The Disciple Dilemma Podcast

Identity, Passion, Purpose: Narrow Gate's Bill & Stacy Spencer, on The Disciple Dilemma

Bill & Stacy Spencer founded The Narrow gate in Duck River, TN. That's interesting because Narrow Gate is an ENTERPRISE (Think coffee, leather goods, wood beams, artists, and a lodge...) and it MAKES disciples, one at a time. How do they do that? Here's an episode on that! 00:00 - 01:40 Introduction 01:41 - 03:59 Often-ignored, but not so secret disciple making 04:00 - 05:43 Stacy's home invasion!  05:44 - 07:12 Identity. Passion. Purpose. 07:13 - 09:01 Gen Z and Identity 09:02 - 10:35 Who I truly am? 10:36 - 14:48 The Enterprise, The Individual, The Disciple (All together now...) 14:49 - 16:34 Work = Disciple Making?? 16:35 - 17:49 Whadd'ya mean "replicate"? 17:50 - 20:43 Deny? Die? The fine print of Christianity 20:44 - 22:26 What if I can't come to Narrow Gate? 22:27 - 23:59 Where are the women?? 24:00 24:49 Haunting words 24:50 - 25:52 Contact Bill & Stacey / Wrapup Join us at The Disciple Dilemma [https://thediscipledilemma.com/] for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

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!

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!

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!

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!