Creative Disciple Newsletter
June 7, 2026
Are You Building Your Team the Way Jesus Built His?
Jesus didn’t build His church with polished experts or proven strategists. He called fishermen. Before He sent them out, He invited them to walk with Him. God rarely starts from scratch with people. He repurposes what He has already been forming in them for years. Read more here.
Focused Discipleship
#Personal — God’s sovereignty and your responsibility don’t compete — they cooperate. Alistair Chalmers unpacks why these two truths work together and why understanding both is the foundation of a confident, fruitful faith.
#Marriage — Money fights in marriage are rarely about money. Grace Marriage explores how each spouse’s financial past quietly shapes every conversation about spending, saving, and planning — and what to do about it.
#Parenting — Noah’s Flood didn’t just cover the earth — it shaped it. Creation Ministries International offers a kid-friendly explanation of how the Flood accounts for the rock layers, fossils, and massive geological features we see today.
#Church — Nearly half of unchurched Americans say they don’t understand the language churches use. Lifeway Research offers six practical steps to help your worship services communicate more clearly to those who don’t yet know Christ.
#Work — Efficiency is a powerful tool — but a terrible master. Reagan Rose makes the case that the most meaningful things in life — relationships, prayer, craftsmanship — actually require slowness, and that’s precisely the point.
#Pastor — Not every need in ministry is your assignment. Scott Smith challenges pastors to identify the routines and false expectations quietly draining their health, focus, and calling — and gives permission to let them go.
#AI — No technology is value-neutral, and AI is no exception. Marc Sims at The Gospel Coalition identifies five values AI quietly promotes — speed, simulation, slop, sycophancy, and sloth — and calls Christians to engage it with wisdom rather than assumption.
Weekly Wallpaper
Blessing (Valley of Vision)
Let this wallpaper design remind you that God’s grace was never meant to stop with you — let it overflow through you as a blessing to others around you. Download now.
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