Josh Howard

The jungle air hung heavily that Sunday morning as worship echoed through Emmanuel’s small church building. What had begun as a season of incredible promise—with new believers coming to Jesus […]

The train’s whistle pierced the morning air as it thundered past young Douglas’s childhood home. But this morning was different. Through the settling dust, he watched a man—ravaged by leprosy, […]

You can’t strategize your way to a movement. You can only pray your way there. God doesn’t bless methods—he blesses dependence. You can have the best discipleship model in the […]

Imagine a disciple making model so simple a teenager could lead it in a school cafeteria, a new believer could start it in a living room, a prisoner could lead […]

Church leaders have come to the same realization—your congregation is only as passionate about making disciples as you are. It’s a sobering thought. A clarifying one. And for many leaders, […]

In my last article, I (Paul) shared stories from church leaders who are working to shift away from a purely attractional model and embracing a culture of disciple making. I […]