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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We speak with pastor Mark Schaffer to hear his testimony and the story of how God led him to plant a church in Tampa, Florida. He speaks about the development of his team and the challenges they have faced over the past 9 years as they have discovered their particular place in the city and ministries to match the culture. Lastly, Mark shares how the church's identity has shifted during the church-planting process. Living Faith Tampa is now a fully established church on a mission to reach the nations, with the goal of planting many churches near and abroad.

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This week we speak with Pastor Troy Stogsdill of First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia, Ohio to get a glimpse into the sermon topics of the Living Faith Fellowship's Certainty Conference this year which will take place October 1-4, 2023.

The Certainty Conference is the Living Faith Fellowship’s annual doctrine conference where we address prevalent and important theological questions. The 2023 conference will be on the topic of “The Next Generation”.

Some of the questions the conference will be considering are, what does it mean to pass on our doctrinal DNA? How do we propagate a biblical theology and philosophy of ministry into future pastors and leaders?

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Justin Trotter of Callie Harbin Baptist Church comes back on the show to recap his content on transitioning well in ministry which he preached at The Discipleship Conference of Living Faith Fellowship ‘23. Justin tells a recent testimony of change in ministry and shows us from the story of Moses and Joshua what we can learn from their discipleship relationships. We cover what a successful change in leadership looks like, overcoming problems and paving the way for future generations.

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We continue our church history series with Pastor Greg Axe of Crest Bible Church, who is also the professor of Church History at Living Faith Bible Institute. Greg is the author of Church History: A Biblical Perspective, which can be found on Amazon.

Today we discuss the Anabaptists of the 16th century, their origins, doctrines, culture, and their legacy of biblical discipleship.

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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.

In this episode we sit down with Cheryl Miles of Midtown Baptist Temple and hear her story of meeting, marrying & now supporting head pastor of MBT, Sam Miles.

In this episode we sit down with Tony Godfrey to hear how God called him to pastor Harvest Baptist Church in Iola, Kansas. We talk about the challenges of ministering in the town of Iola. We see how reaching families has become key to Harvest Baptist's outreach. Lastly, Tony shares his vision to impact the nations through biblical discipleship.

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 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".