The Power of Discipleship | Francis Chan

Crazy Love Podcast

Crazy Love Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In today’s message, Francis Chan shares the profoundly deep impact that discipleship has had on his walk with God, his ability to lead, and his growth in Christlikeness. You'll hear about the practical ways God equipped him for life through the examples of his youth leaders and godly mentors--those who sacrificed their comfort to be able to pour into him, and how he was forever changed for the better as a result. He also unpacks God's model for how discipleship is meant to work for the equipping and sharpening of younger generations and helping older generations find new joy in seeing their younger brothers and sisters flourishing, leading and loving like Jesus. He encourages each of us to begin to look for the younger ones in our lives that we can pour into, to create an abundance of light that will continue shining long after Jesus calls us home. May each of us do the same, taking our personal walk with Him seriously so that we can make true disciples with our lives, not just our sermons.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Crazy Love podcast.
0:07.0	Are you more like Jesus than you were last year?
0:11.0	Today, Francis explains that if we want to have an impact on the world,
0:15.0	we should think less about gaining a following and more about becoming the type of person worth following.
0:22.0	He shares how true discipleship isn't flashy, but it has the power to change lives and
0:27.7	spark exponential growth for the kingdom.
0:34.2	I'm really excited about this topic of discipleship and mentoring, especially as it pertains to the send.
0:43.6	Because we live in a time when the big events are the big deal, right?
0:49.3	Like, oh my gosh, they had 30,000 or 50,000 or 100,000.
0:54.0	And to me, it's like, yeah, it's fine.
0:57.7	You know, but what really happened? And I just know that my life was changed because I was in high
1:07.4	school. A friend invited me to a youth group, I met the youth pastor, I heard
1:13.4	the gospel for the first time, he explained what discipleship was and said, would you like
1:21.1	to meet with me?
1:22.9	And I met with him every week from my sophomore year in high school through my sophomore year in junior college.
1:32.3	Four years every week, he eventually got fired because he was spending so much time discipling a small group of guys. they wanted the big youth group and it wasn't growing it couldn't get beyond 80 people or whatever it was but he was committed to
1:55.2	spending time with a guy like me I had no parents I had nothing in life. And this guy pours into me. And we're still in
2:04.8	he's still alive, which is crazy. But, you know, still walking with the Lord, still faithful,
2:13.4	still doing ministry, still mentoring people, still beating the drum of discipleship.
2:20.0	His name is Stan Luback.
2:21.6	You've never heard of him.
2:22.8	Never will.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 25 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Crazy Love Ministries, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Crazy Love Ministries and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.