Many churches think they’ve tried starting “missional communities” before, but they failed.  Or they’ve given ‘micro-church’ a try, and that didn’t take off either. But actually… maybe they just exported religious activities!

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we look at the difference between talking a good missional game and really living in a community that is radically focused on discipleship as a lifestyle.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• One of the most common reasons that missional communities fail.
• Why our best intentions at living on mission often turn into new “law”.
• The difference between religion and the gospel of grace.
• How to get the help to make authentic missional living a reality.

Christians can often get into a mindset where we think everything that is wrong or untrue needs to be addressed NOW!  And so with the banner of “speaking the truth in love” flying high over our heads, we dive in with our unsolicited advice.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar explains why most people really don’t want to hear our advice. We’ll look at what motivates a lot of our advice-giving, and learn some best practices for when we do need to offer help and insights to others.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The 4 types of advice that we give to people.
• Why we feel the need to quickly offer our advice to others.
• How the gospel speaks into our motivations when giving advice.
• Best practices so people will want to hear your advice.

Christians are taught that we should be giving 10% of everything we earn to the church. Is the practice of tithing still in effect for us today, or is it time to reconsider this practice?

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll look at the truth about tithing. Is it biblical? Are we under-giving or over-giving if we are tithing, and how might we give in light of the gospel?

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The 3 types of tithes God mandated Israel to give in the Law.
• How tithes and offerings were used in the Old Testament.
• What Jesus taught about giving and how it reflects our hearts.
• How the Gospel informs our giving and support of the Church today.

Wouldn’t it be great if Jesus had just left us his “5 Big Steps” or “3 Important Ingredients” for disciple-making? It would be so much simpler if discipleship in the real world was a little more spelled out and outlined into a few basics.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’re going to show you how discipleship looks less like one big thing or series of classes… and more like a million little things.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why there will never be a perfect set of classes or “one big thing” that adds up to maturity in our churches.
• How Romans 8:28 helps clarify what God is up to when it comes to our sanctification.
• Why dependence on the works of the Holy Spirit is crucial in discipleship.
• Why disciple-making was never meant to be the job of a few professionals.

Staying on track toward accomplishing large goals can seem hard, but all big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision and we all do exactly what we choose to do every day.

In this episode, Caesar shares a simple process for getting started and sustaining movement toward our great task and mission of making disciples of Jesus in community. You’ll discover the habit of small daily steps that add up to something big!

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The “Daffodil Principle”.
• The power of moving 1% each day toward your goals.
• How our actions and habits reveal our true motivation.
• A simple daily process that will add up to big changes!