All Hands on Deck

Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And He healed every kind of disease and illness. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said …

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The 5 Bold Moves of Jesus // #2 Going to the Other Side

We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movement. In our last blog post we began a five-post series on the Bold Moves of Jesus. Bold Move #1– Change of Geography (Matthew 4:13-16) Bold Move #2: Going to the Other Side (Mark 4:35-5:20) “That …

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A Look into Sonlife Staff Experiences: Art and Beckie Melli

Two and half years ago we moved back to the US after serving with Youth for Christ International in Europe for 27 years. During that time, we worked with US military kids on 38 bases across Europe, missionary kids at a MK school in southern Europe, and the Young Leaders Director for national youth workers …

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Two Plastic Cars and The Generosity of Jesus

Two plastic cars. From two preschool aged kids.   I was at their house meeting with their mom to talk about Sonlife and the disciple-making ministry in their church (one unexpected joy of covid has been taking more meetings in homes!)–and these kids, only three and four years old, discussed among themselves and decided that they …

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How To Use The Five Booklets

The Plan: I like sticking to the plan. That’s why we make a plan, so that we can do everything in our power to stick to the plan. Sticking to the plan is what I’m about, most of the time. In the last year I’ve started working through Sonlife’s five booklets (Identity, Walk, Talk, Feed, …

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How to Create a Disciple Making Culture

Every other Tuesday I lead a Sonlife Coaching Cohort with 14 other pastors from 11 different states. We study the life and strategy of Jesus together so we can understand how He built a disciple-making ministry. We want to understand so we can imitate and implement His disciple-making model and method into each of our …

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Grateful for All that is Ours in Christ!

Part 5 of a 5 part series- I began this simple exercise in gratitude by recalling some familiar verses in the Pauline epistles, but then quickly found myself leafing through each letter, scanning for spiritual blessings. I began at 6:30 in the morning leafing through Romans, and finally finished with Philemon around 10:30, four hours …

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Grateful for All that is Ours in Christ!

Part 4 of a 5 part series- I began this simple exercise in gratitude by recalling some familiar verses in the Pauline epistles, but then quickly found myself leafing through each letter, scanning for spiritual blessings. I began at 6:30 in the morning leafing through Romans, and finally finished with Philemon around 10:30, four hours …

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Grateful for All That is Ours in Christ!

Part 3 of a 5 part series- I began this simple exercise in gratitude by recalling some familiar verses in the Pauline epistles, but then quickly found myself leafing through each letter, scanning for spiritual blessings. I began at 6:30 in the morning leafing through Romans, and finally finished with Philemon around 10:30, four hours …

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