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- [Leadership is a Choice, Not a Rank](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/leadership-is-a-choice-not-a-rank/) - This is how disciples choose to lead: Moral philosopher Matha Nussbaum explains that compassion is more than empathy. Empathy allows someone to imagine what the experience of the sufferer might be like, but compassion goes beyond empathy. Compassion characterized Jesus’s earthly ministry, leading him time and time again to heal or help those suffering. To
- [Spiritual Grandparenting](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/spiritual-grandparenting/) - Psalm 78:3-4 says, “For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them–even the children not yet born–and they in turn will teach their own children.” Looking around it’s clear that this is a lost art!
- [Committing to Commissioning](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/committing-to-commissioning/) - Most of us know The Great Commission – what most of us still struggle with is understanding what God is calling us to specifically in order to carry that out. We want to make disciples, but sometimes it’s tricky to know where we should truly invest ourselves to move the Kingdom forward. Thankfully, God is
- [The Joy of Scripture Memory](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-joy-of-scripture-memory/) - “It’s hard for the flesh to think God thoughts. It’s hard to concentrate on spiritual concepts. The brain doesn’t like to think, especially if it’s on spiritual matters. We like to sit down in a nice, soft chair in a cool breeze and float to heaven on a flowery bed of ease. I’m that way
- [When Your Love Compels You to Go Through the Roof](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/when-your-love-compels-you-to-go-through-the-roof/) - How can we have a heart for people? By carrying them to the feet of Jesus. “We are chosen, to be holy and blameless before him in love; we are redeemed, to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works; we are pardoned and justified, that we may be partakers of larger measures of the divine
- [A Good Discipler Asks Questions](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/a-good-discipler-asks-questions/) - “It’s not that they can’t see the solution. They can’t see the problem.” — Father Brown, GK Chesterson’s detective priest a. Spiritual Segue Idea (SSI): How do you handle the negative emotions like disappointment or shame? Did you know God is a God of redemption? (Read/discuss Psalm 103, Isaiah 61:1-3, Romans 9:33, and/or 1
- [The Relational Covenant: An Introduction](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-an-introduction/) - The Apprentice Approach is a joint discipleship initiative of Glen Eyrie Conference Center and Eagle Lake Camps. Why is this important? Because everything we do flows from our core values and beliefs, not the least of which is The Relational Covenant. We LOVE The Relational Covenant. It covers every tricky or sticky situation you can
- [The Relational Covenant: Stand Shoulder to Shoulder (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder-part-1/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant Today we’re thrilled to break down the cornerstone of The Relational Covenant: Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder. This week’s post breaks down exactly what it means to stand shoulder-to-shoulder by using our new
- [The Relational Covenant: Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder-part-2/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant Believe the Best (Part 1) IMPACT ON DISCIPLESHIP: So, why is standing shoulder-to-shoulder essential in a discipleship relationship? We’d like to start answering this question by revisiting the first three
- [The Relational Covenant: Believe the Best (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-believe-the-best-part-1/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE THE BEST? Believe the Best is one of the hardest parts of The Relational Covenant. Why? Because choosing to Believe the Best shoves us
- [The Relational Covenant: Believe the Best (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-believe-the-best-part-2/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder (Part 1) Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder (Part 2) Believe the Best (Part 1) IMPACT ON DISCIPLESHIP: But why is the principle “Believe the Best” so essential to discipleship? Because sometimes,
- [The Relational Covenant: Talk To, Not About (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-talk-to-not-about-part-1/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TALK TO, NOT ABOUT? To Talk To, Not About simply means exactly what it says: whenever you have an issue with someone, you always go
- [The Relational Covenant: Talk To, Not About (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-relational-covenant-talk-to-not-about-part-2/) - The Relational Covenant Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder Believe the Best Talk To, Not About Read previous entries in this series: An Introduction to The Relational Covenant Talk To, Not About (Part 1) IMPACT ON DISCIPLESHIP: Talking To, Not About is the epitome of the Relational Covenant; it’s the evidence that you are choosing to live it
- [Who Are Your Friends?](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/who-are-your-friends/) - “Being a disciple begins with proper relationship to Jesus Christ and having on your heart what is on His. Making disciples begins with evangelism. As one person put it, the objective in the Christian life is to populate Heaven and depopulate Hell. . . . Underlying [Jesus’ example in John 4] is an important lesson
- [Go (Home) and Make Disciples](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/go-home-and-make-disciples/) - “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” — Mother Theresa School started this week, at least in our community. And as we think about the beginning of another school year and all that entails, we couldn’t stop thinking about this quote (allegedly by Mother Theresa, although we couldn’t
- [Ministry in Marriage](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/ministry-in-marriage/) - What does “ministry” look like in marriage? We think that ministry in marriage begins with a heart of thankfulness for the life partner we entered into covenant relationship with when we vowed to take him or her for better or worse, in sickness or health, for richer or poorer ~ realizing this promise would be
- [The Transformational Pattern of Discipleship](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-transformational-pattern-of-discipleship/) - To read the full, original post “The Pattern of Discipleship,” click here. “And do not be conformed (external) to this world, but be transformed (internal) by the renewing of your mind…” — Romans 12:2 Conformation is the external (behavior) imitation while transformation is the inner (heart and mind) reformation. We are told not to be conformed to the world, but
- [Facing Opposition](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/facing-opposition/) - Biblical Examples of God’s Calling and the Real Responses of Both Sides Many of our blogs and resources are about helping you develop those you are discipling. But what about YOU? What happens when we (as disciplemakers) face challenge or opposition with those we’re discipling? Does God provide insight into how we should respond when we see
- [On Marriage, Disciplemaking and “the Disciplines”](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/on-marriage-disciplemaking-and-the-disciplines/) - We have the great privilege to hear from a master disciplemaker today, Leah Green on the topics of disciplemaking and “the disciplines” in the context of marriage. Leah and her husband Terry have been in ministry with The Navigators since 1995 have been the leaders of Marriage GetAway, a marriage retreat at Glen Eyrie, for 14 years! For more
- [Teaching vs. Transference: A Maturity That’s Measurable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/teaching-vs-transference-a-maturity-thats-measurable/) - “As I think back to the early days of The Navigators, what Dawson was about was equipping people to reproduce. Now that is not the universally accepted definition of what a disciple is. So, Dawson Trotman from the very earliest believed in generations, believed in reproduction, and a keyword is maturity. So, he chose discipleship as we call
- [How to Be More Like Jesus in Asking Questions](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/how-to-be-more-like-jesus-in-asking-questions/) - Are you ready to grow as a disciplemaker who asks good questions, like Jesus? This blog takes a look at a number of questions Jesus asked and invites you to investigate further. It can also be a great resource to do with the person you are discipling. In his book Curious, Tom Hughes points out that
- [The Art of Invitation](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/the-art-of-invitation/) - It sounds so simple on the surface, but the art of invitation is an incredibly difficult skill to master, especially if it doesn’t come naturally. As we’ve talked about discipleship, especially in discipling Millennials and Gen Z-ers, we’ve mentioned repeatedly the importance of approaching and initiating with an invitation. And repeatedly, we’ve been asked, “How?”
- [How We See, Understand, and Choose Evangelism](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/how-we-see-understand-and-choose-evangelism/) - “This is what I know right then: the world is brokenhearted and full of suffering, and if you listen to what life needs instead of what you need from it, you could fill the brokenness with your own brokenhearted love — and this will in turn fill you. What if you were not afraid?” —
- [Making Disciples Using Everything I have](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/making-disciples-using-everything-i-have/) - “Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, ‘Truly
- [Reflecting God’s Love, thoughts from Ron Bennett](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/reflecting-gods-love-thoughts-from-ron-bennett/) - “The power and the manner in which we love others is rooted in our personal experience of God’s love. His love enables us to understand what real love means and empowers us to put it into practice. We are not the source of love but the reflectors of God’s iridescent love.” The power and
- [God’s Love Language, thoughts from Ron Bennett](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/gods-love-language-thoughts-from-ron-bennett/) - Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” — Matthew 22:37-40 “Love
- [Managing Time: A Disciple's Perspective](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/managing-time-a-disciples-perspective/) - Many Christians struggle with making disciples. They feel busy, overwhelmed, and not qualified. We understand this struggle. That’s why we’ve poured 85+ years of experience and learning into creating a Bible-based framework for transferable discipleship so any believer can master the art of disciplemaking. Right there, even in our very own tagline, sits those four
- [How to Use The Wheel Illustration in a Discipleship Relationship](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/how-to-use-the-wheel-illustration-in-a-discipleship-relationship/) - “Maturity is measurable. In zoology, when an animal is mature, it reproduces. In botany, when a fruit tree is mature when it reproduces. So the end result of all parental care is that they will reproduce.” — Jim Downing If you’ve been around The Navigators at all, you’ve probably heard of The Wheel Illustration. It’s a Navigator “classic”
- [Identifying Spiritual Needs](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/identifying-spiritual-needs/) - “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. That is why
- [Evangelism and Discipleship](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/evangelism-and-discipleship/) - “God can use anybody with a willing heart.” — Scott Morton It’s pretty easy to share a coffee, share about your day, and maybe even share some struggles. But what about sharing your faith? Do discipleship and evangelism really go together? We have the honor of hearing some thoughts on evangelism and discipleship from
- [Developing Biblical Convictions](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/developing-biblical-convictions/) - “I am not a Christian because God changed my life; I am a Christian because of my convictions about who Jesus Christ is.“ — Josh McDowell It’s a well known secret in teaching circles that if students don’t understand the “why” behind a concept — and more importantly, if they’re not the ones figuring
- [Prayer](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/prayer/) - "What if God does not demand prayer as much as gives prayer? What if God wants prayer in order to satisfy us? What if prayer is a means of God nourishing, restoring, healing, converting us? Suppose prayer is primarily allowing ourselves to be loved, addressed and claimed by God. What if praying means opening ourselves
- [Introducing SPECK, Our Latest Bible Study Tool!](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/introducing-speck-our-latest-bible-study-tool/) - “We tend by a secret law of the soul to move toward our mental image of God. This is true not only of the individual Christian, but of the company of Christians that composes the Church. Always the most revealing thing about the Church is her idea of God.” —A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the
- [God's Best For You](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/gods-best-for-you/) - “People ask me sometimes what keeps me going, and in truth it’s selfishness, because I want God’s best. I came to Christ because of the quality of life that these other guys had that I knew. I’m selfish – I want God’s best right up until the day I die.” — Jim Downing Have
- [An Introduction](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/an-introduction/) - “We fall into the error of thinking that happiness necessarily involves ease, diversion, tranquility – a state in which all of one’s wishes are satisfied. For most people, happiness is not to be found in this vegetative state but in striving toward meaningful goals. The dedicated person has not achieved all of his goals. His
- [Active & Strategic Discipleship](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/blog/active-strategic-discipleship/) - “I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death;” — C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity “The Christian says, ‘Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling

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## Podcast

- [The Definition of Discipleship (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-definition-of-discipleship-part-1/)
- [Evangelism: Six Common Mistakes to Avoid](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/evangelism-six-common-mistakes-to-avoid/)
- [The Importance of Discipleship (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-importance-of-discipleship-part-2/)
- [Foundational Truths You Need to Know About Gen Z and Millennials (from a “we” perspective)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/foundational-truths-you-need-to-know-about-gen-z-and-millennials-from-a-we-perspective/)
- [Are You an Evangelist or a Sower of The Gospel?](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/are-you-an-evangelist-or-a-sower-of-the-gospel/)
- [Leading the Next (and Now) Generation of Disciplers](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/leading-the-next-and-now-generation-of-disciplers/)
- [Personal Attentiveness: Where Evangelism and Discipleship Meet](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/personal-attentiveness-where-evangelism-and-discipleship-meet/)
- [Making Disciples vs. Making Disciplemakers](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/making-disciples-vs-making-disciplemakers/)
- [Living an Available Life (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/living-an-available-life/)
- [The Simplicity of Discipleship (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-simplicity-of-discipleship/)
- [Family and Discipleship](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/family-and-discipleship/)
- [The “How’s” of Reaching and Discipling Millennials and Gen Z](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-hows-of-reaching-and-discipling-millennials-and-gen-z-with-abby-anderson/)
- [The Measurable Difference of Disciplemaking](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-measurable-difference-of-disciplemaking/)
- [The Impact of One](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-impact-of-one/)
- [Marriage and Disciplemaking (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/marriage-and-disciplemaking-part-1/)
- [Marriage and Disciplemaking (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/marriage-and-disciplemaking-part-2/)
- [Growing to Spiritual Maturity (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/growing-to-spiritual-maturity-part-1/)
- [Growing to Spiritual Maturity (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/growing-to-spiritual-maturity-part-2/)
- [The 3 Essentials for Every Leader (Part 1)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-3-essentials-for-every-leader-part-1/)
- [The 3 Essentials for Every Leader (Part 2)](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/podcasts/the-3-essentials-for-every-leader-part-2/)

## Event

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- [Nashville, TN Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/nashville-tn-roundtable/)
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- [Reno, NV Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/reno-nv-roundtable/)
- [Pittsburgh, PA Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/pittsburgh-pa-roundtable/)
- [Little Rock, AR Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/little-rock-ar-roundtable/)
- [Columbia, SC Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/columbia-sc-roundtable/)
- [Boulder, CO Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/boulder-co-roundtable/)
- [Spokane, WA Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/spokane-wa-roundtable/)
- [Grand Rapids, MI Roundtable](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/grand-rapids-mi-roundtable/)
- [Clone](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/events/clone/)

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- [Evangelism](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/category/evangelism/)
- [Quiet Times](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/category/quiet-times/)
- [Leadership](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/category/leadership/)
- [Family](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/category/family/)

## Author

- [Jack McQueeney](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/jack-mcqueeney/)
- [Katlyn Kincaid](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/katlyn-kincaid/)
- [Ron Bennett](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/ron-bennett/)
- [Dana Yeakley](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/dana-yeakley/)
- [Terry Green](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/terry-green/)
- [Leah Green](https://theapprenticeapproach.org/author/leah-green/)
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