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Renewing the Teachings of Jesus to Fuel Disciple Making
We are disciples of Jesus from various ethnicities, generations, nations, and communities and we champion all of Jesus’ teachings for disciple making and disciple making movements.
How much authority did the Buddha have? How much authority did Jesus have? King Bimbisara, Gautama’s most distinguished patron, met a tragic end when his son Ajatasattu murdered him and took the throne. It was Gautama’s own cousin Devadatta, who was jealous and saw Bimbisara’s patronage as his greatest obstacle to success, who incited Ajatasattu […]
In this article, I’d like to share a journey for me and why it has been so necessary to my own health to walk away from a modern church mentality when it comes to leadership. From the beginning of my ministry years, I have been in conflict internally with this modern church approach, although I […]
Growing up in Pakistan, I often heard from my Muslim friends that Christian fasting is incomplete and improper because Christians drink or eat during their fast. In Islam, Muslims are compelled to fast for thirty days during Ramadan and refrain from eating and drinking, from sunrise to sunset, while also performing several prayers. No matter […]
At our 2025 RENEW.org National Gathering in Indianapolis, longtime minister Bob Russell spoke on the joy and importance of being a disciple making grandparent: If you want to learn more about being a disciple making grandparent, here are some resources you’ll find helpful: The book The Disciple Making Grandparent, by David Upchurch and Daniel McCoy (with […]
When my son, Andrew, was 5 years old, my wife and I read The Message for Kids from cover to cover with him. It’s a fantastic children’s Bible, and we all found ourselves looking forward to each day’s reading. Right about the time we closed the final chapter in that Bible, we found ourselves at […]
Where you from? A big city lawyer is duck hunting in rural Arizona. He shoots a bird which falls over the fence into a field. As he’s climbing the fence, a farmer drives up on a tractor and asks him what he’s doing. The lawyer explains he’s retrieving the duck he shot, and the farmer […]
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Featured Book
What Are You Waiting For?: A Young Leader's Guide to Changing the World, by Josh Branham
SEVEN STRENGTHS YOU HAVE TO BEGIN LEADING TODAY
“Without young leaders we have no future. Branham has put in your hands a powerful
tool with seven principles to help you coach up young leaders.”
—Mark E. Moore, PhD, author of Core 52 and Teaching Pastor at Christ’s Church of
the Valley.
Young people have the capacity to make a difference now, but they don’t always know it. Sadly, many young adults today move through their twenties and still have trouble #adulting. What Are You Waiting For? motivates young leaders to start leading in God’s kingdom today so that they don’t miss out on some of their most significant years of impact.
Author Josh Branham knows that young people don’t have to wait to change the world. Josh was by far the youngest in the room when he volunteered to lead a church plant in Boise, ID. Today, that congregation is thriving, with a powerful vision for kingdom multiplication. You don’t want to wait to lean into significance until your most energetic years are behind you. What Are You Waiting For? will help you:
- Leverage seven strengths you already have and build upon them.
- Identify leadership weaknesses and learn how to grow in those areas.
- Implement healthy life rhythms that allow you to make a difference for years to come.
Featured eBook
Facing Your Church’s Future: 6 Steps to Consider in 10 Minutes
“Have you thought much about what your church will be facing ten years from now?”
If you’re a disciple of Jesus, then it’s obvious that you care about your church, right?
You care that . . .
- People are finding truth
- People are trusting and following Jesus
- People are looking out for each other
- The church is growing
But do you care about your church ten years from now? Twenty years? fifty years? When you’re no longer in the picture?
And does what you’re doing today prove it?
If you care about your church ten years from now, we invite you to explore 6 key steps in order for you and your church to face the future faithfully.
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