Blog site of Pastor Phil Bickel

Will we stretch our faith to match God’s mammoth promises?  Or will we shrink His promises to fit our miniature faith?

November 18, 2021 0 By Phil Bickel

Seeing Is Believing

Can Jesus multiply disciples as He did in the 1st century? When we hear about Disciple-Making Movements overseas, we ask: “What does it look like?  Can it happen here?” If you gotta see it to believe it, now you can in a documentary called Love One Another.

November 9, 2021 0 By Phil Bickel

Crisis in Discipleship

Of the many crises facing the Church in the West, the most basic is a crisis in discipleship. We settle for far less than God intended us to be and therefore produce midget disciples in our image. But Jesus has not stopped making disciples in His image.

June 17, 2021 0 By Phil Bickel

Contagious Disciple Making

Recently I learned about a ministry started by Paul Watson, co-author of “Contagious Disciple Making.” Paul and his colleagues at contagiousdisciplemaking.com have developed some fine tools to help us make disciples in the US and Canada. Take a look at their resources—

May 20, 2021 0 By Phil Bickel

Path of Questions

The word “discovery” appears in the title of several Bible study methods. What makes Discovery Bible Study different from other approaches? A pathway of distinctive questions guides seekers into a vibrant relationship with Jesus. You can review them in “Path of Questions.”

May 9, 2021 1 By Phil Bickel

From Info to Action

Two friends and I met to plan the launch of a new ministry. But Kurtis had a different idea, as he kept saying “Guys, let’s just do it!” I thought we were doing it, but his words kept bugging me until I realized he was right. Read my Trek Log entry #1 to find out how God led us to hit the ground running.