The Practitioners Podcast: Applying Jesus Style Disciple Making in Every Day Life

By Justin Gravitt and Tony MiltenbergerReligion & Spirituality Christianity Religion

The Practitioners Podcast: Applying Jesus Style Disciple Making in Every Day Life episodes

June 03 Lasting as a Disciple Maker
Takeaway: Disciple making is sustained by grace more than grit.

Action Step: This week, create a visual reminder; abide, grace, community.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
20 min
May 20 The Place of Doctrine in Personal Disciplemaking
Takeaway: Doctrine and application are meant to go together.

Action Step: Practice teaching doctrine through contextual obedience that can be passed on to others.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
19 min
May 06 Owning Your Own Maturity
Takeaway: No one can mature for you.

Action Step: Pick one area of your spiritual life—and train it.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
19 min
April 22 Common Obstacles to Building a Disciple Making Culture in the Church
Takeaway: Disciple-making culture grows when people know the aim, have the skill, and take ownership.

Action Step: Ask where your church is weakest — clarity, training, or ownership — and start there.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
21 min
April 08 Connecting Your Depth in the Word and Your Ability to Disciple
Takeaway: Depth in Scripture is not merely personal devotion — it is ministry preparation.

Action Step: Assess your Scripture engagement, is it sufficient to handle it skillfully with others?

Show Notes:
Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
20 min
March 25 Suffering As a Disciple’s Calling
Takeaway: God calls us to suffering. Partnering w/ God as someone suffers is costly but not complicated.

Action Step: Pray and show up for the suffering you see in the world around you, and give thanks to God for the opportunity.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
19 min
March 11 Contexts of Disciple Making: One-Two (Triads)
Takeaway: One on two builds shared formation, not solo growth.

Action Step: Consider trying a one on two discipling triad and see for yourself!

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
20 min
February 25 Disciple as a Priest with a Parish
“When Scripture calls God’s people a kingdom of priests, it’s describing a way of life. Disciple-making is what priesthood looks like when it’s lived out in ordinary relationships.
Takeaway: Disciple-making is what priesthood looks like when it’s lived out in ordinary relationships.

Action Step: Live out your priesthood this week by identifying your parish, sharing God’s Word w/ at least one person, and caring them in prayer to God.”

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
20 min
February 11 Book Review: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Anecdote: Why we are doing this 1st ever book review: This isn’t a book that’s going to lead to wide spread disciple making progress in your church.
Takeaway: Good book about discipleship, not great for disciple making.

Action Step: Regularly read DM books!

Show Notes:

Justin’s Book Notes on Practicing the Way

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Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
27 min
January 28 Disciple Making in Mega-Churches
The solution isn’t abandoning systems—it’s recovering personal ownership.

Takeaway: A church system that does not explicitly require relational obedience will unintentionally produce passive Christians.

Action Step: Examine your church’s outcomes and identify which ones require relational obedience versus which ones do not.

Show Notes:

Watch Us On YouTube
Justin’s Website
Tony’s Website
Navigators Church Ministries
The Follow2Lead Podcast
21 min

About The Practitioners Podcast: Applying Jesus Style Disciple Making in Every Day Life

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Our goal is to help followers of Jesus dive deep into what it means to be an everyday disciple maker. In these 20 minute episodes, we will talk about culture, practice, and multiplication of disciple…