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[Breaking news below...] Can  you  help us celebrate 21 years of making disciple makers with $21  or more? We're praying for 300 friends to help us raise $6,300 much needed dollars for Cadre Missionaries. [ Update #1: Breaking good news!  A dear friend has generously blessed Cadre on our 21st Birthday party celebration! So instead of needing 300 friends to give $21, we now need only 148 friends to give $21.] [ Update #2: More breaking good news! We only need $966 to meet our goal! So we need 46 more friends to give $21.] Will you be one of our 300   148   46 friends? Go here . Or send a check to Cadre Missionaries, PO Box 278, Sycamore, IL 60178 We'd love to hear from  you — especially if you have never supported Cadre before.   You have no idea what a gift of any size means to us.

Opportunity #1 Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships Like Jesus   Save these  3  dates... * September 19th , Tuesday, October 10th, Tuesday November 14th * 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM * Dinner will be served at each gathering. * At  Youth for Christ offices in The Christian Center, Peoria, IL * $20 for training materials per person *  RSVP Opportunity #2 The Rantoul Area Disciplemaking Leadership Commuinty  i nvites  you  to invest  a morning together... *  Encouraging  each other in the spirit of Romans 1:12 *  Exploring  how to mobilize volunteers for ministry *  Equipping  volunteers to do the work of ministry Save the Date... * Thursday, September 21, 2023 * 8 AM to 12 Noon * All invited. Men and women. Volunteers and paid ministry leaders. Where? Jesus Is the Way Prison Ministry 602 Liberty Ave Rantoul, IL 61866 Tuition *  $25 per person for materials and training  (checks should be payable to “Cadre Missionaries”) * If you, your church/ministry, or anyone you bring can’t afford the tuiti

This is from Hebrews 13...   The work of a "spiritual leader" is not just  preaching/teaching, but also "watching over" people's souls—which seems to imply a fairly close relationship. This is from 1 Peter 5:2-3... The work of a spiritual leader is not just  administrating , but also  caring for the flock of God— which seems to imply a fairly close relationship. This is from Ephesians 4:11-12... The work of a spiritual leader is not jus t leading an organization , but also  equipping God's people to do his work — which seems to imply a fairly close relationship. This is from 1 Corinthians 4:20... The work of a spiritual leader is not jus t  talking to people about how God wants us to live , but also  living by God's power with others — which seems to imply a fairly close relationship. I could go on, but let me say this: It's so easy to miss the high priority Jesus and his first followers gave to relationships ( oikos ).  Ponder this:   If we miss

This is what we do as Cadre Missionaries: We gather men of all ages together to  1) pour over the Word of God, 2) follow Jesus together, 3) make disciplemakers, and, 4) have a ton of fun and laughter in the process. "Bill, thanks for the day of training and encouragement with our guys. The feedback we are getting from the men is outstanding. One gentleman had planned on leaving early, but he changed his mind. He told his wife that he couldn't leave the training—it was so good and he wanted to stay until the end. We so appreciate you." —Kevin Ricke, Men's Ministry Leader Here's the training we did .  What if men's ministry looked a little more like this once in a while ? (If video above doesn't appear, go here .) Why men need THIS sort of interaction with God and each other. Disciplemaking friendships that mutliply ! (If video above doesn't appear,  go here .) We can bring this kind of training to the men of your church or ministry.  Contact me . If you

What if Bible college teachers were also disciplemaking friends?  Hey, relax. I said, "What if." I'm just thinking out loud here for a minute. Below: Nate Stenholtz and one of his Brazilian students (left) who made us an amazing Brazilian lunch! Here's how it might be done .   Nate Stenholtz (on the left) investing in students at Bible college. More here... * Another True Story about Nate *  Distance Learning Can = High Impact *  The Teaching & Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus *  More on Disciplemaking Multiplication Let me encourage you most Mondays ! Track with me on social media!      Instagram            Facebook              Twitter       

  One of my younger disciplemaking friends asked me to sit in on a meeting that was designed to celebrate his journey into ministry and, at the same time, give him credentials for the ministry he serves. I love this young man, so it was a no brainer. I'm in. After reading (and marking up) his theology paper, I went to the meeting where I joined the young man, his supervisor, his pastor, and his father. Because of who God is making this young man, this meeting was a complete joy. After a couple of hours of walking through his paper, the young man was asked to leave the room. Those of us left in the room were to give a thumbs up or down. Again, another no brainer... enthusiastic thumbs up by all. When he came back into the room, we all took time to look the young man straight into his eyes and exhort, encourage, warn, celebrate, and challenge him. When it came time for his father to speak, he looked at his son and with tears in his eyes, he quietly, slowly, and tenderly said, "Y