Peace Church D-Group Leaders

In our second interview with some of our D-group leaders, we talk with Mike who has been involved in discipling others one-on-one and through D-groups. He shares his experiences, how intentional discipleship has changed his life, and how he's faced some of the challenges of discipling others.

In this special episode, we interview one of our church members who has been involved as a D-group member and now D-group leader. She shares her own experience and life-change through intentional discipleship that will serve as a great encouragement and challenge for you as you consider your own discipleship journey.

In this episode, we talk about how discipleship is more than just a D-group environment and what that means for our lives as individuals as well as how we think about discipleship as a church.

In this episode we discuss why practicing the Sabbath is both important and necessary for believers today as well as practical tips for practicing a Sabbath today.

In this episode, we talk about an often overlooked aspect of intentional discipleship, which is how we as leaders need to rely on and be led by the Holy Spirit as we seek to invest in others.

In this episode we discuss how healthy confrontation is essential to the discipleship process and how we can best practice that.

In this episode we discuss what you as a D-group leader can do to help those in your group that have multiplied and started their own groups

In this episode, we discuss 3 different ways people in your group can multiply to make disciples so that you can figure out which approach will work best for the people in your own group when you prepare to multiply them.

In this episode we discuss practical information about when and how you might add going through a book in your time together as a D Group.

In this episode we discuss practical tips and things to look out for when trying to intentionally disciple someone that is a new believer or very young in their faith.

In this episode, Brad and Aaron discuss some of the biggest lessons they've learned over the last several years in their efforts to intentionally make disciples.

In this episode we discuss both the importance of and practical ways to stay focused on evangelism in our D-groups. Here's the link to some of the Gospel presentation tools mentioned in the episode: https://noplaceleft.net/start-here/#tools

In this episode we give practical ways to deepen the relationships in your group to maximize the time you have together for discipleship.

In this episode we discuss how to practically fit everything into your group meeting and avoid feeling like you never have enough time to get things done you need to in your group.

In this episode we talk about how Life Groups and D Groups are different and how they work together to help make disciples.

In this episode we discuss practical ways you can better abide in Christ so that you are filled with Christ as you pour out in others.

In this second part, we discuss how better understanding the Gospel and it's implications helps you practically make disciples more effectively. The Gospel Prayer mentioned in the episode by J.D. Greear from Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary pgs. 40-41. "In Christ, there is nothing I can do that would make you love me more, and nothing I have done that makes you love me less." "Your presence and approval are all I need for everlasting joy." "As you have been to me, so I will be to others." "As I pray, I'll measure your compassion by the cross and your power by the resurrection."

In this first of two parts, we discuss how confusion about what the Gospel is and what it means for us can cause problems in our spiritual lives as well as how we think about discipling others.

In this second part, we continue talking through the marks of a mature believer and how that can help us measure maturity and growth in the people we disciple. Here's a link to the 5 marks of a mature disciple for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEv5Ij8bZXOq22tMEtvDHZkf-3XHjG0D/view?usp=sharing

How do you know you are seeing success in your investment into others' lives? If Discipleship is focused on helping people become more spiritually mature and Christ-like, how can you know that is happening? In this episode we give a practical resource to help you know how you can measure spiritual growth in those you pour into as well as yourself. Here's the 5 Marks of a Mature Disciple: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEv5Ij8bZXOq22tMEtvDHZkf-3XHjG0D/view?usp=sharing

In this last part of our interview with Amos Dillard, we discuss some more practical tips for developing a plan as well as pitfalls to avoid when starting a plan. Here's the book Amos referenced that gives specifics to developing a Soul Care Plan: The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World by Peter Scazzero.

In this second part of our interview with Amos Dillard, we dive more into how to develop a soul care plan, how prioritizing the sabbath is key to a soul care plan, and the benefits of having a plan.

In this first of 3 parts on developing a Soul Care plan, we interview church planter Amos Dillard on what a Soul Care plan is, why it's important, and how to make one yourself.

In this special episode, we celebrate what God has been doing through our D-group ministry with the results of our groups so far as well as real life-change stories.

In this episode we cover practical tips for better facilitating and guiding your group meetings to better maximize your time together and minimize awkwardness.

In this second part we discuss the last two stages of spiritual maturity and how we can practically invest in people in those stages.

In this episode, we discuss the first two stages of spiritual maturity (infant and child) and cover the characteristics of those stages as well as their biggest needs so that we can better disciple people in those stages.

In this episode we discuss practical ways to handle discouragement as a D-group leader. Since discouragement is inevitable because discipleship is messy, it is important to know ahead of time how to best handle it so that it doesn't overwhelm you.

In this episode we discuss practical ways how you as a leader can recognize when someone in your group is struggling emotionally and what specific things you can do to help them as their leader.

In this episode we want to help you as group leaders understand how to tell when someone in your group needs professional help as well as what are the procedures and even laws for reporting issues. The 4th Prong Training Tool: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fQkUux96IHTQBYdJ1Ae8a-ZaU7fxWI47e3M1rYkRIhI/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode we give practical tips and suggestions for helping people who seem to be stuck in repeated sin.

In this episode we break down how to be intentional with prayer in your group by answering some of the most common questions people ask about prayer and D-groups.

In this episode we cover common practical questions related to how to handle accountability questions in your group.

In this episode we discuss practical answers to questions people commonly have related to Scripture memory

In this episode we discuss some of the common questions people have about HEAR Journals to help you know how to best answer them in a practical and helpful way.

In this second part, we discuss how to maximize the final weeks of your D-group to give them the best chance at multiplying. The D-Groups Multiply Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxuLdLzm9jsi-fOb2I7HQtLhNL2BTaz2/view?usp=sharing

In this first part, we walk through how to build an intentional strategy to help your group multiply. The D-Groups Multiply Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxuLdLzm9jsi-fOb2I7HQtLhNL2BTaz2/view?usp=sharing

In this episode we cover practical steps for how you remove a group member once it gets to a point where that is needed.

In this first part of two, we discuss practically when it is time to remove someone from your D-group

In this second part we give specifics for how to approach and deal with uncommitted group members in your group.

In this first of two parts, we discuss how to practically deal with people in your group that are not being committed to your group meetings or group assignments.

In this final part of our 3-part series on starting your D-group, we discuss practical things to help maximize your first few weeks together to help make your group experience great. The D-Groups Starter Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10aANbF2YX0yzuplMekn4VgJDcz86oV9m/view?usp=sharing

In this second part of our 3-part series on starting off your D-group, we discuss important and practical tips for maximizing your first meeting together as a group to help you get started off the best way possible. The D-Groups Starter Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10aANbF2YX0yzuplMekn4VgJDcz86oV9m/view?usp=sharing

This is the first of a 3 part series of episodes dealing with how to get your D-group started off well. In this first part, we'll be discussing practical ways to find people for your group and who you should be looking for. The D-Groups Starter Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10aANbF2YX0yzuplMekn4VgJDcz86oV9m/view?usp=sharing

In this episode we discuss what makes a D-group healthy and how to create a healthy culture within your D-Group.

In this episode we discuss what characteristics are needed to be an effective D-Group leader.

In this episode we explain what a D-group is and what the necessary components are to make a group a D-group.

In this first episode, we explain why D-groups are necessary and what the goal of a D-group is.