Anessa Westbrook is passionate about reaching and discipling women—and doing it wisely and effectively. She wants to help you and your church do the same. Have you wondered how churches can do a better job reaching women in their community? Or what are some of the ways women can best help each other grow spiritually? […]
A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING BAPTISM AS A DEFINING COMMITMENT FOR DISCIPLES As church leaders, we see it on people’s faces—they want renewal. Baptism helps disciples and seekers find a renewed faith in Jesus and commitment to following him. The authors focus on how Jesus’ teachings play a significant role in the renewal process. People seem […]
As helpful as church programming can be, Christian parents are waking up to the role God has given them to disciple their children. Families are realizing more than ever that they need more than a few ideas to succeed in imparting faith to this generation. We need a plan. So, what is the “Family Discipleship […]
WHAT IS CHURCH? AND HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? If we could succinctly capture everything God teaches about church in Scripture, there would be three vital points of summary: A Church is 1) a regular, intentional, and relational gathering of Christians, and, 2) the people who gather (locally and universally), and 3) its purpose is to help people be disciples of Jesus and […]
This is a free eBook to go along with the Real Life Theology Handbook by Daniel McCoy and Andrew Jit. It walks you through how to set up a discipleship group using the RLT Handbook. This eBook walks you through… Introducing the RLT Handbook Going through the RLT Handbook as a Group Seven Steps to […]
You may know the Beatitudes…but what do they actually mean? The Sermon on the Mount—been there, done that, right? It’s the “Casablanca” of the New Testament. We quote it without even realizing it. And the Beatitudes? We literally have those embroidered on our walls. But have we really listened to them? If the Sermon on […]
Can God take broken men and restore them? Can God take sinful men and make them into Christlike husbands and fathers? Can God take men who have trouble keeping their commitments and make them into promise keepers? David Roadcup was one of the founding architects of Promise Keepers. In this ebook, David shares some of […]
When it comes to the complementarian versus egalitarian debate in the church and home, there are 10 questions to consider which get at the heart of egalitarianism and its implications. These 10 questions will help you delve into important areas such as the teachings of the earliest church leaders the proper starting point in these […]
Are you curious what the basic differences are between Protestant and Catholic teachings? Longtime Bible teacher Tony Dupree grew up a dedicated Roman Catholic, became more nominal in adulthood, and resolved to get serious about his Catholic faith by studying the Scriptures. What happened when Tony studied the Scriptures caught him by surprise. In Differences […]
These days, reasons for irritability pop up as regularly as Facebook advertisements. Of all the reasons to be irritable, this one has to be the worst: We often want things that turn out not to exist. People can spend their lives wholeheartedly pursuing things that are unreal. These mirages burst like soap bubbles, and we […]
The point of good theology isn’t to help smart people get smarter. The point is to fuel disciple making. If you have picked up one of our 12 core Real Life Theology books, you will personally grow from the content. But the point of the books is to use the content to disciple people. So, […]
Would you like your church to know more about how we can know the truth about God? And what truth we can know about God? In skeptical times, it is crucial that churches be grounded in the truth about God. To help churches engage with Richard Knopp’s Truth About God: What Can We Know and […]
