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Stan Rodda
Stan Rodda is a disciple maker and lead pastor at Lee's Summit Community Church outside of Kansas City. His wife, Misty, is his biggest fan and supporter with his Goldendoodle, Gwenny, a close second. Together Stan and Misty have three children; Grant, Ashton and Avary. When Stan isn't discussing disciple making or ministry, you can find him riding open roads on his Harley and cheering on his favorite football teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
5 Best Places To Start Fishing
Scrap the mental image that “fishing for men” looks like a lone fisherman on a boat with a flannel shirt and a PBR hat. When Jesus said, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men,” He was talking about fishing in the context of a net. In disciple making efforts, I often say,...
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Disciple Making and Obedience
I remember those early days when my children started to feed themselves. It was an awesome day and it felt like I had gained so much of my freedom back. When they were babies, my wife and I would feed them one bite at a time. If you’re a parent, you remember those days or...
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Change Begins with Absolute Surrender to King Jesus and His Mission
Many followers of Jesus have heard at some point in their lives about something called the Great Commission. This command of Jesus is among the final sentences He would share with His disciples on this earth. If I asked you, “What is the Great Commission?” I imagine you would start by saying, “Go and make...
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A Snapshot of a Disciple Making Relationship
When it comes to making disciples, one of the areas that can be confusing is the relationship between people. Ultimately walking with others the way Jesus did is messy and personal. It’s all up in your time and business. There is a need for healthy boundaries at the same time, but a lot of questions...
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A Framework for Having a Daily, Consistent Quiet Time
When it comes to making disciples, or being discipled yourself, one of the first questions that usually comes up is the question of a daily quiet time with God. What does it look like to pray every day? How can I begin to get into Scripture every day? This is a new discipline for many,...
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Three Chairs Framework for Sharing Your Story
I talk a lot about telling your story, primarily because I believe it to be such a huge part of disciple making. The reason isn’t only pragmatic–because we live in a world that speaks primarily through stories. It’s also an example the Bible gives us for making disciples. The blind man in John 9 lays...
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Synthesizers, Chariot Races, and Instant Obedience
Recently, my family and I were in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina, and stopped to visit an awesome spot called Moog Music. In 1964 Dr. Robert Moog introduced an entirely new kind of instrument with the modular synthesizer. We played with some of the equipment as a family and had a lot of fun making the...
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7 Ideas for Memorizing Scripture
When I was growing up, Sunday School was next to Godliness. We never missed. While Sunday School may be a thing of the past to some, there were some great things learned from that form of teaching. One of the things I remember most is memorizing Scripture. I was trained to memorize all sixty-six books...
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3 Truths about Fishing for People
When Jesus spoke about His mission to His earliest followers, He said it this way to them in Matthew 4:19: “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (ESV). For nearly 2000 years, that text has been read or quoted at one time or another in churches all across the globe. Millions of...
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The 72-Hour Rule and Disciple-Making
When it comes to making disciples, there is a crucial rule that must be remembered: If it doesn’t happen in 72 hours, it’s not going to happen. Let me explain. There is a specific local coffee place I frequent regularly, no less than once per week. Partly because I don’t have an office in the...
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