Blog
Reflections From The Replicate Booth – SBC 2019
3 I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you (Philippians 1:3, CSB) It was such a joy to meet and see so many of you at the Replicate booth at the Southern Baptist Convention last week in Birmingham. Catching up with old friends, hearing stories of how God...
read more
Replicate Round Up for June 19th, 2019
Are We Making Disciples or Just Big Crowds? by Jared Wilson "I am convinced that too many evangelical churches in the United States are overly fixated on bigness...because we can often achieve a kind of success focusing on those things that give the impression we are...
read more
Is Your Church Healthy Part 4: Multiplying
This post is part of the Is Your Church Healthy Series US Marine Corps boot camp specializes in one thing: transforming men and women into Marines. The entire process is designed to produce basic infantrymen from every recruit that joins. Due to the extreme nature of...
read more
#57: Why One On One Discipleship Is Not The Best Strategy
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris break down one on one discipleship vs groups of three to five. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why 1 on 1 groups often don't reproduce. How 2 Timothy provides Biblical evidence for discipling in...
read more
The Instruction Of Grace
“Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost but now I’m found was blind but now I see.” You know the song; but do you know the story of the man who wrote it? John Newton was only seven years old when his Godly mother died. He was...
read more
Replicate Round Up for June 12th, 2019
How do You Make Disciples? by Craig Etheredge "I have to confess, I have a personal frustration regarding this issue. Most of the finely-tuned disciple-making ministries are found in the para-church world, not the local church, and that really bothers me." NIcodemus...
read more
#56: 90 Day Discipleship
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris talk breaking up D-Groups into 90 day chunks. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: How to keep D-Groups from falling behind in the spring. Why you need to break your D-Groups up into "seasons" throughout...
read more
Is Your Church Healthy? Part 3 (+ Special SBC Event Code): Mobilized
This post is part of the Is Your Church Healthy Series Every year our team joins thousands of other leaders at the annual Southern Baptist Convention. Being a part of this convention allows us to partner with churches to mobilize missionaries around the world through...
read more
Disciplemaking In The Local Church – Part 7
Over the past seven weeks, we have heard from various pastors who have taken part or are currently in the Replicate Cohort. We have heard stories from these pastors about how a disciplemaking strategy started and took root in their churches. For more information about...
read more
Replicate Round Up for June 5th, 2019
How to Avoid Accumulated Fatigue by Zack Eswine "It doesn’t ride right up to you and bandit you. It embezzles you instead. Like a slow-leaking tire, you don’t notice the gradual siphoning of air, the subtle lean of the car from its depleted strength." Accountability...
read more
Is Your Church Healthy? Part 2: Equipped
This post is part of the Is Your Church Healthy Series I will never forget this crazy situation I experienced in middle school. I was in the 7th grade and attending an American School while living in Germany. My father was in the Army, and I was a military brat. The...
read more
#55: Building A Compelling Team
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris talk about building an all-star ministry team. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why you should invest in your team like Jesus did. If you invest in your people, they will begin to invest in others. How...
read more
Disciplemaking In The Local Church – Part 6
Over the next several weeks we will hear from various pastors who have taken part or are currently in the Replicate Cohort. We will hear stories from these pastors about how a disciplemaking strategy started and took root in their churches. For more information about...
read more
Replicate Round Up for May 29th, 2019
Surprising Study Finds Millennial Evangelicals More Likely to Attend Church Than Other Generations by Aaron Earls "On average, millennials are less likely than other generations to believe in God, pray, consider religion important to their lives, and regularly attend...
read more
Now Available on Audible: Growing Up by Robby Gallaty
Since Growing Up was released in 2013, we've gotten a consistent stream of emails asking about audiobook version. We are happy to announce that it's now available via Audible! If you are not already an Audible subscriber, you can get it for free with an Audible trial....
read more
#54: What My Personal Time With The Lord Looks Like
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris talk about the reasons for needing a daily quiet time. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why creating a habit is the key to having a regular quiet time. Why it's important for pastors to make sure they...
read more
Disciplemaking In The Local Church – Part 5
Over the next several weeks we will hear from various pastors who have taken part or are currently in the Replicate Cohort. We will hear stories from these pastors about how a disciplemaking strategy started and took root in their churches. For more information...
read more
Replicate Round Up for May 22nd, 2019
Admission Does Note Equal Confession by Collin Huber "What does biblical confession actually entail? Rather than passively admitting our guilt with no intention of real life change, we must learn to take our sin as seriously as God does." The Curse of Talent for Young...
read more
#53: My Number One Failure As A Disciplemaker – Part 2
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris continue the discussion about ignoring the sabbath. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why pastors need to take time away from ministry. Why you need to take time to meditate in the Lord. Why failures are...
read more
Is Your Church Healthy? Part 1: Engaged
This post is part of the Is Your Church Healthy Series Every week I have the opportunity to record a podcast, Making Disciples with Robby Gallaty, with Pastor Robby. When we record, we spend a few moments considering the content, and then we dive into the topic. We...
read more
Disciplemaking In The Local Church – Part 4
Over the next several weeks we will hear from various pastors who have taken part or are currently in the Replicate Cohort. We will hear stories from these pastors about how a disciplemaking strategy started and took root in their churches. For more information...
read more
Replicate Round Up for May 15th, 2019
Why Character Matters for Pastors by Joel Rainey "One of the things I was blessed with throughout 27 years of vocational ministry is older pastors who continually reminded me of what’s most important. “More than anything else,” they said, “guard your character....
read more
#52: My Number One Failure As A Disciplemaker
In this episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby talks to Chris about his number one failure as a disciplemaker. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why the Sabbath is a gift from God. Why pastors must make time to rest. How your body is a "major profit" in your...
read more
Q&A: The Top Ten Disciplemaking Questions – Part 5
This post is part of our Discipleship Q&A Series Over the past few weeks, we have been answering the top 10 questions we get about disciplemaking. This week we cover questions 1 and 2: Question 2: What is a HEAR Journal? The H.E.A.R. journaling method promotes...
read more