DM:Chicago 2013 Day 9

Sunday I got to help lead worship at Chicagoland Community Church, but yesterday, the guys and I went by to visit with Pastor Jon. Jon has been a mentor of mine since 2007. He taught me so much about how to love people who aren’t like me at all, and how to think. For those of you I teach, he’s who taught me how to ask questions.

Disciple Maker: Jon Pennington

Discovering, Following, Helping

Chicagoland Community Church is a growing network of people committed to becoming more like Jesus and

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 8

Disciple Maker: My First Friend in Chicago

Alex, Jacob, and I met with a guy who reached out to me in friendship almost immediately when I moved here. I’m unable to mention his name because he will be moving to Southeast Asia to share the Gospel with Muslims. I didn’t want to hinder any future ministry opportunities he might have if someone Googled his name.

Getting to Southeast Asia from Chicago

My friend has a wife and two kids, and they live in the suburbs of Chicago. Both he and his wife had background in short-term mission trips and

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 6 & 7

Just wanted to type out a real quick post about what’s been going on since our talk with Ed on Friday evening.

Saturday

Saturday was a fun day for us. Jacob and I decided to go to the Cubs game. It was a good game, but my precious Cubbies lost it in the ninth.

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 5

After escaping the rain yesterday, we got an incredible opportunity to sit down with a really neat man. Lewie set up a meeting at Lou Malnati’s to meet a guy he’s been discipling but also learning from. This man was Ed Schlager.

Messiah Follower: Rabbi Ed Schlager

Ed would call himself a Messiah-follower. He recognizes that Judaism is the foundation for following Jesus and making disciples of all nations. He would point to the sermons that Peter and Stephen preach in the book of Acts to show how in their communication of the Gospel, they tell the story of God through his people. This story is what makes Jesus’ work on the cross so

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 4

I’ve stepped inside DePaul University’s bookstore to escape the rain. We needed to dry out from the very wet commute we just made. We’ve gotten to sit down with two incredible guys already today and today’s posts will be about the discussions we had with them.

Disciple Maker : Lewie Clark

Lewie has a lot to add to the discussion of disciple-making. His book, Imitating Jesus, is all about this topic. Anyone interested in learning more about biblical discipleship should

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 3

Disciple-Maker: Stephen Deese

Stephen told us last night that “It [disciple-making] always costs me more than I want to pay.” Let me explain what he means. Stephen became a follower of Jesus as an adult. He told us several times that he really didn’t like going to church because

DM:Chicago 2013 Day 2

DM:Chicago 2013

Thumbthing Hurts

I began the day with an injury. As I loaded my framepack into the trunk, I felt a sharp pain on the tip of my thumb. I pulled my hand out to see this:

DM: Chicago 2013

Chicago Bound 2013

The last few months have been so crazy that my 2013 trip to Chicago just snuck up on me.