Francis Chan and David Platt understand the vital importance of spiritual multiplication. Hoping to inspire and equip Christians for disciple-making with potential for going viral, they've launched a project known as "Multiply". Quoting from their website, "The Multiply Movement exists to awaken churches and all followers of Christ to the priority of disciple-making in the [...]
Women have played an important role in God’s Kingdom mission since the days of Jesus. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna accompanied Jesus and supported him out of their private means. After his death, women continued to play prominent roles in the early church. Some scholars suggest that a majority of Christians in the first century [...]
You don't know me but I'm your brother I was raised here in this living hell You don't know my kind in your world Take this message to my brother You will find him...everywhere Wherever people live together Tied in poverty's despair Are you...telling me the things you're gonna do for me I ain't blind [...]
The following reflections are from John Jones, an active member of The Timothy Network. John is a technician with the Ericsson Company. He is a married father of two and currently serves as a deacon with the North Boulevard church in Murfreesboro. He and his wife Crystal are two of the most compassionate and loving [...]
Matthew 25:36 Please consider this important opportunity. Volunteers immediately needed! Timothy Network is now partnering with "Doors of Hope" in discipling offenders housed at Rutherford County's Correctional Work Center. We started with nine inmates and nine outside mentors in April. The partnership has proven a great tie-in with our disciple making goals. Life-on-life investment is [...]
Guest Blog by Maridel Williams Executive Director, Doors of Hope “Hopeless”. Is there a sadder word in the English language? By that same token, is there a more comforting word than HOPE? Ministry to the incarcerated brings us into contact with hopeless people on a daily basis. Whether brought on by abuse, poverty, poor choices, [...]
The following blog was authored by J. Lee Grady, director of "The Mordecai Project." His ministry is based San Juan, Puerto Rico. Because Grady's ideas so strongly resonate with the core values of The Timothy Network, I share them for your consideration in this issue of our e-letter. Once when I was traveling in India [...]
Post-Modern Art, Maze, or QR Code? The Answer Holds a Key to How You Can Help Us! Not that long ago no one had heard of "Smart Phones" and "QR Codes." Those days are gone. Welcome to an age where "quick response code" technology allows sending real-time messages with a unique call-to-action. Have a smart [...]
"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." - Mother Theresa "The queen of unwanted toys" - that's what my friend called the lady from his church who took in social misfits. He knew. He'd been [...]
Since the beginning, The Timothy Network has had the goal of reaching and training disciples from across the spectrum of society. As we have grown and developed over the past seven years, we have realized success with three primary groups of people. The first are leaders, people already active in serving within God's kingdom but [...]