SOAP Love That Strengthens While knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.
5 essentials discipleship 5 Essential Criteria to Build a Discipleship Ministry MicroGroups are multiplying Christian disciplemakers throughout the world. Find out how.
what is the meaning of a soul Take the Love Test You do not have a soul. You are a soul, a uniquely loved human being. Who do you love most? How can you become the person you were created to be?
paradox Life Essential Paradoxes Both/and are paradoxical realities of what matters most for a fulfilling life on earth. Jesus explains the truth.
define disciple If Judas was called a disciple...then... Being called and chosen does not mean that you automatically are a Christian, a disciple, or will be in eternity with Jesus.
disciplemaking journey From Depression to Direction Disciplemaking MicroGroups helped pull me out of depression. It has helped me be excited about my life and my future. This disciplemaking process has given me a renewed purpose and direction in my life.
equip the saints to do ministry Equipping Model or Dependency Model When those who are to equip others end up doing the work others were meant to do, they create a dependency model of Christianity that distorts the job description of ministry and ministers.
Greg Ogden GDI Organic Growth Let's Watch YouTube Did you know that Greg Ogden has a YouTube Channel? Short videos in categorized playlists will inspire and enhance your journey as a disciplemaker.
How to Remember and Not Forget: The Power of MicroGroups The Learning Pyramid can change the way we present information for long-term retention. That's why MicroGroups are so effective. A MicroGroup is based on replication, multiplication, and transformation, not merely dissemination of information. See the 90% compared to the 5% of telling/talking? People don’t remember
Greg Ogden Top 10 Go Micro is FREE to all outside of the US and Canada. Send your request to gomicro@globaldi.org. For those in the US and Canada, the book is available on Amazon in digital and paperback formats.
Root Causes of Our Discipleship Deficit Root Cause of Disciplemaking Deficit exposes the issues and distractions from the way Jesus lived to hand off your faith.
Definition of a disciple of Jesus Christ Why are Definitions Important? Definitions, when understood and shared, provide a common language. The more clearly important terms are understood and then shared, the better the communication related to those terms.
Summary of 40 Years Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing The content of Go Micro is a crisp summary of forty years of reflection on the practice of making disciples through MicroGroups. Greg Ogden and the GDI team believe we have discovered through experience a way to make disciples who make disciples by doing it Jesus’ way.
Multiplication: You Focus on What? Why? Modern-day discipleship tends to believe lies that attending, connecting, and serving lead people to go make disciples. However, the counterintuitive strategy of Jesus is to focus on a few. “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who
Greg Ogden GDI Disciplemaking Goes Viral After 8 years in existence as a nonprofit, the Global Discipleship Initiative (GDI) is at a “tipping point” of disciplemaking across the globe. These are a few of the highlights this year in 2024.
priorities Where Are Your Priorities? Jesus never called us to get decisions. He called us to make disciples. Jesus called people to give up their lives and to come and be His followers. The true finish line is not the initial decision to start the race. That is just step #1 to becoming His follower.
Potholes Misalign Focus Whereas sinkholes have the power to gobble up your disciplemaking ministry, potholes jar your focus on the mission. There are 10 potholes that tend to misalign disciplemakers, as Ralph Rittenhouse explains. 1-Excuses One of the first potholes that we encounter is excuses. These are reasons or explanations put forward
church discipleship Sinkholes and Potholes: Dangers and Barriers to Effective Disciplemaking To see disciplemaking become a part of the identity of the church demands “a long obedience in the same direction.” Be aware of 8 sinkholes that are signs of being swallowed up and destroyed.
multiplication Relationships Matter You are not alone. Coastal Redwoods do not have a single taproot. Instead, they form a shallow network of relatively small roots that extend outwardly, up to a hundred feet from the base.
prison Greg Ogden Goes to Prison Do you believe that our Lord orchestrates the affairs of His Kingdom? If so, you will be even more convinced after reading this story of His divine appointment.
disciplemaking journey Greg Ogden’s Personal Disciplemaking Journey When we combine biblically-based content with a transformative, relational context, we have a setting for accelerated growth.
Christians Why Church? The church exists for no other purpose but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs.
Where in the World is GO MICRO? GO MICRO: GLOBAL DISCIPLESHIP INITIATIVE (GDI) Transforming and Multiplying Disciples of Jesus Through MicroGroups GLOBALDI.org GoMICRO.blog youtube.com/@GOMICROGregOgden MISSION and VISION In partnership with the local church, GDI motivates, equips, and coaches pastors and Christian leaders to establish indigenous, MicroGroup-based disciplemaking churches, both nationally and internationally.
kenya GO MICRO Kenya Go Micro by Greg Ogden is a free PDF for anyone outside of the USA and Canada to request FREE.
STRONG CHURCHES Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer (SOAP) by Dr. Ralph Rittenhouse, GDI President S "While knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church." 1 Corinthians 8:1 (NLT) O Paul had learned a lot in a few years. This is a man who was known for
