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If you’ve ever tried to move discipleship forward and heard this response, you’re not alone: “We’d be open to discipleship… but only during Sunday School. Weekdays are just too busy.” That question landed in my inbox recently from a pastor who is genuinely trying to lead well. I get it. Sometimes, church leaders are overwhelmed and busy. And after more than 20 years of pastoring—through seasons of tiny budgets, exhausted volunteers, and my own seven-kid household—I can tell y

Discipleship is a central theme in many churches, yet often, it's the area we struggle to demonstrate that we value.  Any church and...

For more than 20 years, I’ve preached multiple times a week as a pastor. Like many of you, I’ve spent hours bent over lexicons,...