Are you looking for help making more disciples in your church? But, you don't have time to sort through the oceans of information and posts when you search for help. This podcast is designed to give you regular episodes that are 30 minutes, give or take a few, that provide helpful tips and ideas that are practical becoming a Proactive Disciple Making Church.
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Today is a very special episode as we share a fantastic conversation with a new/old friend. Our guest broke through the glass ceiling for women in network and cable television leadership and is now helping women break down barriers through strengthening their emotional fitness. Susan Packard was a co-founder of HGTV with six other men and served as its Chief Operating Officer overseeing its…
This episode was recorded the day before Ash Wednesday, 2026 or as it is listed on the church calendar, Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday if you are in New Orleans, LOL!). Mark and Charla talk about Ash Wednesday and their preparations for the Lenten Season. The discussion centers around the importance of intentional and consistent prayer during Lent as we see God working in our lives. Mark talks about…
Today’s show builds on the conversation from Episode 75 as Charla poses the question to Mark: what does a digital strategy look like for a normal church and how do they put it together? Mark answers with a streamlined strategy for the church website as a digital hub for sharing the Gospel and making disciples. They also discuss other digital platforms and the necessity for investing in our online…
Today’s episode addresses a dilemma many churches face in today’s culture of pristinely curated media. “YouTube Envy” is a real thing for many pastors of small (or as we will now call them normal-sized) churches with fewer resources and capabilities to present quality video content. However, Mark and Charla discuss the superpower that these small and medium-sized churches possess and how they can…
Who comes to mind when you hear someone describe a person extremely busy in their career and busy in their own discipleship journey? I think of my friend, Matthew Ralston. Matthew is a committed disciple of Jesus and an active disciple maker, particularly mentoring the faith journeys of young people. Matthew talks about how his career and discipleship pathways are intertwined and focused on the…
In today’s episode, I have a great conversation with Rev. Andrew Lay, Pastor of Discipleship at Cokesbury UMC in Knoxville, TN. Andrew shares some great insights not only for pastors but also for lay people that are called to serve. He talks about his calling to ministry and the personal commitment he made to that calling. And he gives us insight into how we can be more engaged disciples and…
Today’s episode features a conversation with the “Dynamic Discipleship Duo” of Concord United Methodist Church. Rev. Brooke Hartman and Nicole Morris talk about how they partnered first as Pastor and Lay Person to champion the cultural shift to a Proactive Disciple Making church. They discuss how they worked together and how Nicole’s role transitioned into a staff position. It’s a great…
In today’s episode we continue our discussion of Digital Discipleship in today’s church. Charla is asking more questions around this topic like how do we use social media for more than just marketing and how do we get started implementing a digital discipleship strategy. Mark shares several examples of how to use tools to connect and some simple, specific ideas to get started. We hope this…
Does the phrase “Digital Discipleship” give you pause, heart burn, or even flat out fear? New technology, like Artificial Intelligence, is grabbing the headlines every day. But we as the church got forced into this fray five and a half years ago when the COVID Pandemic shut down our world. How does all this fit in the church, or even yet, should we allow these technologies into the church? In…
We are BACK! After a Spring and Summer sabbatical, Charla and I are returning to the podcast to bring you more insight and ideas for proactive disciple making in today’s church. In today’s episode, we discussed the challenges we faced in returning to the podcast after an absence and compared it to the issues our people face in returning to worship. Shockingly, they were quite similar as were the…
