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Discipleship

The Priority of Prayer

August 29, 2022

Prayer should be our number one priority in building an intimate relationship with Christ

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Faith, Prayer

The Critical Moment of Being Christ-Centered

July 25, 2022

We are to give Jesus our top priority. I don’t want to ever miss that as a Christian.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Theology

Episode 29: Why You Should Share the Pulpit

March 28, 2022

Why don’t pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front?

Tags Discipleship, Pastoring

10 Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Pastor

November 30, 2021

A strong courageous leader must learn to overcome past mistakes and failures in Christ. 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Community, Conflict, Development, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Training

Why Sharing Your Faith Matters?

August 30, 2021

We must get serious about reaching people who are far from God. There is a battle going on out there, and the church is losing ground.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Gospel, Great Commission, Ministry, Mission, Teaching

6 Ways God’s Grace Transforms One’s Life

July 19, 2021

How can we withstand the attacks of the enemy for such a time as this? How can we go forward with this as we are being sanctified in the image of Christ? 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Counseling, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 25: Struggles of Reaching the Next Generation

June 22, 2021

Is your church or ministry struggling to reach the next generation?

Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Church Health, Current Events, Development, Discipleship, Gospel, Great Commission, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry

Church Leadership: Prideful Pastor Versus Christ-filled Pastor

April 12, 2021

The shepherd leaders’ job is as John Calvin said it well, “The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.”

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Training, Vision

Episode 23: Destructive Nature of Private Sin

February 22, 2021

Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way in his book Life Together, “Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone.”

Tags Christianity, Church, Counseling, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Scripture, Theology, Truth
Waiting

Episode 21: Five Reasons Why God Makes Us Wait

October 16, 2020October 5, 2020

Do you ever wonder why God makes us wait on certain things? Whether good or bad? Why does God do that? Here are five points we lay out as we converse on waiting on the LORD.

Tags Bible, Discipleship, Jesus, Podcast

Three Dangerous Leaders

July 6, 2020

Lately, I have had an opportunity to pull back from all the busy activities of ministry and to simply stop, reflect, and think. Here are three lessons I’ve learned about leadership over the past 10 years. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Faith, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology

Episode 10: Is Anxiety Sin? How Should Christians Respond?

November 25, 2019

The longer I’m in ministry, it seems like anxiety seems to be more prevalent in ministry. How could we deal with our anxiety? Where does anxiety come from?

Tags Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Pastoring, Suffering, Truth

What is the Greatest Challenge you Face in Ministry?

July 22, 2019

So, for the church NOT to disappear, what should we do? That is the fundamental question that daunts us on a day to day basis.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Discipleship, Great Commission, Ministry, Mission

How the Church Should Respond to Parents with Rebellious Teens

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

The threats upon the family are implausible. The question we as Christians must ask is this: “What should be the response of the church?”

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Church, Church Health, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Family, Pastoring, Suffering, Training

6 Concentric Circles for Making Disciples

December 11, 2018July 23, 2018

We are in the Great Commission by living empowered by the Great Commandment love.

Categories Blog Tags Discipleship, Great Commission, Jesus, Leader, Theology

Why Relevancy is Key in Reaching the Next Generation

December 11, 2018May 21, 2018

Millennials represent the largest generation in America’s history with almost 80 million members. However, only 15% of millennials are Christians.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Culture, Discipleship, Millennials, Relationships
Disciple's Path

Aren’t Christians Supposed to Follow Christ?

December 11, 2018January 15, 2018

The word “Christian” does not mean “one who admires Christ,” nor “the recipient of Christ’s blessings,” nor even “one who believes in Christ.”

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Jesus, Leadership
Discipleship

False Assumptions of Discipleship 

May 24, 2024October 30, 2017

Discipleship is simply this; Disciples are called to know Christ, grow with Christ, and go for Christ. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Ministry, Pastoring, Strategy
Ordinary Radical Christians

The Ordinary Radicals: Radical Life of Ordinary Christians  

May 24, 2024October 23, 2017

This is absolutely a counter-cultural model. This radically changes everything of how we think and howe we function as a church.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Jesus, Radical, Relationships
Making Disciples

How NOT to Make Disciples

May 24, 2024October 12, 2017

The leaders of the first century church did NOT ask each other, “how many came to church last week?” That’s not how God measures success.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, EvangelicalSola, Great Commission, Mission, Outreach, Pastoring, Program

The Ordinary Christian Life vs. Radical Christian Life?

May 24, 2024September 14, 2017

The ordinary Christian will always fight the status quo of lukewarm Christianity. The ordinary Christian will always fight nominal, passionless Christianity.

Categories Blog Tags Calling, Christianity, Discipleship, Gospel, Jesus
The Task of Discipleship

4 Myths About Disciple-Making

May 24, 2024September 5, 2017

If your ministry has a leadership problem it has a discipleship problem. You can’t make disciples and not develop leaders.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Development, Discipleship, Leadership, Training

3 What’s NOT Church Membership

May 24, 2024July 17, 2017

Gathering of the saints needs to be one of the top priority of Christ followers, in fact it is crucial and essential to the faith! For the good of their own soul, for the mission of Christ, and for the health of local congregation.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Polity, Discipleship, Leadership, Membership

5 Dangers of Church Skipping

May 24, 2024July 5, 2017

“I love Jesus but I don’t like the church. I will never leave Jesus but I’m done with the church” people who make such a statement are walking away from Jesus.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Ministry, Pastoring, Preaching, Relationships, Theology
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Evangelica Sola is a christian blog that incorporates a comprehensive look at doctrinal theology, christian living and the church’s disciple making mandate. Click the above photo to learn more on the About page. Also, follow me on my social media channels or contact me directly. I’d love to hear from you!

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“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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