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  Rethinking How Disciples are Made . Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter       

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  The original date of this post was March, 8, 2012. Seems like a long time ago.  However, I contend the message of this post is needed more than ever before. If you're more excited about who is preaching rather than the God the message is about, then you're missing the point. " So let no one boast in human leaders...."   —1 Corinthians 3:21 Related links... *  Jesus called. He wants his church back. *  Paul called. He wants us to stop it.   * Jesus on leadership and you're not gonna like it . *  Seven Biblical Ways YOU Can Encourage Your Pastor(s) Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter          

  This was the summer of 1984. I rode my Kawasaki 400 from Illinois to Florida where I got on a plane heading to tribal people in Brazil with 20 summer missionaries from the East Coast states. I was 21-years-old. And, evidently, I had the exact same haircut as one of the elders of this Brazilian tribe. Who knew?    Here's my take-away:   All these years later, by God's grace, we're still on the same simple, Jesus-like disciplemaking mission .   Beware of mission drift.   There is always a new, cool, sexy thing coming down the pike pretending to be important.  Stay on the Bible and Jesus.  Like this... "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.  So do not be attracted by strange and new ideas...."   —Hebrews 13:8-9 Ironically, God did give me what I asked for:  To work with "tribal people," a.k.a., these next generations of disciplemakers . All Glory to God! Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect! ...

Evangelism for those who are NOT evangelists! What if sharing your faith in Jesus Christ was as simple as  praying, loving, speaking, and sharing? In Cadre's John 3:16 Factor Living Guide , you will learn to live a simple, Jesus-based approach for helping your family and friends find and follow Jesus. Section 1:  Pray iNTERCEDE .  The first step in helping your friends find and follow Jesus is  not  talking to them about Jesus. The first step is talking to Jesus about your friends. Section 2:   Love iNVEST.  The natural result of connecting with God's heart is a desire to love people with God's love. We will explore how Jesus intentionally befriended those in his relational sphere of influence—and how we can follow His example. Section 3:   Speak iNTERSECT.  We'll explore how Jesus brought God's truth  and  grace to people in His relational sphere of influence. Then, taking our cues from Jesus, we'll explore how to bring God's truth...

Note: We are disciplemaking missionaries wit h   Cadre Missionaries .  As such, we give a brief ministry update here at   Cup O' Joe with Bill   once every three months—for those who pray and support us. Here's the team of friends and family that gathered to mail our Spring ministry update to you! Click any image to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying. Can you help us  continue  multiplying disciple makers ? Here's how... 1.  Invest in disciplemaking via the Allisons and Cadre Missionaries 2.  Join our email prayer team  ("prayer team" in subject line) 3.  Bring Cadre training to your ministry or church 4.  Become a trainer with Cadre     5.  Read and share The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus All glory to God! Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter        ...