Excited to dive into a new episode of the Disciple Making Church podcast with Mike Keaton and Ken Adams, exploring the values guiding a disciple-making church. Today, it’s all about being "Organized for Growth." Healthy things grow, and for a church, that means growing both its people and its community. The focus? Helping individuals mature spiritually, then multiply that growth. Key? Establishing clear processes and structures for discipleship, even if it means embracing change for continued growth. Check out ImpactDisciples.com for more episodes and insights ..read more

Let's dive into this value of being organized for growth in a Disciple-Making Church, Let's embrace the messiness that comes with it. Let's be willing to change, adapt, and create the structures and systems needed to facilitate growth. Because at the end of the day, it's not just about growing a church numerically; it's about growing people, maturing them, and empowering them to multiply and impact others. Join us in this journey of organized growth, and let's see how God can use our "messy" efforts to bring about beautiful and transformative results ..read more

In this episode, Pastor Ken Adams and Mike Keaton dive deep into the value of being "relationship-centered" in ministry. They remind us that the heart of the church is all about people helping people. From evangelism to leadership, it's all driven by relationships. Let's refocus on what truly matters - connecting with one another and helping each other grow in faith ..read more

What does it mean to be culturally relevant? We want to be a church that relates to the culture we’re trying to reach, just as Jesus related to the people He came to save. Join hosts Ron Cansler and Ken Adams, Founder and Director of Impact Discipleship Ministries, as they delve into the vital topic of values in the life of a disciple-making church. In this episode, they explore the significance of being culturally relevant, drawing parallels to how Jesus interacted with the culture of His time. Discover how a church's values can unite or divide, and gain insights on maintaining an uncompromis ..read more

Games and events are fun, but are they effectively engaging your students? Are your current plans strategically aligned to foster the growth of your youth groups into dedicated disciples of Jesus? In this podcast, our team member Mike Keaton, who also serves at Crossroads Church, sits down with Jesse Norton and Dominic Jacques, also staff members at Crossroads. Tune in as they offer thoughtful insights from their experience in youth ministry, providing invaluable recommendations for other churches on how to empower and uplift their youth pastors in the pursuit of multiplying disciples of Jesus ..read more

Join us for a conversation on the role of preaching and pastoring in a disciple-making church! Check out our upcoming seminars and pastors' equipping groups at impactdisciples.com/events ..read more

We hope you were able to join us in January for one of the largest events Impact hosts annually! Looking back, here are some thoughts from our team on that weekend. “Every year, the Summit gets better and better. The main sessions, breakouts, worship - it’s all incredible. And one of the things I continually hear from people attending is, ‘I needed this.’ And it's true. I come away from the Summit every year thinking, 'We need this now more than we’ve ever needed it.’ We get revival and revitalization and renewal through going back to how Jesus originally designed His Church to be: a movement ..read more

"Jesus made disciples and then appointed them to be leaders. That's a very different mindset of leadership development and deploying leaders. You've got to see discipleship ultimately as training for ministry ..read more

Welcome to the Disciple Making Church Podcast! In this episode, Impact Team members Ken Adams and Mike Keaton introduce you to the podcast and let you know what is to come. This podcast will focus on the "nuts and bolts" of disciple making and will feature content focused on the Disciple Making Church strategy. We will interview special guests who specialize in various areas of our strategy and hear practical tips from them on how to implement a disciple making focus in your specific area of ministry. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts and YouTube! You can find all of the ..read more

Ken Adams, Ron Cansler, and special guest Paul Vasquez discuss disciple making in Spanish-speaking churches and the Latina community ..read more