Go D.E.E.P.E.R. in Discipleship. Pastor, are you developing and mobilizing leaders?

The first step in the D.E.E.P.E.R. framework is to demonstrate. People need to see what they are being trained to do. Jesus himself modeled this approach. He demonstrated how to heal the sick, show compassion and proclaim the good news. 

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Pastor Dewey Moede
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I love this from one of my heroes of faith, Adrian Rogers…it fits like a glove in 2024………If you read and study the Bible but don’t apply it, it’ll backfire on you. Inspiration apart from obedience will cause the Word of God to sour in you just like food you eat but fail to digest. You must put these things into practice. Don’t sing, “O How I Love Jesus” if you’re not receiving and keeping His commandments.

That is SALT and LIGHT! Give me some of that old time religion! Glory!

We are so very grateful to Charles Stanley’s ministry for supplying us with Bibles as we travel carrying out The Great Commission and to our awesome friend Dwight Kastendieck for his handmade crosses! Glory! We also thank our financial supporters who support our efforts for GOD! We are now in our 13th year of serving at For God’s Glory Alone Ministries – FGGAM Would you pray about helping us with a monthly or one time donation? You can give at FGGAM.ORG The donate button is at the top of the website. Love in JESUS to you all!
Sharon and I met Amy in Laramie, Wyoming a year ago so on a Great Commission trip. Amy’s family is growing. Glory to God! We love this family. We love sharing JESUS and carrying out The Great Commission. Here is what Amy wrote on Facebook: Today my little family received this bible in the mail. And I am so excited to get diving into it. Bubba and I have decided that we are going to read a chapter a night.
Thank you Dewey and Sharon! We love you both!

This is a very awesome message from Jeff Vanderstelt in Outreach Magazine! I love calls to action! Glory! Our culture is rapidly changing. Are you out on the streets sharing JESUS? Are you training folks to be leaders? It is getting very dark in America, and it is going to get darker in the coming months.

Jeff Vanderstelt

As a church leader, I have often grappled with the challenge of equipping people to be more than just passive recipients of information. In today’s rapidly changing culture, it is imperative that we develop and mobilize leaders who can effectively lead and make disciples in diverse and dynamic environments. Over the years, I have found that the D.E.E.P.E.R. framework—Demonstrate, Experience, Explain, Practice, Expose, Reflect—provides a holistic and effective strategy for equipping disciple-makers and developing leaders.

Demonstrate.

The first step in the D.E.E.P.E.R. framework is to demonstrate. People need to see what they are being trained to do. Jesus himself modeled this approach. He demonstrated how to heal the sick, show compassion and proclaim the good news.

In my own ministry, I have found that bringing people along in my everyday mission is invaluable. For instance, I regularly invited those I was developing to join me at a lunch spot I frequented. Over time, the servers there recognized that I genuinely cared about them. During one of our meals, one of the servers shared that she desperately needed help. The young man who accompanied me that day watched as I offered to serve her. More Here

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