Making Disciples
Jesus gave His disciples the following mission in Matt. 28:18-20:

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

This mission applies to all of Jesus’ disciples, and many realize this, but they don’t know where to start. The first objective of this ministry is to provide a place to start. The primary tool for accomplishing this is the book series, Living in the Blessing, which includes four books:

Book 1: Receiving the Blessing
Book 2: Growing in the Blessing
Book 3: Guarding the Blessing
Book 4: Multiplying the Blessing

These books are designed to help disciples make disciples, whether one-on-one or in small groups. Each one contains daily readings for seven weeks, with five daily readings each week. If the participants read the daily readings, they will be prepared to come together for discussion each week and trust God to help them grow as disciples of Jesus.

Serve Churches
We also provide devotion commentaries to assist pastors in their work of feeding God’s flock. In addition to the commentaries, which are available for daily devotions, we provide messages based on the daily readings (both written and video) for large group teaching and, along with discussion questions (based on the large group teaching) for small groups.

The book series and commentaries may be used to plant new churches (primarily home churches). Pastors are encouraged to gather a group using the discipleship material and then use the devotional commentaries for ongoing meetings.

If you are seeking support for planting a new church (or beginning a new group within your church) please contact us to learn how we can serve you. See the contact information at the bottom of the homepage.

In Hebrews 13:17, we read:
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account.

According to this verse, church leaders are to watch over the souls of their flocks. The soul consists of the mind, will, and emotions. However, how many people have a shepherd who sincerely knows what they are thinking (mind), what drives them (will), and what they are feeling (emotions)? Shepherds can’t do this if they are responsible for too many people. Based on the model of Jesus’ relationship with His disciples, we encourage shepherds oversee no more than twelve families. There is no limit to the number that can come together for corporate worship, whether collections of home churches or groups within established churches. This was modeled by Jesus too. However, a shepherd can care for only a limited number of people. To attempt to do otherwise is unhealthy for the shepherd and dangerous for the flock.

Also, shepherds need the support of other shepherds. Therefore the “mantra” for our ministry is: “A shepherd for every soul, including the shepherd’s soul.”

We believe these priorities are consistent with the pattern we find in the New Testament, and we believe they contribute greatly to the expansion of God’s kingdom in the world.

Engage Culture
Jesus instructed His people to make disciples of “the nations” (Matt. 28:29), and He also called them to be “salt and light” in the world (Matt. 5:13-16). Therefore, another objective of this ministry is to equip followers of Christ to gain a strong grasp of each of the following subjects, for the purpose of being salt and light in the nations where they live.

The Glory of Creation: How does our universe, including the world we live in, reveal not just evidences for creation, but the glory of our Creator?

The Grace of Life: The expression “the grace of life” simply means that life is the gift of God’s favor (grace). All people are created in God’s image (Gen. 1:27). Therefore, all people possess inherent worth and should be treated with the utmost dignity and respect. This includes every race, male and female, unborn and aged, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, native born and foreigner, infirm and healthy—all.

The Gift of Family: The foundation for the prosperity of any nation the health of the family, being with the covenant relationship of marriage between a man and a woman. This matters for couples, their children, and culture as a whole, as countless empirical studies reveal. Every child derives his or her life from a mother and father. Therefore, each child possesses an inherent need for both, and when one or both parents are not available, churches should provide guardians with the support they need to raise the children entrusted to their care.

The Gospel of the Kingdom:  Jesus said that His kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36). It consists of His reign in the hearts of His people, therefore it can’t be observed as other kingdoms are (Luke 17:20-21). Unlike nations that aspire to conquer nations by the power of the sword, His kingdom conquers hearts by the power of His love. The prophet Daniel serves as an example of the proper relationship of God’s people to the cultures they live in. When asked to do things that were unlawful for him, He appealed to the authorities of his day with the right attitude and approach (Dan. 1:8-16). First, He appealed with respect (the right attitude), recognizing that God works divinely through human channels of authority. Second, he appealed on the basis of the interests of those who were over him (the right approach). In doing so, he greatly influenced the culture he lived in (Dan. 1:20-21), and many embraced the God he worshiped (e.g., Dan. 6:25-28, 8:29).