Accountability Matters, pt. 1
Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each...
S01E01: Disciple Her Podcast: Introductions
SUMMARY: In this episode of Disciple Her, Julie Woodruff and Kandi Gallaty discuss life, ministry, and discipleship. TIME STAMPS 0:24- Welcome 1:30 - Kandi Gallaty Introduction 3:09 - Julie Woodruff Introduction 5:52 - Kandi Gallaty Discipleship Experience 10:58 -...
Encouraging Your People To Do A Discipleship Group Is Not Asking Too Much
Busy. That might be the one word that unites us all. It is shocking if you hear someone say, “We really haven’t had that much going on here lately.” I only have one child (a soon-to-be two-year-old) and my wife stays home but we still struggle to find time to...
S06E02: How To Get Past Surface-Level Accountability
SUMMARY: In this episode,Vick and Chris talk about how to take your D-Group past surface level issues when it comes to encouragement, accountability, and improvement. TIME STAMPS: 0:55 Examples of surface-level issues 3:15 How do I create a safe environment for people...
How To Ensure Your D-Group Prioritizes Evangelism
Last week we reminded ourselves that replication is an absolutely critical piece of discipleship. Let’s talk about how to make that happen practically. In order to reproduce your discipleship group, we have to be diligent in evangelism. For some reason,...
Is Replication Really That Important?
My high school football team had a great culture. We really enjoyed each other and were glad to help the guy behind us on the depth chart because we wanted our team to be successful long after we were gone. Because of that environment, we won a whole lot more than we...
The Spiritual Disciplines: Habits Of Devotion
"The road to spiritual maturity always passes through the spiritual disciplines" - Donald Whitney. When I was a freshman at LSU, I was given a little pamphlet by my discipleship group called "Quiet Time" by NavPress. Our group leader said, "After you read...
What Do I Actually Do In My Discipleship Group Meetings?
A great question to consider, what do we do during our discipleship group meetings? Another way to ask it may be, how do I structure my discipleship group time? Remember, a discipleship group (a d-group) is a gender specific group of 3 to 5 that journeys together...
How Should A Disciple Grow?
The first week of your discipleship group includes conversation about where you’re headed for the year. We need to have a target in mind for what areas of life where we need to grow. You’ve heard it before, if you aim at nothing you’ll hit it every time. A...
What Should The First Week Of My D-Group Look Like?
It’s not necessary to start well in order to finish well, but it sure does help! The first week your group meets goes a long way towards laying the foundation for the whole year, so we ought to put some thought into doing it well. This first week will look really...
How Do I Ask Someone If I Can Disciple Them?
As a guy, getting invited to that middle school Sadie Hawkins dance was the greatest moment of your 12 years on Earth up to that moment. Finally, the girls have to do the inviting and believe it or not you got picked! You were on such a high getting invited that you...
Who Should I Invite Into My Discipleship Group?
Do you ever break your own rules? Anybody nodding with me? “I’m going to stay away from sugar until my birthday.” “I will not pick up my phone until the kids have gone to bed.” “I’m going to floss every night before bed.” We break our own rules all the time! How about...