Sustaining a missional lifestyle is tough! Life gets messy, burnout creeps in, and old habits and personal preferences sneak back, sabotaging your progress. And with life only getting busier, it can feel overwhelming.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll uncover what’s really keeping you from fully living on mission. It starts with letting God gently shift your priorities, helping you place his mission at the center of everything you do.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• A traditional and classic definition of “true discipleship”.
• 10 things in your life that may need to be put on the “altar”.
• Why leading your family on mission as a way of life needs to start in your heart.
• Practical steps for removing the clutter and idols that keep us from living on mission.

What could be more important than restoring a broken relationship? But what happens when one or both parties involved in the conflict are unwilling to forgive or trust is too broken?

In this episode, we discuss how to restore relationships that seem too far gone to repair. If the gospel is truly Good News, then we have a path toward reconciliation laid out and modeled by God himself.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
• Why forgiveness is a personal choice
• How one person can forgive but it takes two to reconcile
• What happens when the other person will not forgive and move on

Halloween often carries a “dark history,” and many Christians have been told it’s a holiday to avoid. But you might be surprised to learn the real story behind this event. Rather than missing out, it’s a prime opportunity to bring light and redemption to your community.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar and Heath discuss the amazing opportunity that our current cultural experience of Halloween provides as we live on mission and make disciples.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The history of Halloween and how the Church may have actually invented it.
• How the Gospel redeems culture instead of avoiding it.
• Why Christians can and should participate with radical generosity.
• 7 ideas on ways to be more intentional and missional this year.

Is it time to leave your church? You didn’t always feel this way, but lately, there’s been a nagging sense that it might be time to move on and find a new church home. Yet, you wonder, “Is it just me?”

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll help you navigate that decision. We’ll explore 7 legitimate reasons it might be time to leave your church, along with some important cautions to consider before making your choice.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Your “Church” is people… and that includes you!
• Why God may want to keep you right where you’re at.
• 7 legitimate reasons why it could be time to leave.
• Key rhythms of life that equal “gathering together” as the Church.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar will teach you how to avoid being misunderstood and give you 10 steps to becoming an active listener and effective communicator. 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The biggest mistakes people make when communicating.
• Why you must level-up your non-verbal communication skills.
• Secrets to becoming an empathetic and active listener.
• 10 Steps to move from misunderstanding to effective conversation.

The idea that ‘Gospel, Community and Mission’ is crucial to making mature disciples of Jesus may sound a little bit obvious to you at first. But it is surprising how few of us, and our churches, are careful to balance the focus and engagement of these powerful discipleship foundations. 

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about why all three of these components must be consistently engaged in and balanced if we want disciples of Jesus to grow to full maturity.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why we are seeing a lack of maturity in the Church today among Christians.
• How all 3… Gospel, Community, and Mission play a critical role in disciple-making.
• What it looks like when you only engage 2 of these 3 foundations with others.
• Practical resources for growing your people in Gospel, Community, and Mission.