A Bittersweet Story from "Re-entry" Disciple Making You might recall reading Melissa C's testimony in our August e-letter. She spent fifteen years in federal prison and was very candid about her former life as a drug dealer. Melissa was being discipled by Tracy Patterson and Karen Stroud. She also attended "Genesis Fellowship" and a small group [...]
It Started with Lunch and a Game of Horseshoes The enemy of God wants us to believe disciple making is best left to "religious experts." He capitalizes on our doubts and fears, keeping most on the sidelines and out of the game. It doesn't have to be this way! Making disciples really is as simple as [...]
Linda Vannatta celebrated her 83rd birthday this year. I've come to think of her as a female version of Caleb, the Old Testament hero who at age 85 was still a leader in the Lord's army when the Israelites conquered Canaan. Linda is not ready for the sidelines! She first opened her Bedford County home [...]
Making Disciples Hospitably Mike Stroud Our July e-letter highlighted a plan to equip Christians in using their homes as an access ministry for hospitality evangelism. Since then, one equipping group has been launched in Murfreesboro and six more couples have signed up for training beginning October 12th in the Shelbyville area. Read on. Timothy [...]
Few of us will ever know what it's like to spend fifteen years in prison. Melissa does, however, and here's her story of redemption. mls My name is Melissa, and I am originally from Austin Texas. I am the youngest of four children. I grew up in a great home with great parents, but [...]
by Mary Gordon Team Leader, Women's Discipleship In the spring of 2015, a small group of women in Bedford County found their way to The Timothy Network. The women were long time members of a local church. I was blessed to begin meeting with them and studying THE CALL for discipleship. As we grew in [...]
Look! The virgin will conceive a child. She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God with us'." Matthew 1:23 Jesus most definitely is "the reason for the season!" Merry Christmas from the Timothy Network. Everything we're about and strive to do rests on the fact that God, the [...]
Not many of us regularly used video telecommunications for our work a few months ago. That changed in a big way when the COVID-19 pandemic hit late last winter. Caught flat-footed by a new spreading virus that made it necessary to limit or cease social contact, video conferencing platforms saved the day for those of [...]
"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1 Most of us generally fit into one of two categories. We're either like Mary or Martha, the sisters who opened their home to Jesus in Luke 10. Martha hurried around making preparations for the meal that [...]
It's gratifying to see disciple making "work" the way it's supposed to. This happens when someone is discipled and they in turn began making disciples themselves. That has been the case with the author of the following testimonial. Not only did Ray Singer pay it forward by investing in others after being discipled, became a [...]
