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The Disciple Dilemma Podcast

Podcast by Dennis Allen

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We've been hacked! Western Christian discipleship has been infiltrated by an 1,800 year-old virus - a hacking that's eroding our ability to do what Christians are destined to do. Conversational podcasts with thought leaders of all types and stripes in business, the arts, the media, the academies, the churches - about the dilemma.

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episode Building a Meaningful Life and Legacy - Dave Hataj on The Disciple Dilemma artwork

Building a Meaningful Life and Legacy - Dave Hataj on The Disciple Dilemma

The dilemma of a declining population of craftsmen in America is real - and its problem is not confined to manufacturing. The roots of the problem are subtle - and eerily similar to the challenge of making disciples in the Church. Dave Hataj, President of Edgerton Gear - also an Author and Theologian explains as we talk about his new book "The Craftsman's Code - A Blueprint for Building Meaningful Life and Enduring Legacy" 00:00 - 04:23 Introductions 04:24 - 06:32 This book was written to reach... 06:33 - 08:27 People as mere commodities? Stupid. 08:28 - 11:22 Mentors - is it "meh" or is it a path to meaning? 11:23 - 12:46 Why your church should care about The Craftsman's Code 12:47 - 15:07 Can we mass produce craftsmen? Disciples? 15:08 - 16:24 Developing a craftsman - it's personal 16:25 - 19:38 Typical church: too focused on knowledge instead of the individual 19:39 - 21:28 The as the gym, not the playing field 21:29 - 22:06 What did he say?? 22:07 - 24:50 China v US manufacturing prominence 24:51 - 25:39 Do we have the people to regain our manufacturing chops? 25:40 - 29:59 Gen Z questions for Dave 30:00 - 33:00 Pastors & Church Leaders: Lean in and hear this... 33:01 - 34:33 Connect with Dave 34:34 - 36:40 Wrap Up #disciples #discipleship #disciplemaking #craftsmen #USmanufacturing #christianpodcast     Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

7 May 2026 - 36 min
episode A Disciple - at work: Larry O'Donnell, CBS TV's original Undercover Boss on The Disciple Dilemma artwork

A Disciple - at work: Larry O'Donnell, CBS TV's original Undercover Boss on The Disciple Dilemma

00:00 - 02:32 Intro 02:33 - 07:15 Larry's Rap Sheet 07:16 - 08:47 "Management Waste" 08:48 - 11:24 Leadership Myths 11:25 - 13:04 A Disciple in the Workplace 13:05 - 16:55 A Disciple: 1) Learner 2) Follower; 3) Reproducer 16:56 - 19:17 Disciples! (Not Converts) 19:18 - 19:49 The duty of every Christian: Make disciples! 19:50 - 22:41 Can't I opt-out of disciple making? 22:42 - 24:38 I'm too busy preaching to make disciples. (Really?) 24:39 - 25:31 Work & Disciples: The "8 to 5" stuff and the "24 X 7" stuff 25:32 - 28:30 How to reach Larry & Wrap Up Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

5 Mar 2026 - 31 min
episode Making - or Faking Disciples? Reunion Church pastor Richard Ellis weighs in on The Disciple Dilemma artwork

Making - or Faking Disciples? Reunion Church pastor Richard Ellis weighs in on The Disciple Dilemma

Is it possible you can be raised in a Christian home, come from five generations of pastors, be in seminary - and still not get what it means to be a disciple? The founding pastor of  @ReunionChurch [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCljt-rWEz4NTl23Ri1vf3CQ] in Dallas, TX, Richard Ellis joins us to talk about that! Ably cohosted by Dr. Andrew Yates, Global Discipleship Coordinator,  @DallasSeminary [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCDeFY9KGgMd6V52ViVNhnIg]. 00:00 - 05:35 Intro 05:36 - 10:46 How it all started for Richard 10:47 - 15:30 Whadd'ya mean - that evangelism isn't discipleship? 15:31 - 18:44 Is the problem the Seminaries - or the Churches? 18:45 - 20:30 Discipleship and...Navy Fighter Pilots? 20:31 - 21:33 Getting personal - why discipleship matters 21:34 - 24:03 If we're disciples - why so much anxiousness? 24:04 - 26:03 Despair and Pastors 26:04 - 27:44 "I don't have time to do that" 27:45 - 30:03 Discipleship: The stuff that does not work in churches 30:04 - 31:05 How Christian culture "misses it" (Disciple making) 31:06 - 32:15 Has Church become a spiritual adult daycare? 32:16 - 33:38 A change of mind 33:39 - 41:16 Profound agape - what Jesus said defines disciples 41:17 - 44:37 Start the journey! Stop waiting on "better". 44:38 - 46:31 Wrap Up #christianpodcast  #disciplemaking #christiandiscipleship #christianleadership Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

8 Aug 2025 - 46 min
episode Non-Trad (Seminary) Grads Who Disciple - on The Disciple Dilemma artwork

Non-Trad (Seminary) Grads Who Disciple - on The Disciple Dilemma

Dr. Andrew Yates with Dallas Theological Seminary is making disciple makers at DTS. How do they do that? What's different at DTS? Thoughtful insights in discipleship for Pastors, Seminaries, Higher Christian Educators and....disciples! 00:00 - 02:36 Opening 02:37 - 08:21 Meet Andrew Yates and DTS Disciple Making 08:22 - 09:28 SURELY the Seminaries are OK, Yes? 09:29 - 12:41 What's Going on in Most Churches? 12:42 - 16:39 What Leaders Must Do 16:40 - 20:18 How Much is Enough (To be a good disciple)? 20:19 - 21:51 Isn't Evangelism the Same Thing as Disciple Making? 21:52 - 23:10 Unhealthy Growth in Churches. Really? 23:11 - 27:23 Pastors Can't Really Disciple 100 People (Or even a dozen) 27:24 - 30:04 Encouragement for Pastors 30:05 - 32:47 The Real Metric of a Church (NOT the ones you use now) 32:48 - 38:31 Challenges for Christian Higher Education 38:32 - 41:36 Contact Andrew / Wrapup Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

12 Jun 2025 - 41 min
episode Coaching Disciples - Who Make Disciples. Preston Conder - on The Disciple Dilemma artwork

Coaching Disciples - Who Make Disciples. Preston Conder - on The Disciple Dilemma

What does the NFL, College Football and Coaching have to do with discipleship? Collegiate Quarterback, SEC Football Coach and now Pastor Preston Conder joins Dennis along with the Founding Chaplain in the NFL and the NBA - Dr. John Tolson to answer all that!  00:00 - 03:48 Intro 03:49 - 05:57 "Doing" Church ISN'T Discipleship 05:58 - 11:15 Evangelism? Or Disciple Making? 11:16 - 14:31 Secrets of a Disciple-Maker 14:32 - 16:30 Disciples Serving in the Lives of People Around Them 16:31 - 18:05 The Crux of It - Making Disciples 18:06 - 19:36 Is Gen Z Discipling Different? 19:37 - 21:33 Wrap Up #disciples #discipleship #christiandiscipleship #christianpodcast  Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

15 May 2025 - 21 min
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