"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19a).
Ministry in the Rocky Mountains
I'm pleased to serve as a representative of The Navigators' Church Discipleship Ministry in the Rocky Mountain Region. Here's a picture of what that ministry looks like.
One of my primary responsibilities is serving on the national leadership team of a Navigator ministry called Dangerous Man Day as well as being point man for the annual Colorado Springs event. Dangerous Man Day is a ministry to men to help them be "a danger for good, for God, as men." In 2011 we will hold five events throughout Colorado—to learn more or to register, go to www.dangerousman.org. One session I lead is a workshop titled "Men Discipling Men." Jesus gave us one "Great Commission," and I want to do all I can in this generation to help people understand and respond to the call!
In addition to my involvement in Dangerous Man Day, I assist pastors and church leaders in thinking how they can be intentional about discipleship in their own lives and to help others do the same. I also lead Bible studies and speak at such men's events as annual retreats and periodic breakfasts.
Since my CDM ministry primarily takes place during evenings and weekends, I'm able to serve during weekdays with Focus on the Family and also teach part time at Colorado Christian University.
How I Serve with The Navigators
My heart for making disciples goes back to the late 1980s when I co-led a class at Reston Bible Church in Virginia on the topic. Not long after that, I developed a disciple-making approach 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, speaking 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). Download it for free to walk alongside another person, and be sure to let me know how the Lord uses it! Finally, not long ago I had the unique opportunity to be a featured guest on the Pastor to Pastor broadcast. Here's the website to listen to "The Art of Discipleship," a Focus on the Family broadcast for pastors.
As I seek to help individuals as well as local, national, and international church leaders become disciplers through the Church Discipleship Ministry, I’m an active member of Woodmen Valley Chapel, where I served as an Associate
Pastor at the church’s Woodmen Heights Community and raise a vision for disciple-making. See How to Walk Side-by-Side for a ministry tool I developed to help men and women get into such biblically based one-to-one relationships.
If you're looking for a practical tool to help you pray in light of spiritual warfare, see Pray on the Full Armor of God, which I wrote out of my own study of the Scriptures and application to my own life. It includes what I call the "Daily Victory Prayer." I've also written a follow-up to this piece, a tool I call Spiritual Warfare Prayers. I sincerely hope these are helpful to you! You may also be interested in taking a look at the NavPress ministry tool I developed to help modern-day disciples go deep in God’s Word and prayer, The Pray! Prayer Journal.
Finally, above is a picture of my family. My wife, Kim, and I can identify with the apostle John when he says, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 4). As we seek to be intentional in our disciple making efforts, Kim and I know our primary discipling responsibility is right here with our family!
I Need Your Help!
Navigator ministry is supported by the tax-deductible gifts of interested family, friends, and churches. My expanded ministry opportunities come with increasing expenses. Would you be part of our financial support team or make an occasional contribution? Simply tap into the link below or call (719) 594-2327 or (866) 568-7827 (toll-free). Please prayerfully consider this. In addition, please pray for me and my family. I need your support if I'm to press on in this service to which I feel so passionately called. Meanwhile, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail if I could be of some support or encouragement.
Together, let’s participate in what God is doing through The Navigators to advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom and to disciple those who respond!
