Discipleship, Fathering, and Resources to Help You

Seth Barnes is one of the best leaders I have ever had the pleasure of serving. He understands the concepts of fathering and discipling on a level that most pastors I’ve met simply don’t get. On top of that, he’s a radical and is passionately committed to seeing the kingdom of God come through a generation that will step into its destiny.

Seth is a covenant brother of mine, and because of that I can attest to the fact that he is all about empowerment. He could care less about getting his name out there more or maintaining his own personal image. He wants to give his children and their generation an inheritance larger than his own, and that requires sacrifice.

What I love most about this guy is that he’s not holding onto any secrets. Just a few days ago, he gave away a bunch of resources on his blog for free. We get that revelation is from the Father; so copy this, call it your own, lets just get it out there! This is the kind of stuff that people pay big bucks for, whether it be in the form of leadership consultation at $1000 a day (at least) or buying a library of self-help books. If you are passionate about discipleship and raising up leaders in the church, check out Seth’s blog on Free Discipleship Resources. Here are some of my favorites:

Fathering:

	A dad’s role with his daughter’s suitors (7/13/2007)
	A source of hope in a land of starvation (3/8/2007)
	Becoming a spiritual warrior (1/24/2007)
	Confronting the father who abandoned you (8/18/2007)
	Fathers and warriors (1/20/2007)
	Fathers exasperating their children (4/23/2008)
	Fathers saying the sacred “Yes” (1/29/2007)
	Fathers, bless your children (3/9/2006)
	Fathers, call out your children (part 2) (3/27/2007)
	Fathers, here’s how to date your children (4/29/2008)
	Finding a spiritual father named Andrew Shearman (3/3/2006)
	Five promises of a spiritual father (3/6/2008)
	From Africa – one orphan’s story (3/5/2007)
	Job description for a father (3/26/2007)
	Learning to be a spiritual father (5/11/2006)
	Missing my national debut (9/1/2007)
	Not many fathers (9/2/2007)
	Saying goodbye to my daughter for a year (12/31/2006)
	Saying goodbye to my only son (9/17/2007)
	Scaring your daughter’s suitors (1/30/2006)
	We are becoming old wineskins (6/5/2007)
	Wearing the father-protector hat (1/26/2006)
	What adoption feels like (5/27/2007)
	Where are our spiritual fathers? (3/11/2008)
	Whimsy vs. the dreadful tick (10/14/2007)
	Yearning for a perfect father (part 3) (3/28/2007

How to Disciple:

	Discipleship basics: Three things Jesus did that we don’t (6/11/2007)
	Discipleship in the marketplace (part 2) (8/19/2006)
	Finding a place to have deep conversations (6/9/2006)
	Finding people to coach (recruiting disciples) (4/17/2006)
	Finding people to disciple (3/13/2006)
	How do I choose someone to disciple? (3/14/2006)
	How do I find someone to disciple? (3/20/2008)
	How do you wake up to spiritual reality? (7/26/2006)
	How Jesus teaches for life change (4/8/2006)
	How to be a disciple: 1. The seeking heart (8/20/2006)
	How to be a disciple: 2. The teachable heart (8/21/2006)
	How to be a disciple: 4. The faithful heart (8/23/2006)
	How to find good teachers (6/6/2007)
	How to fish – seeing candidates with the eyes of faith (4/18/2006)
	How to journal (1/9/2006)
	My discipleship definitions (part 1) (7/14/2006)
	My discipleship definitions (part 2) (7/15/2006)
	Selecting Disciples: the FAST way (3/15/2006)
	The best discipleship curriculum (3/21/2008)
	Using the workplace as a discipling venue (8/17/2006)
	What does “feed my lambs” mean? (7/8/2006) For the rest of the list, click: Free Discipleship Resources