The Living Faith Bible Institute holds to a biblical philosophy of discipleship, which means a form of discipleship that looks like what Jesus offered his disciples, or what Paul offered Timothy and Titus: an up close and personal form of mentorship where a mature minister invests a biblical doctrine, principles and lifestyle into the life of a younger believer. For decades now, the churches in the Living Faith Fellowship have taken this discipleship approach very seriously — allocating people and resources to make discipleship their priority within their local churches. This approach to ministry has resulted in more zealous and mature church members, with greater biblical proficiency and personal maturity. With this in mind, the Living Faith Bible Institute has developed a new online resource to help pastors gain a biblical philosophy of discipleship as well as free training and coaching as their church implements discipleship. In this episode of the Postscript, Brandon Briscoe interviews Kenny Morgan, the Chair of the Foundations Program and Discipleship Pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple, to share with us about Discipleship Central and why this tool will help pastors and leaders effectively advance discipleship in their churches.

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Pastor Jay Schug of Community Fellowship Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama walks us through a biblical template for teaching the seven stages of spiritual growth in the disciple of Christ within the context of a local church. We begin with Jay's testimony of salvation and first steps of faith. He then shares how God called him to the pastorate and gave him a vision for biblical discipleship.

The seven stages of spiritual growth for the disciple of Christ covered in this episode are:

1. Repentance,

2. Enlightenment/Illumination,

3. Ministry Training,

4. Leadership Development,

5. Reevaluation and Separation,

6. Leadership Participation,

7. Consecration and World Vision

We sit down with the Chair of Foundations at LFBI, Kenny Morgan, to discuss what it takes to establish a philosophy of biblical discipleship in the local church. Kenny defines four goals from the New Testament that are present in an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ: Establishment in true worship, the Word of God, the local church, and the ministry. We close with what it looks like for a pastor to envision, implement and grow a culture of discipleship within their church.

We sit down with lead pastor James DeKoker of Oakland Heights Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA. We discuss the purpose and impact of biblical discipleship. James shares his testimony of salvation and how God grew him into the pastorate.

Pastor Joe McKaig of Decatur Baptist Church shares his testimony that twists and turns and comes full circle. He discusses missions culture and his heart to minister in the church that trained him up.

In this episode, we are interviewing Music Director Eric Phillips about the ins and outs of a Biblical praise ministry.

In this interview we discuss the Book of Romans with Pastor Brian Clark of Crossroads Baptist Church in London, specifically how its doctrines produce practical Christian living. Some of the topics we address: grace for spiritual living, legalism, antinomianism, replacement theology, the human body, submission to the Spirit and loving your brother.

In Episode 24 of the Postscript we continue a conversation with Kenny Morgan, Discipleship Pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple. In this episode we discuss the expectations a believer might have as they become a disciple of Jesus: the difficulties, the doctrines, the objectives and the blessings that come with Biblical Discipleship.

In this episode of the Postscript we continue a conversation with Kenny Morgan, Discipleship Pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple. We discuss what is required when a church chooses to be discipleship-centered. How do we measure success in discipleship? What is the long term impact?

In this episode of the Postscript we interview Kenny Morgan, Pastor of Discipleship at Midtown Baptist Temple. This conversation dissects what biblical discipleship looks like philosophically and in practice. What makes someone a disciple? What should the goals of discipleship be? What makes a good mentor?

In Episode 18 we have the privilege of interviewing Pastor Mark Trotter of One Baptist Church in Douglasville, GA and Instructor in Living Faith Bible Institute. In this episode he shares his testimony of salvation, how God brought him to understand a biblical philosophy of discipleship as well as the story of how he learned he could be confident in the Bible he carries. An encouraging testimony of a life of ministry.

In this episode of the Postscript, Brandon continues his conversation with Pastor Dan Reneau of Living Faith Lee's Summit and instructor in the Living Faith Bible Institute. This conversation is focused primarily on the character of the disciple-maker, a biblical philosophy of discipleship and the value of Living Faith Bible Institute for growing leaders.

In this episode we begin a conversation with Pastor Alan Shelby of Harvest Baptist Church in Blue Springs, MO and President of Living Faith Bible Institute. In this podcast we discuss how he came to know Christ, how he refused to let being an introvert get in the way of his ministry, the Biblical philosophy of discipleship, and the origin of the phrase he coined - "ministry runs on the rails of relationships".