American Churches Desperately Need In-Depth Discipleship Training

June 21, 2025   |  

So just how bad is the lack of understanding of Christian beliefs in America? Well, according to Christian pollster George Barna, way worse than you might imagine. Barna polls diligently to get his finger on the pulse of American society, particularly as it relates to religious beliefs. Over the last…
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Christian Beliefs in America Continue to Weaken

March 30, 2025   |  

What are the Trends? George Barna, the Christian pollster who monitors the religions trends in America, continues to provide the Christian community with profound information about what is going on in our society. This is information we can either use to reverse the trends that are taking us down the…
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The Discipleship Training Christians Need

October 25, 2024   |  

When those who are called into vocational Christian ministry enter theological training, they generally expect it to take at least three to four years. Even with that, though, no one goes into their education thinking they will come out knowing everything there is to know about theology or church leadership.…
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Discipleship Training in the Local Church

August 29, 2024   |  

Every church, regardless of its size or programming, does some level of Christian discipleship training for its people. Any kind of teaching that shares what the Bible teaches about God and His will for believers’ is a Christian discipleship training event – even if it is not billed or generally…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 7: Using a Worldview Paradigm in Discipleship Training

August 6, 2023   |  

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ You can read part 5 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-5-what-is-worldview-and-why-use-a-worldview-paradigm/ You can read part 6 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/08/the-discipleship-mirage-part-6-unity-in-diversity/ Since discipleship training, by its very nature, tends…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 6: Unity in Diversity

August 6, 2023   |  

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ You can read part 5 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-5-what-is-worldview-and-why-use-a-worldview-paradigm/ Is there any difference between baseball, golf, and tennis? After all, in all three sports…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 5: What Is Worldview and Why Use a Worldview Paradigm?

July 26, 2023   |  

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ What is a Worldview?
The word “worldview” is much used these days – particularly in Christian literature. There is a problem, however,…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 4: An Introduction to Christian Worldview Discipleship Training

July 22, 2023   |  

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ Let me start you out with a question: What good are random facts or acts without a unifying theme? For instance, can you identify any tasks you do related…
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