Posts by International African Mobilization
Why Disciple Making Movements Cost Almost Nothing
After 14 years in northern Ghana, Terry Ruff learned that movements grow when ordinary believers carry the Gospel without buildings, salaries, or programs. Here is why low cost is not a limitation. It is the strategy.
03. “Let Me First…”, When Obedience Keeps Getting Delayed
The People Who Almost Followed Jesus · Part 03 ▶ Watch Today’s Video Also on YouTube → Luke 9:57-62 Some of the most dangerous words a follower of Jesus can say are not: “I will never obey.” They are: “Lord… let me first.” In Luke 9, several people appeared ready to follow Jesus. They were…
02. The Rich Young Ruler, When One Thing Is Too Much to Surrender
The People Who Almost Followed Jesus · Part 02 ▶ Watch Today’s Video He ran to Jesus. He knelt before Jesus. He asked Jesus about eternal life. And then he walked away. That may be one of the most sobering encounters in the Gospels. The rich young ruler did not mock Jesus. He did not…
The People Who Almost Followed Jesus
12 encounters that expose what can keep a person from wholehearted surrender · Part 01 ▶ Watch Today’s Video You can be close to Jesus and still hold something back from Jesus. That may be one of the most sobering truths in the Gospels. Some people encountered Jesus and immediately left everything to follow Him.…
12. Make Disciples, for the Sake of the Culture
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 12 ▶ Watch Today’s Video The culture will not change simply because Christians complain about it. We can condemn what is happening around us. We can debate politics. We can post about declining morality. We can grieve broken families, violence, corruption, addiction, loneliness, sexual confusion, and…
11. Movements Change Culture From the Inside Out
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 11 ▶ Watch Today’s Video We keep trying to change culture from the outside in. Jesus changes it from the inside out. We look to better laws, better programs, better schools, better leaders, and better institutions. And all of those can matter. But culture is ultimately…
09. A Culture of Consumerism Needs Obedient Disciples
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 09 ▶ Watch Today’s Video Video is embedded in today’s LinkedIn article. A direct Dropbox file will be added when available. Consumerism has discipled us more deeply than many of us realize. We are trained to ask: What do I get? What is in it for…
08. A Culture of Isolation Needs Spiritual Families
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 08 ▶ Watch Today’s Video Video is embedded in today’s LinkedIn article. A direct Dropbox file will be added when available. We have never been more connected. And yet millions of people have never felt more alone. We have followers, but no one who truly knows…
07. A Culture of Corruption Needs Disciples of Integrity
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 07 ▶ Watch Today’s Video Corruption does not begin in government offices. It begins in the human heart. Before money is stolen from a nation, truth is stolen from the conscience. Before power is abused publicly, compromise is accepted privately. Before a leader becomes corrupt, a…
06. A Culture of Violence Needs Disciples of Peace
Twelve Compelling Reasons We Must Make Disciples · Part 06 ▶ Watch Today’s Video We cannot heal a culture of violence merely by telling angry people to calm down. Public campaigns may condemn hatred. Laws may punish violent behavior. Leaders may call for unity. But none of these can remove bitterness from the human heart.…