What if discipleship was less about programs and more about living like Jesus every day? 🌍 On this episode, Josh Spinks—Vice President of E3 Partners and a leader in the I Am Second movement—shares powerful stories of how ordinary believers are being equipped to live missionally. From life-changing encounters on doorsteps to tools like Made to Multiply, Josh reminds us that every believer can step into disciple-making. This conversation will inspire you to move from knowledge-based faith to obedience-based living that impacts the world. 🙌

About The Guest

Josh Spinks is Vice President of E3 Partners, where he oversees the North American ministry and serves as a key leader in the I Am Second movement. With over 20 years of pastoral and church planting experience, Josh is passionate about equipping everyday believers to live missionally. He recently co-developed the Made to Multiply study with Lifeway, designed to help churches shift from addition to multiplication in disciple-making.

Reasons to Listen

1. Practical Evangelism Tools – Josh shares simple and reproducible ways to overcome fear and share your faith with confidence.
2. Inspiring Real-Life Stories – Hear powerful testimonies of how God is transforming lives when believers step out in obedience.
3. Empowering Church Vision – Discover how your church can move from inward-focused programs to outward disciple-making that multiplies.

Big Takeaways

1. Shift from Addition to Multiplication – Discipleship isn’t about one pastor adding followers but about every believer making disciples who make disciples.
2. Obedience Over Knowledge – True transformation comes when believers practice their faith, not just hear it.
3. Overcome Fear by Going Together – Walking alongside others in evangelism makes sharing the gospel less intimidating and more powerful.
4. Simple Tools Work – From a 15-second testimony to praying for strangers, accessible tools can empower anyone to disciple.
5. You Can Do It – Every Christian has what they need—God’s Word, His Spirit, and their story—to live missionally.

Missional Challenges

1. Share Your Story This Week – Identify one person in your life and simply tell them what Jesus has done for you.
2. Pray for the Lost Daily – Commit to interceding for three people who don’t know Christ and ask God for open doors.
3. Go With Someone – Invite a friend or small group member to step into evangelism with you; disciple-making is stronger together.

Chapters

• 00:00 – Introduction to The Missional Life Podcast
• 01:00 – Josh Spinks’ call to ministry and discipleship journey
• 03:00 – The state of discipleship in the West
• 06:00 – A powerful Baton Rouge evangelism story
• 11:00 – Why believers fear sharing their faith
• 16:00 – Simple, biblical tools for disciple-making
• 19:00 – Made to Multiply study overview
• 24:00 – How churches are being transformed by multiplication
• 28:00 – Story of discovering spiritual gifts in Belize
• 30:00 – Passing faith on to the next generation
• 33:00 – First steps for living missionally
• 36:00 – The empowering message of “You can do it”
• 38:00 – Fun questions: Samson, strangest evangelism story, leadership lessons
• 43:00 – How to connect with Josh, E3 Partners, I Am Second, and Made to Multiply

Links and Social Media

Website: Learn more about Joshua Spinks and his work through e3 Partners’ official site: e3partners.org

Instagram: @e3partners

Facebook: e3 Partners Ministry

X: @e3partners

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