Lower Your Expectations, Not Your Standard

When Chuck and I discussed the importance of perseverance recently, I quoted a friend about “lowering your expectations if you don’t want to be disappointed.” That friend, Brett Butler left us a couple of voice messages that brought some further clarity to the importance of Kingdom expectations over our own expectations.Listen to this short bonus episode for what he had to say! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

As Chuck and I finished our conversations about 12 Ingredients in generational disciple-making, we thought it would be good to interview some people that were already living it out. Listen in for some great insights from Mark and Ramon.Find all 12 Ingredients here: You can follow my Substack and podcast here… where you already found it. :)Here is everyone else: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

If we want to see disciples who make disciples, there’s a simple but important truth to remember: We can’t quit. Read the original post: My writing on How to Stick as a Pioneer: https://pheaney.substack.com/t/how-to-stick Season 10, Episode 13 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

As I look at all of the ingredients for what it will take to see generations of disciples, this is the one I struggle with more than any other. Listen to how you can apply the promises of God, correctly, to your life and disciple-making.Check out the original article here: Season 10, Episode 12 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

It is so important to keep reminding ourselves and our disciples. What about? Listen in as Chuck and I discuss it!Here is the original post: Season 10, Episode 11 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

… but to serve. Is that statement true about you?The ingredient of Serving is one of the most practical ways to be a disciple who can make more disciples. Listen in as Chuck and I discuss it!Link to the original article: Season 10, Episode 10 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

Having authority over someone based on a title will never make disciples as well as relating to people as their spiritual parent.This is the article Chuck and I talk about: https://chuckwoodii.substack.com/p/ingredient-8-spiritual-parentingSeason 10, Episode 9 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

Chuck and I talk about Ingredient #7: Time With. It’s so obvious, but we often miss the simplicity of just spending time with people.The original article: https://chuckwoodii.substack.com/p/ingredient-7-time-with?r=58ca1cRead more about Withness from Dave Miller (https://damillertime.substack.com/) and Mark Goering (https://multiplyingdisciples.substack.com/)Season 10, Episode 8 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

This ingredient requires brutal honesty with ourselves: Do we really believe the people we are discipling will do better things than we are doing? Listen to Chuck Wood II and I discuss Ingredient #7: Second Generation ConvictionRead the original article here: Season 10, Episode 7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

I feel like each of these ingredients for multiplying ourselves into the next generation is the most important one. Which probably signifies they are all important.Listen in as Chuck Wood II and I discuss Ingredient #5: Prayer and the Hand of God.Read it here: Season 10, Episode 6 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com