I met Steve Gardner when he was a student at Middle Tennessee State University during the early 1990's. Even as an eighteen year old college freshman he had a strong desire to know the Lord in a deeper way. Steve and I have reconnected in recent years, and the hunger that I first saw in him long [...]
What if someone suggested you go out and start building nice furniture without first equipping you to be a furniture maker? And what if the person suggesting you do this had never been trained either? Someone told them they ought to be furniture makers so they just started sawing and hammering with no real idea [...]
Timothy Network's tenth anniversary dinner was held last week at Lane Agri-Park in Murfreesboro. It was a big encouragement to have many of you join us in celebrating a decade of disciple making. The theme for this year's Benefit was "Disciples-N-Apprenticeship," a message meant to convey that focused and intentional disciple making is the core [...]
It's been said that all Christians need a guide in front of them...a mentor like Paul; someone beside them...an encourager like Barnabas; and someone following them...a person they are discipling - a Timothy. John Gardner is a "Paul," a spiritual father in my life. He pours into me each week, in turn helping me [...]
The Timothy Network is a grassroots outreach effort existing to make disciples, equip disciple makers, and to encourage intentional discipleship. We work with ordinary people from different walks of life. Many are church-going men and women who either, 1) readily admit they are going through the motions, or 2) who are trying to be [...]
The first three months of 2015 have seen encouraging new developments for The Timothy Network. In addition to ongoing disciple making efforts in Rutherford county, our work is now spreading into neighboring cities and towns. Three new discipling circles are pictured above. Before going further, let me set the stage with ideas that form our [...]
Timothy Network exists to make disciples and equip disciple makers. Our aim is to obey the "Great Commission" in the 21st century. The Timothy Network facilitates missional learning relationships with a few others over a season of time (usually 12 - 18 months). Our teaching strategy is Bible study that goes beyond gaining knowledge. The [...]
Life was easier before the vending machine came to work. It's usually around 10 a.m. when the hunger pangs kick in. I used to have to suffer through them, patiently biding my time until lunch a couple of hours later. It was the better solution. Waiting to eat tests my patience and teaches perseverance, builds [...]
