May
07
From Orphan to Family
Through the Holy Spirit, you are not kept at a distance—you are adopted.
2 min read
2024 tax benefit
Apr
09
Why Was Judas in Charge of the Money?
Day by day, he spent time with Jesus. He heard the Sermon on the Mount. He watched lepers cleansed, blind eyes opened, the dead raised. He carried provision meant for the poor. Yet inside him, desire for more quietly grew.
3 min read
Dec
17
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GDI
Refreshed Mission: Motivate, equip, and coach pastors and ministry leaders to establish MicroGroup-based disciplemaking churches in every country of the world. Refreshed Vision: Move from being US-centric to establishing regional hubs across continents over the next decade.
3 min read
Dec
10
Transforming Discipleship
Ministries and programs may not be as effective as you think. Have you done the research to evaluate and assess the impact?
1 min read
Dec
02
A Paradigm Shift for the Future: Instilling a Lifestyle of Disciplemaking to the Fourth Generation
Why does fourth-generation multiplication feels out of reach?
We tend to assume MicroGroups will naturally reproduce because the experience is so life-giving. And while participants often do grow deeply, growth alone doesn’t guarantee reproduction.
4 min read
Aug
21
Disciplemaking in Kenya
Swahili is the native language of Kenya. To meet the disciplemaking focus there, Discipleship Essentials, the main training tool for
2 min read
Aug
14
The Power of a Retreat: Stepping Away to Be Renewed
Take time to step away. Rest in the presence of God. Return with a heart ready to serve, a mind at peace, and a spirit overflowing with joy.
2 min read
Jul
31
Who Are You at the Core?
Our actions are always the result of our core purposes or convictions.
5 min read
Jul
24
Jesus Actually Thinks We Can Become Like Him
We walk carefully between the shoals of self-sufficiency by being in touch with our capacity for self-deception, yet at the same time energized by the new capacity that God’s grace has given us to become the redeemed people in whom Christ dwells.
6 min read
Jul
03
Transforming Discipleship
Discipleship covenant (promise) is a transformational tool, different from a contract (give-to-get) transactional agreement.
5 min read