Is it possible you can be raised in a Christian home, come from five generations of pastors, be in seminary - and still not get what it means to be a disciple?

The founding pastor of @ReunionChurch in Dallas, TX, Richard Ellis joins us to talk about that!
Ably cohosted by Dr. Andrew Yates, Global Discipleship Coordinator, @DallasSeminary .

00:00 - 05:35 Intro
05:36 - 10:46 How it all started for Richard
10:47 - 15:30 Whadd'ya mean - that evangelism isn't discipleship?
15:31 - 18:44 Is the problem the Seminaries - or the Churches?
18:45 - 20:30 Discipleship and...Navy Fighter Pilots?
20:31 - 21:33 Getting personal - why discipleship matters
21:34 - 24:03 If we're disciples - why so much anxiousness?
24:04 - 26:03 Despair and Pastors
26:04 - 27:44 "I don't have time to do that"
27:45 - 30:03 Discipleship: The stuff that does not work in churches
30:04 - 31:05 How Christian culture "misses it" (Disciple making)
31:06 - 32:15 Has Church become a spiritual adult daycare?
32:16 - 33:38 A change of mind
33:39 - 41:16 Profound agape - what Jesus said defines disciples
41:17 - 44:37 Start the journey! Stop waiting on "better".
44:38 - 46:31 Wrap Up

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Dr. Andrew Yates with Dallas Theological Seminary is making disciple makers at DTS. How do they do that? What's different at DTS? Thoughtful insights in discipleship for Pastors, Seminaries, Higher Christian Educators and....disciples!

00:00 - 02:36 Opening

02:37 - 08:21 Meet Andrew Yates and DTS Disciple Making

08:22 - 09:28 SURELY the Seminaries are OK, Yes?

09:29 - 12:41 What's Going on in Most Churches?

12:42 - 16:39 What Leaders Must Do

16:40 - 20:18 How Much is Enough (To be a good disciple)?

20:19 - 21:51 Isn't Evangelism the Same Thing as Disciple Making?

21:52 - 23:10 Unhealthy Growth in Churches. Really?

23:11 - 27:23 Pastors Can't Really Disciple 100 People (Or even a dozen)

27:24 - 30:04 Encouragement for Pastors

30:05 - 32:47 The Real Metric of a Church (NOT the ones you use now)

32:48 - 38:31 Challenges for Christian Higher Education

38:32 - 41:36 Contact Andrew / Wrapup

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What does the NFL, College Football and Coaching have to do with discipleship? Collegiate Quarterback, SEC Football Coach and now Pastor Preston Conder joins Dennis along with the Founding Chaplain in the NFL and the NBA - Dr. John Tolson to answer all that!

00:00 - 03:48 Intro

03:49 - 05:57 "Doing" Church ISN'T Discipleship

05:58 - 11:15 Evangelism? Or Disciple Making?

11:16 - 14:31 Secrets of a Disciple-Maker

14:32 - 16:30 Disciples Serving in the Lives of People Around Them

16:31 - 18:05 The Crux of It - Making Disciples

18:06 - 19:36 Is Gen Z Discipling Different?

19:37 - 21:33 Wrap Up

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