Effective disciple-makers have to go through a paradigm shift away from how they may have been taught in church to focus how Jesus made disciples. Kevin Baker and Tim Parker unpack two more paradigm shifts necessary for disciple-makers in today's episode. They help us all shift from knowledge to obedience and from telling to discovery.

It is time for the church and followers of Jesus to change. Each of us and our congregations need to take steps to re-align ourselves with our God given mission to multiply disciples. This is going to take some paradigm shifts in our thinking and actions. Kevin Baker and Tim Parker continue the series unpacking shifts from leader to coach and from informing to equipping in today's episode.

Disciple-makers operate under different paradigms from the normal western church. Today we look at two new paradigm shifts that are necessary for anyone wanting to be a disciple-maker as we start 2024. Kevin Baker and Tim Parker will discuss shifting from attractional to missional as a churchbody and from a consumer to catalyst as individuals.

As we start 2024, disciple-makers need to make paradigm shifts in their thinking to better multiply their efforts to reach people far from God this year. Kevin Baker and Tim Parker look at two shifts today, switching our focus from our own church to God's Kingdom and from accumulating more people in our churches to equipping and deploying disciple-makers into the world.

Happy New Year! As we start 2024, it is a great time to examine if we are seeing fruit from our disciple-making efforts. Starting in this episode, Kevin Baker and Tim Parker, take a look at what paradigm shifts are necessary for disciple-making. It is their hope that with changes to our thinking and actions we better partner with God as He moves in our neighborhoods and communities this year. Today we look at the idea that Multiplication is better than addition when it comes to reaching lost people.

As we finish out 2023, Kevin and Tim hope to encourage you to continue to get ready for all God has for you in 2024. In this final episode of the year, our hosts encourage you to prepare to focus more on God's Word in the new year. Get into a daily habit of spending time reading your bible.

Check out oakdale.church/bible for a chapter a day, 5 days a week, reading plan that will point to God's story from Creation to Christ. Find some friends/neighbors/family to read with you this next year.

Christmas provides a unique opportunity as we gather with friends and family to intentionally be a witness for Jesus. Most people are more open to spiritual conversations and it is easier to organically be spiritually obvious this season. Kevin and Tim provide practical insight on how each of us can do something different this year to make a Kingdom impact.

Only 5% of Christians have led someone else to Christ. Kevin Baker and Tim Parker want to encourage each of us to do more in 2024. Today, they will look at how Serving in Love is a wonderful way to build relationships and help point people to God. This continues the More in 2024 series where we are learning how to BLESS people far from God.BLESSBegin with PrayerListen with CareEat TogetherServe in LoveShare the Story

Kevin Baker and Tim Parker continue the conversation started two weeks with the call to action to all of us to do more in 2024 by taking steps to be more intentional in leading people far from God to Him this next year. They will be talking through the disciple-making acronym BLESS in the next few episodes as we end out the year. Today, they will focus on Eating Together as a big way to make a disciple-making impact.

Kevin Baker and Tim Parker continue the conversation started last week with the call to action to all of us to do more in 2024 by taking steps to be more intentional in leading people far from God to Him this next year. They will be talking through the disciple-making acronym BLESS in the next few episodes as we end out the year. Today, they will focus on Listening with care as a big way to make a disciple-making impact.

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