Episodes

  • Coaching Discipleship: Championship Soccer Coach & Professor, Darin White on The Disciple Dilemma
    Nov 6 2024

    Dr. Joe Debeljuh joins Dennis to interview Darin White: a Collegiate National Championship Soccer Coach and today, the Professor of Sports Analytics at Samford University. How does coaching inform us about discipleship?

    00:00 - 03:22 Introduction
    03:23 - 06:28 Coaching & Discipleship
    06:29 - 09:15 Pay It Forward
    09:16 - 11:50 Western Discipleship
    11:51 - 15:23 Sketchy Definitions of Discipleship
    15:24 - 20:15 Discipleship is More Than Sharing the Gospel
    20:16 - 23:40 Joe's Story
    23:41 - 25:25 Darin's Story
    25:26 - 29:13 Spiritual Reflexes
    29:14 - 30:42 Not My Job
    30:43 - 32:27 "Moneyball"
    32:28 - 34:38 Big Names / Big Data
    34:39 - 36:12 AI & Sports
    36:13 - 39:38 Contact Darin / Wrapup

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    40 mins
  • International discipling - Ireland; Zagreb, Washington DC - on The Disciple Dilemma
    Oct 24 2024

    Pastor Oz Muwaniri, in Ireland, and Dr. Joe Debeljuh from Zagreb Croatia, join Dennis to talk about how challenges in international discipling is, actually, not so different from American discipling issues.

    00:00 - 01:54 Intro
    01:55 - 03:29 What is a Discipler?
    03:30 - 04:15 Christian or Disciple...Difference?
    04:16 - 06:33 When Did Church Member Come to Mean Disciple?
    06:34 - 07:48 Irish Protestants & Catholics: How's That Going?
    07:49 - 09:06 One Local Church; Many Tribes & Tongues
    09:07 - 10:44 "I Need More Time!"
    10:45 - 12:15 Is Discipleship Evangelism?
    12:16 - 13:35 Is a Disciple a Street Preacher (Evangelist)?
    13:36 - 19:19 How Do I Disciple? (Isn't it evangelism?)
    19:20 - 21:14 What Does Discipleship Look Like?
    21:15 - 22:07 "I can't do that !"
    22:08 - 24:15 Share What You DO Know
    24:16 - 32:51 Who Is responsible To Initiate Discipling?
    32:52 - 36:53 Pastor Oz's Story
    36:54 - 37:40 Wrap Up

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    38 mins
  • Polarity - Partisanship & Disciples: Ministry Watch's Warren Cole Smith on The Disciple Dilemma
    Oct 10 2024

    How should we then think? How ought a disciple grapple with the avalanches and tsunamis of opinions gushing forth ?

    Veteran journalist and the President of Ministry Watch - Warren Cole Smith joins us to parse the risks and rewards of disciples who can think critically, build relationships and pursue Christ as we are called to.

    00:00 - 05:27 Overview
    05:28 - 09:17 Social Headlines & Christian Frets
    09:18 - 12:16 Such a Thing as "Face Value"?
    12:17 - 17:35 "Christian" Journalism
    17:36 - 20:23 Of Strawmen & Reasoning
    20:24 - 23:10 Who Speaks Truth?
    23:11 - 29:20 Friendship, Followership...and David French
    29:21 - 37:22 That Line Between Conviction and Pharisaical
    37:23 - 41:29 Peace & Unity...
    41:30 - 43:40 Ted Lasso
    43:41 - 48:06 Discernment as a Disciple
    48:07 - 49:30 Do Not Fear
    49:31 - 51:43 Contact Warren / Wrapup

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ice Cream, Fear and Discipleship? Blue Bell's CEO, Ricky Dickson on The Disciple Dilemma
    Oct 3 2024

    How can you possibly combine fear and ice cream with discipleship? Ricky Dickson has a new book about that! "One Scoop at a Time" has just premiered and describes the adventures and challenges of disciples in everyday business life.

    00:00 - 02:05 Opening
    02:06 - 02:54 Commencement Speech
    02:55 - 05:10 "One Scoop at a Time" - the new book
    05:11 - 06:32 Workforce Challenges for a CEO
    06:33 - 11:20 Faith....and Fear
    11:21 - 15:50 Can You Train Away Fear?
    15:51 - 17:20 CEO's and Discipleship
    17:21 - 19:08 Contact Ricky

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    19 mins
  • Culture Change and Discipleship: Trinity Presbyterian's Pastor Matt McCollum on The Disciple Dilemma
    Sep 19 2024

    Matt McCollum, Princeton-educated "PK" (Pastor's Kid), Husband, Dad and the Senior Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian in Fairhope, Alabama joins Dennis & Raymond to talk about leadership and changing church culture.

    00:00 - 05:39 Introduction
    05:40 - 08:00 What's It Like These Days as a Pastor?
    08:01 - 12:10 "Five-Year Crisis"
    12:11 - 13:27 Sticking With It Has Advantages
    13:28 - 14:49 Seeing The Dilemma
    14:50 - 16:57 Not At MY Church!
    16:58 - 20:08 Dilemma Heartburn
    20:09 - 23:51 Let's Shut This Conversation Down
    23:52 - 26:19 The Myth of the Omnipresent Pastor
    26:20 - 30:40 Church Isn't The 4th Member of the Trinity?
    30:41 - 35:09 How Is Discipleship Going at Your Church?
    35:10 - 40:15 The Long March of Culture Change
    40:16 - 43:20 How Leadership Grapples With Culture Change
    43:21 - 45:25 "Land The Plane Safely" Leadership
    45:26 - 46:17 Wrap Up

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    46 mins
  • A Disciplemaking Culture: Justin Gravitt with The Navigators, on The Disciple Dilemma
    Sep 10 2024

    Justin Gravitt, Ohio Area Director for Navigator Church Ministries joins Dennis & Raymond to talk about Justin's new book "The Foundation of a Disciple Making Culture"

    00:00 - 04:45 Chap 1: Introduction
    04:46 - 09:59 Chap 2: Who's Side Are You On?
    10:00 - 12:55 Chap 3: Does Change Come From the Individual, or the Top?
    12:56 - 15:56 Chap 4: Secrets of the Universe? Culture Change
    15:57 - 19:52 Chap 5: Can Leaders Delegate Discipleship?
    19:53 - 21:38 Chap 6: Words Matter
    21:39 - 22:43 Chap 7: Change Team Struggles
    22:44 - 26:25 Chap 8: Justin's Book - The "Elevator Speech"
    26:26 - 30:48 Chap 9: Read The Book - Fly The Plane?
    30:49 - 33:15 Chap 10: Define "Disciplemaker"
    33:16 - 35:55 Chap 11: Disciples Who Make Disciples Who Make Disciples
    35:56 - 37:04 Chap 12: What Comes First? Institutional Change -or- Individual?
    37:05 - 39:10 Chap 13: What Do You Mean by the Term "Mission"?
    39:11 - 41:00 Chap 14: Great Commission...Great Disconnection?
    41:01 - 43:20 Chap 15 Metrics!
    43:21 - 44:09 Chap 16: Mustard Seed Discipling
    44:10 - 46:55 Chap 17: Perils in Change
    46:56 - 49:18 Chap 18 Contact Justin / Wrap Up

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    49 mins
  • Discipleship, Foreign Policy and McNugget Christianity?...Dr. Krish Kandiah on The Disciple Dilemma
    Sep 5 2024

    Author, Professor, Ministry Entrepreneur, Children's Foster Philanthropist and Disciple - Dr. Krish Kandiah joins Dennis and @carmenfowlerlaberge6134 to talk about...
    - Doctor Who & Disciples
    - Constipated sponges
    - Discipleship sausage factories
    and serving the Most-High God with all our hearts, minds and strength.

    Hilarious and thought provoking!

    00:00 - 01:53 Chap 1 Introduction
    01:54 - 03:56 Chap 2 "Doctor Who" and Discipleship
    03:57 - 06:55 Chap 3 Whack-Job Christianity
    06:56 - 12:39 Chap 4 Christian Tribalisms
    12:40 - 16:24 Chap 5 Carmen Talks About Gaps in Discipleship
    16:25 - 21:25 Chap 6 "You Guys Need to Preach Better!"
    21:26 - 22:18 Chap 7 Mid-Show
    22:19 - 23:56 Chap 8 The Cost of Discipleship
    23:57 - 33:49 Chap 9 Institutions, Discipleship and the "RNLI"
    33:50 - 36:44 Chap 10 So, Now What?
    36:45 - 38:19 Chap 11 Wrap Up

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    38 mins
  • Discipleship for Traumatized People: Jeremy Stalneck of Mighty Oaks Foundation on The Disciple Dilemma
    Aug 22 2024

    Former Marine Combat Officer and Iraq War Vet, Pastor, (+ PK) Jeremy Stalnecker, CEO of "Mighty Oaks Foundation" and host of the "March or Die" podcast talks about discipleship, trauma and our Mission!

    00:00 - 01:50 Chap 1: Opener
    01:51 - 09:42 Chap 2: Jeremy's Story
    09:43 - 11:10 Chap 3: Do We Understand Trauma?
    11:11 - 16:06 Chap 4: Why Some Pastors Deny PTSD
    16:07 - 20:16 Chap 5: Is Trauma a "God Vacuum"?
    20:17 - 24:46 Chap 6: How Should Disciples Minister into Trauma?
    24:47 - 30:55 Chap 7: Jeremy's Book "Leadership By Design"
    30:56 - 34:16 Chap 8: Leadership in Churches
    34:17 - 41:24 Chap 9: Stress on Leaders
    41:25 - 42:29 Chap 10: 2AM Waffle House Friends
    42:30 - 47:10 Chap 11: The Mighty Oaks Foundation
    47:11 - 50:16 Chap 12: Discipling is Therapy for Trauma
    50:17 - 51:24 Chap 13: Contact Jeremy Stalnecker

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    51 mins