Dean RidingsCommunications and CDM Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... Matthew 28:19a
2008 Costa Rica Ministry Tour
THANK YOU so much for being part of the team that sent me to Costa Rica July 22-31 to support the various ministries of Pastor Erick Cordero.
Along the journey were my good friend Bob Jones, his son Kyle, and Pastor Erick Cordero, our host and interpreter. Together, we covered 850 miles and ministered literally from coast to coast—from Limon in the east to Tarcolas in the west and places in between!
In a nutshell, we led men's retreats at two separate churches, preached in several churches, and led a worship service for hard-working pastors who gathered at the Pastors Fellowship on Monday to be ministered to.
Most meaningful were vibrant, extended times of worship as well as all the one-to-one prayer times we had with men, women, and youth.
You'll find a host of pictures when you tap into
Dean's writings.
They do a much better job of telling the story than I can!
Thank you once again for your prayers for this very unique missions trip. Now pray with us about "next time" as well as "meanwhile," as Bob and I are convinced that the Lord has led us not merely to minister and move on but be a part of His ongoing work in this special part of the world . . .
My Ministry with The Navigators
My heart for making disciples goes back more than 20 years now when I co-led a class at Reston Bible Church in Reston, Virginia, on the topic. Not long after that, I developed an approach to disciple making I call Side-by-Side, an easy, inviting way for believers to pair up for mutual growth, support and encouragement, and accountability.
Through the years I’ve sought to be faithful to Jesus’ Great Commission by practicing, teaching about, and writing on discipleship. One article that tells more about Side-by-Side is “
Making Disciples: Four Churches, Four Plans,” published in The Navigators’
Discipleship Journal.
I’ve also written a Bible study with Side-by-Side built right in. It’s called
Mighty Warriors: Solid Foundations (PDF), and while it’s especially written for men, women have found it helpful as well. Feel free to download it here and use it to walk alongside another person. If you do, be sure to let me know how the Lord uses the study!
