Recommended Discipleship Resources

Recommended Discipleship Resources:

This website is dedicated to connecting you with ministry materials (books, teaching series, messages, and other resources) that align to the core ministry focus areas of RDIM and will facilitate your spiritual growth as a dedicated disciple of Jesus.

By no means are these recommended resources an exhaustive list – they are materials and ministries that we have personally connected with, learned from, and consider reliable Bible-based sources of knowledge and understanding that can educate and inspire you. Check them out and enjoy the wealth of information, revelation, and wisdom available.

Books:

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Power Shifts: Five Forgotten Strategies For Expanding God’s Kingdom
by Dr. Howard Foltz

Despite what many believers think, taking the good news of the Gospel of Christ to the whole world isn’t just a good idea or a suggestion. It’s a decree straight from God and an act of obedience to His will in our lives. But many Christians let their evangelistic efforts and missions outreach be hampered by feelings of inadequacy, complacency, or confusion.
In this missions manifesto for the 21st century, Dr. Foltz reveals the essential power shifts that must take place to reinvigorate the church’s approach to intentional evangelism.
Discover how to connect to the power of the gospel in your life like never before and bring it to unreached people groups both where you are and around the world!

2. Harvest Connection: Connecting You and Your Church to God’s Final Harvest
by Dr. Howard Foltz

You have a desire to share the gospel, but if you and your church don’t have scriptural vision and practical application, little will happen. In Harvest Connection, Dr. Howard Foltz shares thought-provoking insights gleaned from more than 50 years in missions leadership. You will learn how to motivate and equip yourself and your church to take part in God’s great final harvest.
Harvest Connection dives into the following mission essentials:
The Great Commission defined for today.
The urgency that must be felt by genuine believers.
How to spread the vision to your church.
Why local and overseas ministries must be targeted to be effective.
The nuts and bolts of successful missionary sending.
Sufficient financing without letting it be a distraction.
The only way to begin and support a ministry initiative.

3. From Jerusalem to Rome: How a Local Church Can Impact the Whole World
by Terry Lee Roberts

The Book of Acts is a great story of the early church Jesus started and left in the tiny nation of Israel. He left his unlikely group of disciples with the enormous task of spreading what they knew about Jesus and their experience with him to the entire world. They were successful and not only reached their world, but generations into the future.
Approximately 2000 years after he returned to heaven, the church exists in places like South America, Asia, and the remotest islands of the earth. In John 17:20, Jesus prayed, “I am praying not only for these disciples, but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.” It worked! How did they do it? In order to understand how this message reached so far, you have to see the book of Acts not just as a history of the early church, but also as a strategy and a pattern.

4. From Witchdoctor To Apostle (The Amazing Story of Jesus Christ’s Saving Power in the Life of Paul Ai)
by Dr. Paul Ai

Journey with Dr. Paul Ai in the story of his life and be inspired as you discover:
The saving power of Jesus Christ is greater than any adversary!
Nothing is impossible with God!
God is both able and willing to heal and deliver you!
You too can be used by God to do great things for His glory!
When God calls you, He sustains you and provides for you!
Dr. Paul Ai’s autobiography From Witchdoctor to Apostle is like the continuation of the Acts of the Apostles of the Bible. It is an amazing account of the power and grace of God in Dr. Paul Ai’s life as well as the sacrifices of missionaries like Dr. John Hurston, Pastor Irvin Rutherford, and the tremendous impact of mission-minded churches from the United States, Philippines, Korea, and other parts of the world.
This book is filled with real, dramatic stories of God’s power that will bring tremendous encouragement to believers in challenging situations. Paul set his plough to the field and never looked back, resulting in the planting of thousands of churches. In speed and urgency, he labors with a deep conviction that the night comes when no man can work.
Paul shares Biblical Revelational Truths that were tested in the toughest situations in his life, including insights on how he planted churches in tough environments. It is a testimony of God’s grace and power in the lives of those available for His service. His life and ministry are proof that the principle of giving not only applies to rich nations. Paul experienced the blessing of giving and tithing even in prison – he became the richest prisoner! This should challenge the thinking of Christians from poorer nations who think that giving is only for the rich! By Rev. Dr. Joshua Yee Lead Pastor Renewal Lutheran Church, Malaysia.

5. The Blessed Life: Unlocking the Rewards of Generous Living
by Robert Morris

Discover the Joy of Giving – and the Rewards of Receiving. Our culture is saturated with false teaching on what it means to be blessed, but what does the Bible say about it? How can we truly live blessed lives? With humor, passion, and clarity, pastor and bestselling author Robert Morris presents the secrets of living a blessed life both financially and spiritually. He shows that when God changes your heart from selfishness to generosity, every part of your life-journey is affected.
“There is no greater adventure on Earth than simply living the life of generosity and abundance that is available to all of God’s people – but so few ever dare to live,” says Pastor Robert. “It is a journey of reward. It is the blessed life.“
First published in 2002, this newly revised and expanded edition includes new content from recent sermons, updated illustrations from years of the life-changing impact of its message, and testimonies from people experiencing the blessed life.

6. The God I Never Knew: How Real Friendship with the Holy Spirit Can Change Your Life
by Robert Morris

Many people find the Holy Spirit mysterious and confounding. Why is the third person in the Godhead — the one Jesus said would be the believer’s ultimate source of truth and comfort — the source of such confusion?
In The God I Never Knew, Robert Morris clearly explains that the Holy Spirit’s chief desire is for relationship — to offer us the encouragement and guidance of a trusted friend. This insightful and biblically-based book — including a small group study guide — moves beyond theological jargon, religious tradition, and cultural misconceptions to clarify what the Holy Spirit promises to do in your life:
Dwell within you
Be your helper
Guide you into all truth
Comfort you
Pray for you
Show you things to come
Never leave you
It’s time to experience the Holy Spirit in a fresh, new way to meet the God you may have never known.

7. What’s Next? The Journey to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, and Make a Difference

by Chris Hodges

Have you ever felt like something important is missing from your life? Do you feel stuck in a spiritual rut? A deeper and more intimate relationship with God is closer than you think.
At various points along our life’s journey, we’ve all found ourselves asking, “Which way do I go? Where will this road take me? Is that really where I want to go?”
Pastor and bestselling author Chris Hodges teaches us that at these crossroads, it’s essential to pause and remember our priorities. In What’s Next, Hodges reveals the four practical steps anyone can use to gain lasting spiritual maturity, helping us:
Know God better than ever
Find freedom in our day-to-day lives
Discover our God-given purposes
Make an impact on everyone we meet
What’s Next teaches us that it’s time to look beyond what seems logical, convenient, or advantageous. Instead, we need to look to God as our ultimate GPS, our soul’s true compass, if we want to live a purposeful, joyful, and significant life for eternity.
Accessible and clear, concise but profound, What’s Next? is the guide you need to find your way and discover the joy that comes walking the road of deeper faith–no matter where you are in your journey.

8. Pray First Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: The Transformative Power of a Life Built on Prayer (Bible Study Guide + Streaming Video)

by Chris Hodges

Make Prayer Your First Response
How do you approach prayer? Do you worry you are not doing it “correctly”? Do you see it as an obligation to check off a to-do list? Do you think of it as a last resort—a kind of supernatural SOS when you need help?
In this Pray First video Bible study, Pastor Chris Hodges shares proven ways to help you spend time in conversation with God—and enjoy every minute of it. You will gain tools to bring joy back into your time with God, explore prayers in the Bible, learn about fasting (an often-overlooked discipline), and discover biblically grounded methods for making prayer a priority and not an afterthought.
Pray First is a revolutionary study for anyone who wants to experience a dynamic, intimate prayer life with God.

9. The Daniel Dilemma Bible Study Guide: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

by Chris Hodges

As Christians, we have real hope in Jesus that we have been called to share with others. But how we share that hope makes a difference. In a world that rejects everything we believe, we face a dilemma: how do we walk closely with God without caving in to pressure or alienating those we want to reach?
In this six-session video Bible study, Chris Hodges looks at the lives of both Daniel and Jesus, showing how we can stand for our biblical beliefs without being hostile or insulting to others. We can stand up for God’s truth in a morally corrupt culture–while still loving others–because the goal is never about winning the argument but about winning hearts. As Jesus demonstrated, when we connect with others before we correct them, we can handle the hard questions without compromising God’s grace or truth.
Chris offers fresh insights and practical ideas to encourage Christians struggling with their cultural reality to hold God’s standards high and to keep his grace deep–just as Jesus did, and just as his followers today are called to do.
The Daniel Dilemma Study Guide includes video discussion questions, Bible exploration, and personal study and reflection materials for in-between sessions.
Sessions include:
- In the World but Not of It
- Identity Theft
- You Are What You Worship
- Who’s the Boss?
- Divided, Distracted, and Disturbed
- What the World Needs Now

10. Army of God Arising: Igniting Passion

By Mark Cowart

Take Back What the Devil Has Stolen!
- It’s a critical and pivotal moment in America with ominous signs all around. Most Christians firmly agree the nation is on a dangerous trajectory.Pastor Mark Cowart puts the blame―and the solution―for our nation’s ills squarely on the Church. The lukewarm Church has been the nation’s greatest threat, causing this “city on a hill” to hide its light and fall asleep under a blanket of cultural darkness. But there is hope! The alarm has sounded, and God is awakening His people. An army is rising to engage culture and transform society. Are you in their ranks?
- In Army of God Rising, Pastor Mark lays out a strategy for how you can join the battle, fight with valor, and emerge victorious.
- Learn to…
  - Recognize the end-time season we’re in.
  - Understand the authority and power of the Church.
  - Wake up the mighty men of the Church.
  - Seek God’s direction to repair what’s broken.
  - Achieve victory as ordinary people following an extraordinary God.
- Take your place in God’s end-time army and reclaim the ground the devil has stolen!