09/25/2026
One lesson of disciple-making is this: in every ministry opportunity, our goal is simply to help someone take their next step toward Jesus. Not everyone is ready the moment they walk through our doors, and that's okay. We meet them where they are and trust God with the rest.
A few years ago, I sat down with a man who had never heard the gospel clearly. We opened up Knowing Christ together, and I watched something shift in him: real interest, real questions. But he wasn't ready to trust Jesus yet. And that was okay too.
Three years later, he walked back through our doors. Life had gotten more serious; he told me about a relationship, a girlfriend now steering him toward church, toward faith. He said he felt closer to God than he used to, but he wasn't sure where he stood. So we opened the gospel again, and this time, he was ready. He trusted Jesus as his Savior and Lord, right there.
As advocates, we rarely get to see how our clients' stories end. This time, I did, and what a gift it was to watch him come full circle. Glory to God for His patience, and for finishing what He starts.
—Steve, Director of the Joseph Project
