Elizabeth Andrew said, "Volunteers don't necessarily have the time; they just have the heart." This is particularly true of people like my friend Mike Bivins who serve and volunteer in the Kingdom. He stays busy managing his own trucking business, but his heart burns with a passion to help people know and follow Jesus. I [...]
As Timothy Network prepares to celebrate a 15th birthday this summer, what follows has a direct tie-in with this project's formation in 2005. Curry and I, along with several others, were discipled, taught, and influenced by a brother who ministered at our church in Murfreesboro in the mid-1980s. You'll hear the impact in Curry's words, below. For me, being on [...]
SENT! I grew up on a farm in middle Tennessee. My dad grew all kinds of crops, and it involved a lot of hard work. I never once heard him say, “Let’s just leave the crop in the field this year.” Nor did he ever mention depending on someone else to harvest what we’d worked [...]
Confession and a bit of explanation are in order before asking you to read the attached report from Crosswalk. For the first thirty years of my life, few people were better at wearing a mask than yours truly. "Guarded" described me to a tee. It was a loving wife and a life-changing discipling relationship [...]
Guest Editorial by Carlin Trammel I remember Carlin Trammel as a kid in the Philo Road church where I served as campus minister to the University of Illinois in the early 1990's. He grew up, married his childhood sweetheart, Janay, and now works as a "Marketing Insights Specialist" in Florida. Carlin designed Timothy Network's website [...]
Discipling Relationship Changed My Life Now I Want to "Pay It Forward" Will You Help Us Make Disciples in 2020? Ray Singer, Chairman of the Board Ray Singer Would you prayerfully consider a year-end contribution to the Timothy Network and also give thought to becoming a monthly “Peak Partner”? I have a [...]
Making disciples is not an easy process. It is trying. It is messy. It is slow, tedious, even painful at times. It is all these things because it is relational.” —David Platt, author & evangelist Have you ever been to a Bible study where shouting, cussing, and a near fist fight broke out? I have. The [...]
On the Method of Missions One of the first books a friend encouraged me to buy when I began work in ministry was a devotional classic by Oswald Chambers. My Utmost for His Highest has been a favorite I've since gone to many times. After Chambers died at only 43 years of age, his wife transcribed the [...]
First, this letter is longer than usual but taking a few minutes to read the lead-in story will enhance what follows. I hope Nate's thoughts on discipleship bless and challenge you the way they did me! _______________________ There is more than one Michael Jordan. And at least two of them live in Murfreesboro, TN. One [...]
"Disciples are made, not born." - Bill Hull Yes, we are born into the Kingdom of Heaven when we believe in, confess Christ, and are baptized into His Name, but that's only where the process starts. Disciples are "made" over a period of time through life-on-life investment. But exactly "how" are disciples made? I've heard [...]
