by Dennis Funk | Nov 20, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
By Bill Mowry Forty years is a big gap to bridge. I met Jim when he was nineteen years old and a freshman in college. Jim is now sitting across from me in restaurant as a late middle-aged man with children in college. What a difference forty years make! When I meet...
by Dennis Funk | Oct 24, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
by Tony Miltenberger Being in vocational ministry has afforded me many opportunities to talk with pastors and church leaders all over the world. Almost always the heart cry of the church leader is the same: they want to see the body of Christ renewed. They...
by Dennis Funk | Jan 18, 2024 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Justin GravittPicture this: You and a friend meet a couple of times a month for lunch, golf, or just to grab coffee. This meeting is a priority for both of you. You both love Jesus and enjoy talking about family, the Bible, and shared interests. Every time you walk...
by Dennis Funk | Nov 14, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators
By Bill Mowry After years of receiving bad haircuts, I decided to entrust my hair to a hair stylist. Nicky was my wife’s stylist so I made an appointment with her. We soon hit it off. It turned out that she was launching a second career as a life coach. While cutting...
by Dennis Funk | Oct 11, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship
by Ron Bennett As we ponder a variety of landscapes that God takes us through in the Christian life, we consider the detour. Can you identify with hitting a detour in your spiritual journey? The dictionary defines a detour this way: to turn aside; a roundabout way, a...
by Dennis Funk | Jun 26, 2023 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Justin Gravitt “Justin, sit down!” Enraged, I stood for a few beats more. Then I sat down. Sort of. My eyes glared at my supervisor. He was forty years my senior. But it didn’t matter to me. All I could see was his sin (my immaturity blinded me to mine). So, I kept...
