Rethinking Discipleship: 10 False Beliefs in the Church

April 22, 2024

If the Church keeps doing what it has been for decades in connection to disciple-making, we will continue to see a decline in Christianity in our time. There is no better time than today to start changing our minds, changing the church, and changing the world!

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll give you 10 key false beliefs and misconceptions about discipleship that we all need to get to work changing in the church today.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • How the Church has gotten so far away from the discipleship Jesus practiced.
  • Causes of the present “discipleship crisis” we’re experiencing in the church today.
  • How preaching a “small” and often false gospel has led to where we are at.
  • 10 Key areas of false belief that we need to start changing…now!

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Spirituality That Fuels God’s Mission

April 15, 2024

Mission for God and intimacy with God can often become disconnected and seem like competing priorities and passions. But what if you could cultivate a vibrant and authentic spirituality that doesn’t draw you away from your neighbors, but propels you into the lives of others and the needs of your city?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar is joined by church planters Jeremy and Monica Chambers as they break down this divide in a way that helps you discover fresh joy in living as a Jesus-follower, and become more fruitful in your everyday mission.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why there seems to be a divide between deep spirituality and mission.
  • Why focusing just on contemplation or just on the mission is incomplete.
  • How to cultivate a vibrant spirituality that doesn’t draw you away from others.
  • A practice where you’ll discover new ways in which God is truly amazing!

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Why People In Your Church Are Not Motivated

April 8, 2024

Have you found it hard–really hard–to move people in your church toward embracing change? Are you finding it frustrating to motivate folks to reorient their lives around discipleship, serving others, and missional living… versus a consumeristic experience of the church?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll tell you why the way you’ve learned to motivate people produces polarizing results. And we’ll give you ways to initiate lasting change through more gospel-centered motivations.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why the old ways of “carrot and stick” ultimately fail to motivate people.
  • How the “DO=BE” distortion is in full effect in all of this.
  • The difference between the Legalist and the Gospel when motivating others.
  • How what we believe, love and fear changes everything.

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Why Everything We Do Matters So Much

April 1, 2024

Have you ever asked, What can I do to mend the world, my family, or my own life? And if I could, why bother? Does my own small part even matter?

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar is joined by Charlie Peacock and his wife Andi Ashworth. They discuss a model for expressing love in marriage, friendship, citizenship, and every kind of work—even in the midst of cynicism, fear, exhaustion, and oppression.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why simple things in life can make such a big difference in the long run.
  • Why we are all culture-makers… even if we don’t know it.
  • A theology of imagination and creativity that provides a framework for all of life.
  • How our lives can help move people in the direction of Jesus–or away from him!

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Creating an Effective Discipleship Environment Pt.2

March 25, 2024

Discipleship that mirrors what Jesus did with his disciples, and produces the same hope, maturity and multiplication, is an “all of life” experience. It looks very different than what most Christians have seen or participated in.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll give you Part 2 of our talk on the 10 necessary aspects you’ll want to focus on in creating the right discipleship environment.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The difference between discipleship classes and holistic life-on-life experiences.
  • Why words and knowledge alone are not enough; Modeling the life of Jesus is key.
  • 6 of the 10 necessary aspects of a healthy discipleship environment (like Jesus had).
  • Why ‘one-size-fits-all’ discipleship NEVER works!

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Creating An Effective Discipleship Environment Pt.1

March 18, 2024

Discipleship is an all-of-life apprenticeship led by Jesus himself. To make disciples of Jesus, who in turn, know how to make more disciples, we must pay close attention to the experience and environment that Jesus provided his disciples.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll give you Part 1 of a two-part talk on the 10 necessary aspects you’ll want to focus on in creating an effective discipleship environment.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why your “discipleship” may not be producing the desired results in your people.
  • Where, when, and how often Jesus interacted with his disciples.
  • 4 of the 10 necessary aspects of a healthy discipleship environment (like Jesus had).
  • Why your discipleship must be Spirit-led and Gospel-saturated!

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