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Advent Devotional: Behold The Savior [Free Download]

Prepare your heart for Christmas with Behold the Savior, a 25-day Advent devotional exploring Jesus as Savior, King, Shepherd, and Light. Daily reflections and questions inspire worship and anticipation of "Immanuel – God with us."

Following Jesus: What It Truly Means To Be His Disciple

David Platt 8 min read

Uncover the true meaning of discipleship. Learn to follow Jesus with radical abandonment, joyful dependence, faithful adherence, and urgent obedience.

This Will Sabotage Your Discipleship

Verge Network 5 min read

Discover how to navigate the internal battle in discipleship that could sabotage you. Gain insights on embracing grace, and aligning with God's will.

How to Ignore Jesus While Accepting Christianity

Seth McBee 7 min read

If the mission to make disciples is that clear, why do we ignore Jesus and pursue other things so far down the list of “to-dos”?

Disciplemaking Movements, Then And Now

Verge Network 2 min read

Down the years the church has wrestled with the question of what it means to make disciples. Here's a simple tool that anyone can use to do just that.

5 Ways to Keep from Burning Out in Ministry

Dwayne Bond 3 min read

By God’s grace, you can thrive over the long haul in ministry. Longevity in ministry can happen. Here are five ways to experience health and longevity in ministry.

7 Ways Adoptive and Foster Parents Can Survive and Thrive

Jason Kovacs 3 min read

Adoption and foster care can be so overwhelming that it takes all the focus and energy that parents can muster to survive and provide what they feel is best. Here are 7 ways to survive and even thrive.

5 Simple Ways You Can Develop A Culture of Care

Jason Kovacs 2 min read

While there are many programs that a church can employ to help them care for people the best path to being a caring church is to create a culture of care. Here are five simple ways you can do this:

Two Challenges to Navigating Our Culture

O. Alan Noble 3 min read

There are challenges and landmines to navigating culture well. Two in particular could destroy your discipleship and evangelism efforts. Here are the main ones (and what to do about it).

3 Styles of Discipleship

Fabs Harford 4 min read

Sometimes our discipleship focuses too heavily on either thoughts, emotions or actions. By understanding the three styles of discipleship, we can get to a more holistic approach to developing people.

The Mic Is Not The Only Way To Lead

Verge Network 1 min read

Dhati Lewis shares the misconceptions behind true leadership.

Top 18 Books of 2018

Stew 18 min read

Here are a few of our favorite books that we at Verge can recommend, and would love for you to pick up one (or all of them!) and be inspired, challenged, and deepened in your walk with Jesus.

Counseling Others (And Yourself) With The Gospel

Shanda Anderson 1 min read

If you’re living on mission you will invariably need to counsel others or be counseled yourself. Shanda Anderson helps us take a deeper look at what that looks like in real life.

Discipleship and Identity

K.A. Ellis 1 min read

Discipleship starts with understanding our identity in relationship with God. Karen Ellis unpacks this and how this perspective informs discipleship.

Top 4 Barriers to Effective Evangelism (And How To Avoid Them)

Tyler David 1 min read

There are 4 major barriers to effectively sharing the Gospel, or 4 major traps that most people fall into. Find out what they are and how to avoid them.

How This Bible Verse Can Totally Transform Your Group or Church

Verge Network 4 min read

Take the Matthew 25 Challenge and watch what happens.

Defining Discipleship

K.A. Ellis 1 min read

What is discipleship? K.A. Ellis gives a snapshot of this often misunderstood mark of the Christian life.

One Of The Best Community Outreach Events For Your Church, Group or Missional Community

Verge Network 3 min read

We all have a desire to create intentional community with our friends, in our neighborhoods, and within our church. But how do we invite our neighbors and friends into our community in a meaningful way? Here's how.