Justin sit down to discuss how disciple making is God's plan to reach the nations. We talk through the Scripture and how God has laid out how the promise to His people.
Master Plan of Evangelism - Robert E. Coleman
Genesis 12:1-2, 15:5, Galatians 3:29, Matt. 24:14, Rev. 7:9
In this episode of the podcast, we sit down to talk about disciple making and the local church. We discuss how the church is called to make disciples who own their faith.
Church involvement is not equal to being a disciple - Following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and committed to the mission of Jesus is what it means to be a disciple.
The Rise of Christianity - Rodney Stark
Consumerism and Disciple Making: Sunday school movement
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Today we sit down to discuss the idea of multiplication and Jesus-Style disciple making. There has to be a difference between adding someone versus multiplying the Kingdom of God.
Takeaway: Disciple Making Must be Multiplied or it’s not Jesus-Style.
Action Step: Add the reproducing metric to your life as a disciple or disciple maker. And begin to view your disciple through that lens.
Links:
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Nothing will change your life like reading Scripture. In this episode of the podcast, Justin and Tony sit down to talk about the role of Scripture in the disciple making process.
Takeaway: If you want to grow...Engage with the Scriptures...
Action Step: Begin your discipline in the Scriptures
Show Notes:
Center for Bible Engagement video
5x5 reading plan
Bible in a year
YouVersion app
Reveal Survey
In today's dialogue we set out to define what it means to be a disciple maker! Exploring several definitions we move through what needs to be involved when defining the very essence of disciple making.
Show Notes: 5 Definitions:
- Friendship with a vision
- Passing your relationship with God on to another
- Personal Spiritual Training
- Disciple making is where we walk alongside someone in their journey of faith, it is rooted in Scripture and must be multiplied. (www.restorationcenterville.org)
- Intentionally help people follow Jesus, be changed by Jesus, and join the mission of Jesus (Matt. 4:19, Matt. 28:18-20). (https://discipleship.org/about-discipleship-org/)
tony@restorationcenterville.org
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Justin Gravitt
Tony Miltenberger
We’ve separated the teachings of Jesus from the methods of Jesus and then we’re surprised when we don’t get the results of Jesus.
- Jim Putman
The assumption or bias that we have is that Jesus’s way is the best way to make a disciple.
The word disciple is used 269 times in the Gospels & Acts
Takeaway - Jesus gives us an example to follow
Action Step - Read Gospels and the Master Plan of Evangelism
Master Plan of Evangelism, Jim Putman
In this episode, we work to give you the backstory of why we wanted to start this new adventure!
Takeaway - Disciple Making is for EVERYONE.
Action step: Subscribe!
Links:
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