Your Next Steps In Gospel Fluency
When you become fluent in the Gospel, it’s like speaking the language of freedom and joy. You won’t have to fear rejection when sharing your faith with others because your words will be so genuine and full of hope that they will resonate deeply with them. In this episode, Caesar is joined by his wife…
Read More and ListenUsing Gospel Fluency To Transform Your Marriage
Discipleship as a lifestyle starts in our homes. And if you’re married, how we speak the Good News of the Gospel to each other in our marriages will begin to trickle down into all of our relationships in community. In this episode, Caesar has a great talk with Austin and Sarah Johnson, a young married…
Read More and ListenRedeeming Sexuality in the Church w/Debra Hirsch
Nothing has exposed the gap between the church and the broader society quite like the cultural argument over sexuality. Relationships, identities, orientations and even seemingly straightforward concepts such as gender have cut battle lines between the church and the world. In this episode, we speak to Debra Hirsch, author of the book Redeeming Sex, and…
Read More and ListenFrom The Pulpit To The People: Shifting to a Life on Mission
Leading people to new places in life and ministry can be hard. Too often our churches and small groups are primarily focused on… well, ourselves. Helping our people shift to a life on mission with God that is outwardly focused is the dream. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about leading…
Read More and ListenAre You Making Progress Toward Making Disciples?
With all the content and info available to us today–about anything and everything, including the Bible and making disciples—you would think every Christian would be a mature and confident disciple-maker by now. This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about why true discipleship is not about the consumption and passing on of knowledge.…
Read More and ListenCan You Be a Christian But Not a Disciple?
Somewhere along the way, we have mistakenly made it acceptable in the church to be a Christian but not a disciple. But Jesus never offered two acceptable standards for living the Christian life, just one: disciples of Jesus make more disciples. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, I am joined by authors Kent…
Read More and ListenNot Every Christian Is a Person of Peace
It would seem fair to believe that all Christians are interested in making disciples of Jesus–not converts–disciples. But statistically, the majority of Christians are not focused on being and making disciples of Jesus. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we challenge the assumption that all Christians are automatically People of Peace. We discuss…
Read More and ListenHow Seasonal Rhythms Serve Our Disciple-making
Regardless of where you live, the changing seasons can provide you with diverse opportunities for gospel growth and disciple-making. God designed it that way! In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we explore how seasonal rhythms can positively impact relationships and discipleship–if you embrace them. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Seasonal rhythms and their…
Read More and ListenDoes Our Evangelism Need to Change?
Have most of us Christians given up on traditional forms of sharing our faith? Let’s be honest… It’s scary to risk things relationally, and the results are often disappointing. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about the ways that many Christians experience (or avoid) evangelism. And we ask the question: Does…
Read More and ListenWhy You Want to Be Praying For Your Child’s Future
As Christians, consistently praying for your kids may seem obvious. To pray for your child’s future spouse may be less obvious, but it’s a privilege that carries with it some pretty awesome blessings. This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll show you seven ways and reasons to pray for your child’s future, and their…
Read More and ListenEmbracing How and Why God Saves Us – Pt.2
For far too long the primary message of the Church has focused on “How” someone can be saved. But the Gospel also tells us “Why” we’ve been saved. Understanding the Purpose of our salvation is critical for making disciples of Jesus who make more disciples. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, I continue…
Read More and ListenEmbracing How and Why God Saves Us – Pt.1
Most of our evangelistic messages focus on “How” someone can be saved. But the Gospel also tells us “Why” we’ve been saved. Understanding both is critical in making disciples of Jesus who make more disciples. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, I explain the “two lenses” of the Gospel: Power and Purpose. A…
Read More and ListenUsing The Story of God in Community
What we believe about God and what he is like will ultimately determine what we believe about ourselves and how life works. This is why it is so important that we know, understand, and believe God’s big story. How well do you know the Story of God? This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar…
Read More and ListenThe Gospel on the Move in a Rural Context
Jesus’ call and command to “go and make disciples” means everywhere and is for everyone. If you are living under the false belief that, “This missional lifestyle just won’t work in our context,” this episode is for you! (Regardless of where you live.) This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we look at discipleship and…
Read More and ListenWhat to Do with Kids in Your Missional Community
Kids are great! But sometimes when all together, things can feel hectic and distracted. One of the most common questions we hear connected to this is, “What do you do with kids in your missional community? How do you handle them, what types of activities do you do for them, etc.?” In this episode of…
Read More and ListenHow to Revive Your Missional Community
Feeling like your church small group or missional community is a bit of a dud, lately? They can oftentimes get stuck as just a weekly meeting and never really become the intentional, life-on-life, daily experience they are meant to be. (And can be.) In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about how…
Read More and ListenHow to Create a Lifestyle of Discipleship
Is discipleship about gaining knowledge, or is it about a transformed life? Is it a series of classes or, like with Jesus and his pals, was it an all-of-life kind of a deal? In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’re talking about true discipleship and looking at what a lifestyle of discipleship looks…
Read More and ListenStart a Movement or Join a Movement
Often with disciple-making, we either have no framework for making disciples of Jesus, or we put together such an elaborate plan that is destined to fizzle out. This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar talks with a movement leader in Belgium who has helped create a network of communities that are making disciples in…
Read More and ListenThe Patience Needed For Discipleship
Discipleship is definitely more of a slow cooking process rather than something done at microwave speeds. Maybe that’s why the church in recent history has had such a hard time with making disciples: We want instant conversions, instant attendance, and instant new programs… This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar is joined by disciple-maker…
Read More and ListenMoving From Attracting To Deploying
Part of the major lack of discipleship we see in the Church today comes back to the reality that many, or most, are still living and leading their people in light of the Old Covenant! New Covenant churches are focused on making disciples who increasingly fill the world with disciples of Jesus. This week on…
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