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January 15, 2016 9 Comments

How to Grow Discipleship in Your Church, featuring Robby Gallaty – Rainer on Leadership #190

Podcast Episode #190

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Pastor and author Robby Gallaty joins us to talk discipleship in the local church. Robby has several resources available to believers and churches to help with making disciples who make disciples. He also tells us a story about John Wesley that neither Jonathan nor I had ever heard. It’s quite fascinating.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • How different would other people’s lives be if we really got serious about making disciples who make disciples?
  • For years we have taught people how to share their faith, but have neglected to teach them how to share their life with others.
  • A return to discipleship is what is going to catapult ahead in the future.
  • Most Christians in churches don’t know what to do to disciple others so they don’t do anything at all.
  • People grow better in smaller environments.
  • If you break discipleship down to the bare minimum, people can follow the process.

About Robby Gallaty

Bio: Robby Gallaty is the Senior Pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN. He was radically saved out of a life of drug addiction on November 12, 2002. In 2008, he began Replicate Ministries to equip and train men and women to be disciples who make disciples. He is also the author of Creating An Atmosphere to Hear God Speak (2009), Unashamed: Taking a Radical Stand for Christ (2010), Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples (2013), Firmly Planted: How to Cultivate a Faith Rooted in Christ (2015), and Rediscovering Discipleship: Making Jesus’ Final Words Our First Work (2015).

Twitter: @rgallaty

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Feedback

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Resources

  • Replicate Ministries
  • Foundations
  • Long Hollow Baptist Church
  • Pastoral Leadership and Missions with David Platt
  • Replicate iPhone App

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Comments

  1. Israel says

    January 15, 2016 at 7:38 am

    The right succession in the right time happened. A relationship with the Lord connect the right Leader to his discipleship multiplying destiny. He started his journey from a-z, from learning to pray, memorizing Scripture to study in a Seminary.

    Reply
    • Thom Rainer says

      January 15, 2016 at 7:41 am

      Absolutely. It is a great story.

      Reply
  2. Aaron Moore says

    January 15, 2016 at 10:08 am

    You absolutely need to have RobbyGallaty on again. I soaked up everything he said and I’m reading his books Growing Up and Firmly Planted. I have begun a D-group myself but in general the church doesn’t feel the need for small groups. What I’m wondering is how do you start this in a group of 50 people who like change to come very slowly? Their mindset is such that they think we aren’t big enough for small groups.

    Reply
    • Thom Rainer says

      January 15, 2016 at 10:19 am

      You are right, Aaron. We plan to have him back.

      Reply
  3. Patrick Mitchell says

    January 15, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    I echo the above sentiments. I finished Rediscovering Discipleship and am halfway through Growing UP…excited for the first time about the prospect of a group like this. I almost felt imprisoned by the 1 on 1 model perpetuated for so long. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Thom Rainer says

      January 15, 2016 at 12:24 pm

      Thanks, Patrick.

      Reply
  4. Steven says

    January 15, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Excellent podcast! As you said on the podcast, it just left me wanting more. Wonderful insights on discipleship and the importance of groups. Leaders like yourself and Robby encourage and inspire us!

    Reply
    • Thom Rainer says

      January 15, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      Thank tou so much, Steven.

      Reply
  5. Al Magnesss says

    January 22, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Thanks for having Robby on your podcast. I use Robby’s materials in my D-Groups. Very thorough and just right for disciple making. Thanks Robby for making this investment in our men and in my life, personally.

    Reply

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