In Sonlife, we have a strong conviction that Jesus is our model for life and ministry. The primary reason for this conviction is Jesus’ own words to his disciples throughout the Gospel accounts. His invitation to “Follow me” is actually a challenge to a life of imitation — to become just like Him (Matthew 9:9, …
We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to Dr. Dave Rahn, this year’s keynote at the Disciple Making Conference (February 24-26, 2026 in St. Augustine, FL). Dave will be speaking at each general session throughout the conference. Dave began his career in youth ministry in 1972 with Youth for Christ, where he served …
At Sonlife, we’re all in on equipping youth ministry leaders to develop disciple making ministries that reflect the character and priorities of Jesus, informed by the chronological movement of his ministry as recorded in the Gospels of the New Testament. That’s a good summary of us. We can sometimes be lampooned as people who preach …
It doesn’t take long in ministry to figure out that the only way to expand your influence is to multiply your impact through others. This can be a scary realization, bringing you to the point of asking, “Is my life in Christ worth imitating?” This is an essential question, because Jesus assumes those in spiritual …
In the Gospel of John, chapter 2, Jesus got in trouble for cleaning his room. Of course, we’re not just talking about a bedroom toward the back of Mary and Joseph’s house in Nazareth. We’re talking about the massive stone Temple in Jerusalem. He didn’t go about it with a swiffer and vacuum in hand, …
(adapted from How Jesus Made Disciples by Doug Holliday) If you run a Google search of the word “discipleship,” you’ll find 19,800,000 results. Google “disciple-making” and you’ll find 33,200,000 results. Needless to say, there is a lot of content and conversation about disciple…stuff. Most of us would probably agree that this is an important topic, …
“The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”” Luke 23:35 NLT Was Jesus the Savior? Another word for Savior would be Deliverer. Was Jesus the Deliverer? The long awaited, eagerly anticipated, desperately hoped for, promised Messiah. Was Jesus the One? Jesus …
“Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, “Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together.”” Luke 22:8 NLT Only the Gospel of Luke records that it was Peter and John who were sent ahead to prepare the Upper Room for the Passover feast. Matthew just speaks of “the disciples” doing this, …
“When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen. “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in …
“When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”” Matthew 16:13 NLT Jesus’ interaction with the disciples at Caesarea Philippi is recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but the classic and most complete account is found in Matthew’s Gospel. Mark’s and …