Let’s think about the mystery of the incarnation for a moment. God is revealed to us as being one God in three persons. The three persons are the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. When God works, it seems that the impetus comes from the Father, is expressed through the Son, and is applied by …
10 Reasons: Click HERE for more information on the conference and to register. Dr. Dave Rahn, this year’s keynote, 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 as a Campus Life Director. In 1985 be began teaching …
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 …
In my church tradition as in many others, there’s a deep concern about the future of church leadership. Where will the pastors come from? Recently, a friend shared with me insights from Barna’s latest tour on the State of the Church (https://stateofthechurch.com/ ) that contain these two research responses that speak to the issue: “It …
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 …
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” Matthew 26:41 What is this concept of “watch and pray” that Jesus challenges the disciples with? What are they to watch for? Is He speaking about the guards who are coming to arrest …