The Family Disciple Me Podcast // Discipleship Starts With a Conversation

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

Have you ever felt the pull to grow closer to God, yet found yourself distracted, rushed, or unsure where to begin? We start with a scene most of us recognize: the music is great, the rhythm is steady, but nobody moves until one person finally steps into the beat. That small act changes the whole room, and it’s a picture of how spiritual momentum often begins in real life. 

I’m Tosha Williams, and I’m sharing a simple framework that has shaped how I walk with God and how I disciple the people He’s placed in my everyday life. The rhythm is listen, linger, lead. We listen for God’s voice as we draw near through Scripture and prayer. We linger in His presence long enough for Him to form us, not just inspire us. Then we lead by letting what He’s doing in us flow outward in conversations, relationships, parenting, mentoring, and ordinary moments where faith becomes visible. That’s devotion-driven discipleship, the move from Seek Him to Speak Him. 

Psalm 73:28 anchors it all: “It is good to be near God… I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge… I will tell of all your deeds.” We connect each phrase to a practical next step, and we name the tension many Christians feel: we try harder, get tired, and wonder what’s missing. What if the issue isn’t effort, but rhythm? If you’re hungry for deeper Christian living that’s doable in everyday life, this is your starting point. 

This episode goes along with a devotion-driven discipleship guide that can be found in the Family Disciple Me app. Sign up to be the first to know when it's available!

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

You can feel it when something is built to welcome you. That’s the heart behind the Family Disciple Me app, and it’s what we lean into as we guide you through your first steps inside this new space for family discipleship and spiritual growth.

We walk you through how the app is organized so you always know where you are and what to do next: Themes that help you choose a starting point, Guides that gather conversations around a Scripture or topic, and Conversations where discipleship actually happens. We also explain why every conversation begins with a Bible passage. Before we seek God, we remember He is already seeking us, and that truth turns Bible study from rushing and skimming into slowing down and listening.

From there, we unpack the core rhythm that shapes the entire experience: Seek Him Speak Him. In Seek Him, we use three simple questions to help Scripture land in real life: What is God saying through this text? Why does it matter today? How is God inviting me to respond? Then we move into what we call Speak Him, because what God is forming in you is meant to be shared. Discipleship can be as simple as one honest conversation at a time.

The podcast itself is a companion guide you can play before, during, or after you work through a conversation in the app. If you’re looking for a practical Christian devotional, a Scripture-based discipleship tool, or a simple way to disciple your kids, your students, or a friend, this walkthrough will help you start with clarity and peace.

Subscribe, share this with someone you’re discipling, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What’s one conversation you want God to grow through you this week?

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

You know the moment. Someone you love says something real, the door cracks open for a deeper conversation, and you can almost feel the opportunity sitting there. You want to point them to God’s Word, you want to lead well, and then your mind goes blank because you’re not sure where to begin.

We talk honestly about that hesitation and why it usually isn’t a heart problem. It’s a starting point problem. I share why Family Disciple Me was created and how simple, meaningful, intentional Bible conversations can happen without pressure or perfect phrasing. Discipleship doesn’t require you to have all the answers. It requires willingness, attention, and a next step.

Psalm 32:8 anchors the whole approach with God’s promise to instruct, teach, and counsel us personally. When we trust that we’re being led, we can lead someone else with humility and confidence. From there we get practical with a repeatable rhythm for Christian discipleship and family discipleship: listen to God through Scripture, linger with Him in prayer and reflection, then lead by inviting someone else into what you’re already learning.

If you’ve been looking for a realistic way to disciple your kids, mentor a friend, or grow as a spiritual leader at home, this is a clear place to start. Subscribe for more, share this with someone who wants to grow in faith conversations, and leave a review so more families can find it. Who is one person you can invite into God’s Word this week?

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

Good Friday has a way of stripping the air out of a room. It’s the day when the story looks like it’s falling apart: the King isn’t crowned, He’s crucified, and what should feel like victory feels like loss. If you’ve ever stared at your own life and thought, “This can’t be how it ends,” you’ll recognize the tension we’re sitting in here. 

I’m Tosha Williams, founder of Family Disciple Me Ministry and co-founder of Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs, and I want to slow down during Holy Week instead of rushing to the celebration. I share why I turn to poetry when plain teaching can’t carry the weight, and I read a Good Friday poem I wrote called “The Great Instead.” Line by line, it traces the exchanges of the cross: throne replaced by wood, honor replaced by mockery, light replaced by darkness, hope laid in a tomb. Then it turns, showing the deeper Christian theology of atonement and reversal, where God breaks sin’s curse and brings light through what looks like defeat. 

This is a reflective, prayerful Good Friday meditation for anyone seeking a deeper walk with Jesus, a clearer view of the crucifixion, and language for suffering that still makes room for hope. After you listen, share it with someone who needs steady hope and subscribe for more faith-based discipleship. 

What “instead” do you most need God to write into your story right now? Spend time with Jesus this week. Listen and linger with Him, then lead someone else in His Presence this Easter!

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org 

Every day, you and your kids are offering something—your words, your hands, your screens, your habits. The question isn’t if you’re being used, but how. Tool… or weapon?

In this episode of "Destination Decisions," we dig into Romans 6:13, where the apostle Paul uses a word that can mean weapon or tool. That tension lands close to home. Tools build, repair, and bless when they’re trained and guided. Weapons tear down when they’re misused—or aimed the wrong direction. Scripture doesn’t let us stay neutral: “Offer every part of yourself to God as an instrument of righteousness.” Every part. Every day.

A flooded basement forced host Tosha Williams and her family to strip everything back—and that’s when the deeper lesson surfaced. With friends lending tools and teaching safe technique, dangerous equipment became instruments of repair. That same shift—from risk to restoration—frames our conversation about how every part of us can build or break. We explore a simple yet piercing idea from Romans 6:13: your body, voice, and choices can play the role of weapon or tool, and the difference comes down to who you offer them to and what story you serve.

We unpack what this looks like in real life, from the words we speak to the posts we publish. Parents, mentors, and caring adults get practical steps to train kids with the same patience and clarity you’d use with a saw: model, coach, supervise, and celebrate growth. We connect the dots to 2 Timothy 2, where moving from common to special use means becoming holy, useful, and ready for good work. Expect examples you can try today—pausing before you text, choosing to bless when you could bite, and setting rhythms that make purpose feel normal.

We also address a rising pressure that can’t be ignored: teens turning weapons inward. We name the lies, offer language for hard conversations, and share a steady path forward—presence, wise escalation, and practices that honor both God and the person he loves. By the end, you’ll have a simple inventory to guide your week: where did my feet go, what did my tongue choose, and how did my hands serve? Join us, reflect with your family, and take one step toward being a tool in the Master’s hands.

Join the conversation, and find the devotion-driven discipleship guide at the Family Disciple Me app.

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The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media. 

Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org