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Category Archives: discipleship
Now What?
by John Shirk Now What? The last three days have been about reframing discipleship. It’s more than attending meetings and studying the play book. It involves playing on the team under the guidance of the coach. It isn’t simply learning … Continue reading
A Lesson from the NFL
by John Shirk A Lesson from the NFL I’m a fan of NFL football and the San Francisco Forty Niners. Every Fall, I enjoy watching men who have devoted their lives to becoming the best football players in the world … Continue reading
Follow Me
by John Shirk Follow Me The Great Commission is to make disciples. Jesus instructed us to teach them everything He commanded. Let’s look at His first command to His first disciples. In Matthew 1 Jesus tells Peter and Andrew, “Come, … Continue reading
Following Jesus
by John Shirk Following Jesus It is common to hear Christians speak of the Great Commission as the marching orders of the church. Jesus’ last instructions to His disciples were to go into all the world and make disciples. I … Continue reading
Going live!
Marti’s call to Go Live! See below for today’s Catch Gently spoken and of the Clark Kent school of mild manners, John doesn’t fit the finger-pointing, ranting Jeremiah mold, but he doesn’t pull any punches either. It’s only because he points a … Continue reading
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Isaiah Comes Alive
by John Shirk Our guest writer today is our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, Illinois. They minister to the postmodern artistic subculture and to victims of trauma and abuse. The … Continue reading
Elijah comes alive!
by John Shirk Like Lazerus, Elijah was a man of faith who needed to come alive. No, he wasn’t actually dead and buried. He just wished he was. He had experienced great victories following God. A solitary man, he stood … Continue reading
Lazarus comes alive
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) by John Shirk Our guest writer for the next 3 Catches will be our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, … Continue reading
Mentoring through time
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Tuesday night’s BlogTalkRadio interview with Brent Garrison is required listening for everyone over 57. It’s about mentoring across generations, especially between Boomers and Millennials. Our research tells us that the … Continue reading
‘Relationships, relationships, relationships’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In the real estate world it’s known as “location, location, location.” Where a property is located determines its value more than anything else. In the church and in all types … Continue reading
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