The 5 Stages of Spiritual Maturity What Is A Disciple? Episode 2 Where Does Discipleship Happen? Episode 3 How to Study the Bible – The Key to Knowing God and His Will for our Lives Committed to the Church: From Consumer to Contributor – by Jim Putman
The Spiritual Sphere consists of the unseen realm where the devil and his demons seek to distort, distract, and tempt God’s people to deviate from God’s design and will for their lives. It is described as the realm where the devil works against God’s people (and God’s angels) to thwart the Lord’s church and its […]
The World Sphere is where we live, work and play. This encompasses our jobs, neighbors, hobbies, clubs, sports and gyms. In this sphere, one of our main roles is as Ambassadors of Christ – reconciling people to Him. We model Jesus to show others what it looks like to have Him in our lives – […]
The Home and Family Sphere includes the group of people that make up our family of origin and/or family of choice. This is where we have the chance to learn how to submit to and love others, and practice humility as we model following Jesus in our day to day life and relationships. Built […]
Subscribe to this podcast by clicking one of the links below! Podbean – Real for Life Apple Podcasts – Real for Life YouTube – Real for Life This week on the Real for Life podcast we are talking about Emotional Intelligence. Lance Wigton is joined by long time Real Life member Beth Koep, who […]
This is the Body of Christ, our Spiritual family that encompasses all that Jesus intended for His Church, and what was modeled by the first disciples in the book of Acts. This includes being devoted to teaching, to fellowship and to prayer. Taking communion together, meeting in large and small groups, giving to the Lord’s […]
The Abide Sphere encompasses our time spent with God via His Word, His Holy Spirit, and His People. Our time Abiding with God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is what gives us the power, the desire, and the ability to live according to His plans, and it permeates every sphere of our lives. The links […]
In this episode of the Real for Life Podcast, Lance Wigton has a conversation with Real Life Lead Youth Pastor Heath Fagen and Lead Team Member Riley Couch. They give a close up look at the life of a Middle Schooler – their biggest strengths, the things they value, and how an older generation can […]
On this podcast Jim Putman, Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries and Lance Wigton, Communication Director at Real Life Ministries, answer an often asked question – “Why would a church do an egg hunt for Easter?” They talk about the fact that even though we know Bunnies and eggs have nothing to do with celebrating […]
Real Life Ministries is one church with 3, soon to be 4, locations. In this episode of the podcast, Senior Pastor Jim Putman and Communications Director Lance Wigton talk about the philosophy that led them away from a mega-church model towards a multi-campus site. They also announce the site of their next campus – due […]
In the podcast below my dad and I talk about our latest book, Hope for the Prodigal. It is a subject that is very close to the heart of my family as we have lived out the story of the Prodigal son for 3 generations now. It is also an important topic in a time […]
I am excited to share with you this first episode of The Real Life Ministries Discipleship Podcast. In this podcast we will be discussing all things discipleship. We want to address some of the issues around being and making disciples that people struggle with, but may not want to ask for help in. Those issues […]
In this episode of the podcast, Lance Wigton (Communications Director at Real Life Ministries) talks with Jim Putman about where discipleship takes place. They discuss Jim’s ‘Crockpot’ analogy for how he checks on people to see when they are ready to take the next step in growth.
In this episode of The Real Life Discipleship Podcast, Lance Wigton, Communication Director at Real Life Ministries, leads Jim Putman through a discussion on helping your disciple take the next step. They address: What are the signs you should watch for in the character and attitudes of the people you are leading that will alert […]
In this weeks podcast, Lance Wigton, Real Life Ministries Communication Pastor talks with Rex Lettau, Real Life Ministries Benevolence and Lifelines Pastor, about taking discipleship outside of your building and into your community. Rex discusses how he is leading a team to do this on an organizational level, and how you can and should do […]
Join Jim Putman and Lance Wigton as they talk about how to identify spiritual maturity. Some of the topics they address: Is complete spiritual maturity ever attained? Spiritual maturity in every sphere of life. Surprising things that don’t always mean spiritual maturity.