Note: What follows was not written as a holier-than-thou diatribe but to instead highlight a dilemma within North American Christianity. Author Greg Ogden calls the problem "a discipleship malaise." Take inventory as you read, but consider the point as encouragement to become a pro-active disciple of Jesus - not as a beat down. "The greatest [...]
by Ron Longwell I’m Ron, and I’m a serial tree-planter. In July of 2016, my family and I moved to a four-acre property in Bedford County, Tennessee. The following February I planted 60 trees. This year I’m hoping to plant 100 more. My wife says I’ve got a condition. I guess what I love about [...]
by Gracie McKeand One of my favorite inventions found since becoming a mother is the zero-entry pool. I remember the first time we got to experience one of these. It was at Disney World, and Evy was just two years old. Oh my, vacation became even easier! No longer did I need to hold her [...]
Fall Benefit 2018 was held earlier this month at Stones River Country Club. This year's theme, "Fearless!" was based on Paul's reminder that disciples of Jesus "have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power." II Timothy 1:7 Effective, reproducible disciple making requires courage and endurance. We also need the daily awareness [...]
by Gracie McKeand The Timothy Network becomes a "teenager" this month (founded August 2005). Our work would not have survived these first thirteen years without the provision of God and people like the young mother pictured above. Gracie McKeand, and her husband Jeff, were among the first people stepping forward to participate in and support [...]
If this illustration made you think, please read on. Overcoming a modernist mindset that favors indoctrinating crowds rather than intentionally discipling a few at a time is a steep hill to climb. It's easy to see how we got stuck here, however. With billions of eternal souls at stake, the economy of spending a [...]
by Mo Obayomi Meet my friend, Mo. He was born in Nigeria but moved with his family to New York City as a teen. After experiencing years of crippling asthma and nearly dying from a severe attack of the condition, Mo recounts how God "suddenly and completely" healed him. The experience totally changed and redirected [...]
Forty members of the Philo Road church in Champaign-Urbana attended Timothy Network's first equipping seminar outside the state of Tennessee. The event was held in January. In keeping with the "Ignite Initiative" launched in 2016, it's our dream to kindle fires of disciple making far and wide. One means of accomplishing this will be [...]
by Elyssa Garcia Almost two years ago my husband and I moved to Rockvale, TN. I am a step-mother of five children and have custody of our niece (age 11). At the time of our move we also had custody of her sister (10 months) and brother (21 months). I was staying home with the [...]
“Life” in the Kingdom of God means a whole lot more than a beating pulse and an animated body. Life, as Jesus defined it, refers to an "abundant" quality of living both now and eternally. It's filled with knowing and experiencing God. It’s about belonging, community, love, joy, serving others, and a peace that [...]
