Do you struggle to make disciples? Ever wonder why? In this helpful blog post, Nathan Creitz describes some common reasons people struggle and provides some very practical solutions. As you begin to think through what you hope to see God do through you in 2013, why not add “make a disciple” to the list? It … More Do you struggle to make disciples?
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We have launched an initiative to begin discovery Bible studies with Japanese people in Sapporo, Japan with the goal of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers to reach their friends and family (multiplication). I (Troy) am leading the “Study The Bible in English” initiative. The believers of Grace Church Sapporo have all been trained … More Want to study the #1 all-time global best-seller?
http://vimeo.com/54419169?action=share#_=_ Check out this amazing Jonny Magic highlight video from his mission trip w us in Sapporo & Iwamizawa cities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. He wowed audiences of all ages and opened up opportunties to distribute gospel literature and share the gospel with hundreds! 9 people began discovery Bible studies and 5 people believed … More Jonny Magic Mission in Japan Video
Friends & Family: Greetings from Japan! I wanted to share an exciting update and ministry need with you. My nephew, Braden Olsen, has served with his family on the mission field in Costa Rica and is a well-trained, gifted disciple-maker. After training and coaching him via Skype (diSkypleship) the past 2 years, I have invited … More Will you support my nephew on Christmas mission trip to Japan?
My good friend Jon Mobely (aka Jonny Magic) is arriving in Japan this evening for a very busy week of outreach, video production, website consulting and fellowship with his bearded missionary friend (yours truly). We at Grace Church Sapporo are extremely thankful to him for sacrificing his time to come minister with us. We have been handing out flyers all … More Jonny Magic Japan Outreach this week…will you pray?
The powerful “Multiply” webcasts about disciple-making with Francis Chan and David Platt are available for free viewing for another 25 days. Click here for the Nov 9 webcast from Birmingham. Click here to view the Nov 11 webcast from San Francisco.
“From the beginning of Christianity, the natural overflow of being a disciple of Jesus has always been to make disciples of Jesus. “Follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt. 4: 19). This was a promise: Jesus would take His disciples and turn them into disciple makers. And this was … More Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples by Francis Chan
Exciting news!! The “Creation to Christ” story (also known as “C2C”) is now available in Japanese. This project was completed by the Grace Church Sapporo translation team (led by Hiraku Sabaki & Nozomi Juday).C2C is a way of clearly presenting the gospel via the redemptive story of the Bible from creation to Christ’s resurrection. Some free, downloadable, … More “Want to hear the Bible in 10 minutes?” | C2C now in Japanese!
Mako (age 15, L in photo) is faithful to pursue her school friends with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Last weekend 2 of her friends (pictured) believed in Jesus & are now being discipled. Praise God! Please pray for their faith to grow as they will most likely be rejected by their families and classmates. Most importantly, pray they can clearly proclaim the gospel with clarity to their friends/family before being cut off and rejected (common cost of discipleship in Japan).
Coopers On A Mission 