The CDM Podcast

Rethinking Campus Ministry (Part 1)

“If we really do value the Great Commission and want to fill our campus with workers instead of trying to fill the room to hear you preach, we’ve got to change up how we do things.” 

This is what pastor Clayton's interns told him before they shifted from an event based ministry to a movement based one. From quantity to quality. Today Clayton, a CDM coached team member, joins Paul and Beck in the CDM Podcast to talk about how we might rethink campus ministry. How do disciple making methods look within campus ministry? How is it different from other styles? Hear how they went from 300 people sitting in a worship service to 60 people going out and multiplying. Which would you prefer? 

Got questions or suggestions for future podcasts? Email us at team@contagiousdisciplemaking.com and your idea might just be featured on the next episode! 

Visit www.patreon.com/faithworks for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 podcasts a month! Click here to sign up. 

Like our Facebook page.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel.
Visit our website.

Part 1: DBS Tips: Retelling the Story

"Yeah, for the sake of time, let's skip the retelling part..." is exactly what you don't want to say in a Discovery Bible Study! Every element of the DBS process is essential. Today's podcast is about the element of retelling the story. It's the part of the meeting where you have people say the passage in their own words after you've read it. This helps with comprehension and with sharing the story with someone else. 

 

Retaining what you read is a lost art in today's fast-paced society. Furthermore, people won't be able to tell it to those outside the group without first practicing in the group. Listen to hear tips on this part of the DBS process that you can use today! Part 2 is about making sharing the story a more natural process. 

 

Visit www.patreon.com/faithworks for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.  

 

Like our Facebook page. Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Visit our website.

Part 1: Why is it so Hard to Mobilize People to Make Disciples?

Has this ever happened to you? You discover something amazing and excitedly tell someone about it. Upon hearing it, they aren't nearly as enthusiastic as you'd hoped, leaving you wondering how anyone could possibly not see what you're seeing.

A life of disciple making requires sacrifice. So it makes sense that people wouldn't be interested. Why is it so difficult to inspire and train others to become disciple makers? Today's CDM Podcast answers just that. 

Mobilization is similar to the Parable of the Soil. Some aren't interested, some initially click but quickly fade, others get distracted by life. There are a million reasons why someone wouldn't want to be inconvenienced, make sacrifices, put in hard daily work of obedience, or go against popular opinion. But the Great Commission isn't optional. We're all called to be involved. 

In the "Part 2" episode, we'll discuss how to overcome this and actually prepare people for disciple making. 

Visit www.patreon.com/faithworks for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.
 

Like our Facebook page.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel.
Visit our website.

Being Intentional About Building Relationships with Non-Believers (Part 1)

 

If you're going to make disciples, you need to build relationships with other people—specifically those who don't know Jesus. But it's hard to tell if our engagements with lost people are effective.  Sometimes the gathering is all about the activity and leaves no room for conversation or true relationship building. 

How can we meet with the same people consistently? How can we use certain activities as springboards towards further relational development? How do the Conversation Quadrants fit in? All this and more on today's episode of the CDM Podcast! And then in part two, we will be discussing how to know when to move on from a relationship that isn't bearing fruit. 

Visit www.patreon.com/faithworks for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.
 

Like our Facebook page.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel.
Visit our website.

Do I Quit My Church Activities to Do Disciple Making? (Part 1)

This is a question we get asked all the time. You might be excited about doing Disciple Making Movements and are wondering if doing stuff at your church will clash. Today Paul Watson and Beck Ewing are here to tell you that disciple making IS a church activity! While some church activities might need to be shifted, Disciple Making Movements should totally be compatible with your church. 

 

We discuss questions you can ask about your own church activities, such as, "Does this activity lead directly to disciple making?" and "What does follow-up look like?" Church outreach events, potlucks, camps, and trips are great but we need to be asking what happens after the activity and making a plan for where it leads.

 

In the second half of the episode, we talk about wisely investing our time as disciple makers. We all get the same amount of time, how can we make the most of it? 

 

Visit www.patreon.com/faithworks for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.

 

Like our Facebook page.

Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

Visit our website.

What to Expect in the First Two Years (Part 1)

Failing forward. That's what generally happens in the first two years of a disciple making movement. You don't see much fruit at first and many mistakes are made. But those growing pains are just part of it. In this episode of the CDM Podcast, Paul Watson and Beck Ewing tackle the subject of these first two years. 

It takes a while to develop the right habits, mobilize the right amount of prayer, and build relationships with the right people. But these first two years are all about laying a foundation; go slow in order to go fast. You'll start to see multiplication. Be patient. Take courage. Pace yourself. Don't stop praying. "God will wait to give you much fruit until you have the prayer needed in order to be able to handle it." 

Click here for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.
 

Like our Facebook page.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel.
Visit our website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disciple Making Resolutions (Part 1)

The new year is a fresh start in accomplishing what God wants you to accomplish. Doing disciple making movements is a journey, something taking dogged determination and consistency. That's why daily, little obediences cause great fruit. This podcast is all about starting right habits for the new year! We'll cover these: 

 

1. Praying with and for others daily. 

2. Engaging people who don’t follow Jesus in ways that allow you to invite them to read the Bible with you in a relational environment. 

3. Participating in a community of people committed to living out the great commission and great commandments.

4. Consistency in learning.

 

Click here for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up. 

Like our Facebook page. Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Visit our website.

Training Your DMC (Part 1)

Continuing on the topic of Disciple Making Communities, this time around we're covering training and multiplying your DMC. The main thing here is that a DMC is not curriculum-based, but based on transformational action. So instead of overwhelming new disciple makers with countless steps, how do we invite them along on the process of making disciples together?

Learn about casting vision, telling stories, training in Discovery Bible Study, and helping people get started in the first two disciple making practices. These are all tips we've discovered by doing Disciple Making Communities of our own. We hope you will be able to start your own! 

Click here for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.

Disciple Making Community Basics (Part 1)

"Personal practice as a disciple maker is important. But to sustain it, you need community." That's where a Disciple Making Community fits in. 

We've already had some podcasts about Disciple Making Communities (DMC). This one will go over some of the crucial ingredients to a DMC:  

• Action-focused learning

• Prayer/engagement

• Meeting needs

• Accountability/encouragement 

• Celebration

We'll also go into the flow of how a DMC meeting should go. Remember, it's not just about the meeting. A community happens all throughout the week, encouraging each other in all the ways we need to make disciples. This podcast helps you know how to do that! 

We have another 2-part episode on the way that's also about DMC, but more specifically training and multiplying your DMC. Stay tuned! 

Click here for part 2. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Click here to sign up.

How to Have Deep Discovery Conversations

This free full length episode is all about having conversations that actually go somewhere. We often aren't taught how to talk to people about Jesus and if we are, it's always about getting them to accept Jesus right then and there. So where should we take the conversation? We want to connect their story to a story in the Bible. Eventually (and with lots of prayer), this will lead them to reading the Bible and discovering God for themselves. 

"That's what Jesus did. He saw where people were—or what was happening at the moment—and then connected a grander spiritual truth with that moment." 

Listen now to get practical how-to's and encouraging stories that will help you have deep discovery conversations with your friends and family! 

This entire episode is free but you have the chance to hear every single CDM Podcast episode we've ever made. For just $5/month, you can have access to the premium content of each episode—that's 8 full length podcasts a month! Visit us at https://www.patreon.com/FaithWorks to sign up!