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 [...]
This is Keoni Enlow, a man who knows the personal hell of alcohol and drug addiction. Of greater importance is his story of redemption. I first crossed paths with Keoni at "Tres Dias," a three-day men's retreat near Dickson. Four years went by and we randomly ran into one another again at an event here [...]
Ron Longwell, Associate Minister of Discipleship A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit with the staff of the Mayfair Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama (pictured above). God has clearly placed a call on the leaders of the church there to create a discipling culture. They invited us down for a conversation about [...]
