Ordinary Discussions with Jeremy McCommons

Jeremy McCommons
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Jeremy McCommons and his special guests go beyond the four walls of the church to talk about discipleship and experiences with the everyday ordinary ways of life.

  1. 3D AGO

    Ep 146 | The Primer Problem: Why Discipleship Isn't Sticking | Jamie Winship

    Most Christians feel stuck — reading, attending, doing all the right things, and still not actually changing. Jamie Winship calls it "The Primer Problem." And it's not about your effort. It's about your identity.Jamie Winship is a former FBI agent and founder of Identity Exchange who spent years working in high-stakes conflict zones across the Middle East — including raising his family in Baghdad. What he discovered about why people don't change applies directly to why most discipleship doesn't work.In this conversation, Jamie breaks down:- Why discipleship built on "sin management" fails — and what Jesus was actually doing with the disciples- The Primer Problem: why behavior change doesn't stick when identity hasn't been addressed first- The difference between Empire thinking and Kingdom thinking — and how to spot which one you're living in- Why "I'm stuck" is a lie, and what's actually going on beneath it- What confession really is (hint: it's not an apology)- How to hear from God — the four-stage Abiding practice (Attention, Awareness, Annunciation, Action)- The difference between performing peace and becoming a person of peace- A daily practice for moving out of fear and into who God says you areStart your own discipleship group → ordinarymovement.comLearn more about Jamie's work → identityexchange.com---TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Intro1:22 — Empire vs. Kingdom: The Big Problem6:40 — Why there are no movements of God in American cities10:45 — The lie of scarcity — and how it runs Christian life15:10 — Why you're not actually stuck (you're afraid)20:30 — What Jesus was really doing with the disciples26:00 — Produce vs. Become — what discipleship gets wrong33:15 — The Primer Problem: why behavior change doesn't stick38:00 — Identity: what God says about you vs. what the empire says40:20 — How to hear from God — the Abiding framework47:00 — Confession as truth-telling: Peter's story52:30 — Performing peace vs. being peace55:00 — Fear as a sensor — the daily practice57:00 — Where to go deeper---About Ordinary Movement:We've walked 1,600+ people through a discipleship process across 245 groups in 35 states. OM exists to help ordinary men and women become disciples who make disciples — no seminary required. Learn more at ordinarymovement.com.Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

    1h 8m

  2. APR 2

    Ep 145 | Women's Small Group vs. Women's Discipleship — What's the Real Difference?

    Women's small group producing fellowship but no disciples? This episode breaks down exactly why — and what a group that actually multiplies looks like.Most women's small groups are good at community. They're good at getting through a curriculum. What they rarely produce is women who go out and disciple other women. The problem isn't the heart. It's the model.In this episode with Emily W., Director of Women at Ordinary Movement:→ Why most women's small groups stay surface level — and what it takes to go deeper→ Why answering workbook questions isn't the same as growing in your faith→ Why intimacy with Jesus has to be the foundation — not just a session topic→ What intentional relationships actually look like outside the weekly meeting→ Why a semester isn't long enough — and what a year together changes→ How to shift from leading a group to raising up the next generation of leaders→ How to train women to facilitate and lead — without making it a formal class→ What a women's discipleship group should look like at the end — a send, not a restartIf you're leading a women's small group, running a women's ministry, or tired of watching women go through study after study without stepping into their calling as disciple-makers — this is where to start.🔗 Start a free women's discipleship group: ordinarymovement.com/womens-discipleship🔗 Free leader training (45 min): ordinarymovement.com/app-intro🔗 Church discipleship research: ordinarymovement.com/library/church-stats0:00 Women's Small Group — Why It's Not Making Disciples2:30 What's Wrong With Most Women's Small Groups7:00 The Knowledge Acquisition Loop — Why Women Stay Stuck12:00 Consumer Christianity and the Women's Discipleship Problem17:00 Why Intimacy With Jesus Has to Come First23:00 Intentional Relationships — What Life Together Actually Looks Like29:00 Women's Small Group vs. Women's Discipleship — The Real Difference35:00 Why You Can't Microwave Discipleship — The Semester Problem42:00 How to Lead a Women's Discipleship Group Week to Week50:00 How to Train Women to Lead Their Own Groups56:00 The Send — How a Women's Discipleship Group Should End1:02:00 Start a Free Women's Discipleship Group#womensdiscipleship #womenssmalLgroup #discipleshipgroups

    49 min
  3. Ep 144 | Men's Bible Study: Why Yours Isn't Making Disciples (And How to Fix It)

    MAR 18

    Ep 144 | Men's Bible Study: Why Yours Isn't Making Disciples (And How to Fix It)

    Men's Bible study producing good conversation but no disciples? This episode breaks down exactly why — and what a group that actually multiplies looks like.Most men's groups are stuck in what David Watson calls the "knowledge acquisition loop" — curriculum after curriculum, semester after semester, with men who know more about God but never actually go make disciples. The problem isn't the men. It's the model.In this episode:→ Why most men's Bible studies create informed men — not disciple-makers→ The knowledge acquisition loop — and why it's not the men's fault→ Why intimacy with Jesus has to come before multiplication (and what that actually means)→ The 3 values that separate a Bible study from a discipleship group→ High challenge, high grace — the culture that changes everything→ How to recruit 3–8 men and have the first honest conversation→ What the group looks like week to week — and how the D-Square works→ Why the end of the group is a send, not a graduation — and what comes nextIf you're leading a men's group, thinking about starting one, or tired of watching men go through study after study without becoming disciple-makers — this is the conversation you've been waiting for.🔗 Start a free men's discipleship group: ordinarymovement.com/mens-discipleship🔗 Free leader training (45 min): ordinarymovement.com/app-intro🔗 Church discipleship research: ordinarymovement.com/library/church-stats0:00 Men's Bible Study — Why It's Not Making Disciples2:30 What's Wrong With Most Men's Bible Studies8:00 The Knowledge Acquisition Loop — Why Men Stay Stuck14:00 Consumer Christianity — How It Killed Discipleship20:00 Men's Bible Study vs. Discipleship Group — The Real Difference26:00 How to Start a Men's Discipleship Group — The 3 Core Values34:00 Why Intimacy With Jesus Has to Come First40:00 You Can't Microwave Discipleship — The Brisket Analogy48:00 How to Start a Men's Discipleship Group — Who to Invite54:00 Why Men Need a Real Challenge — The Marine Recruiter Story58:00 How to Lead a Men's Discipleship Group Week to Week1:02:00 How to Train Men to Lead Their Own Group1:05:00 The Send — How a Men's Discipleship Group Should End1:07:00 Start a Free Men's Discipleship Group#mensbiblestudy #mensdiscipleship #discipleshipgroups

    1h 8m
  4. Ep 143 | Why Most Well-Intentioned People Fail (And How to Avoid It)

    FEB 19

    Ep 143 | Why Most Well-Intentioned People Fail (And How to Avoid It)

    Most people don't wake up and decide to abandon their mission—it happens through a series of small, unchecked decisions. Becca Spradlin (On Mission Advisors) joins the podcast to reveal why even the best intentions aren't enough to keep you on track. Whether you are leading a multi-million dollar business, a local church, or your own family, these principles are invaluable for staying true to what God has called you to do.Watch to discover:The difference between changing your "method" and changing your "mission."Why the most dangerous tool of the enemy is making you think you aren't the problem.How to build "guardrails" into your life and leadership.Her book, Lead On Mission: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL4F6P99Her website: https://onmissionadvisors.com/Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

    50 min
  5. Ep 142 | The Hidden Drift That Steals Your Purpose — And How to Fight It

    JAN 6

    Ep 142 | The Hidden Drift That Steals Your Purpose — And How to Fight It

    It happens slowly. Then all at once. Small compromises. Quiet trade-offs. One day you wake up and realize your life, your leadership, or your organization has drifted from what it was supposed to be about. The mission that once drove everything is now just words on a wall.Peter Greer wrote the book on it — literally. In How Leaders Lose Their Way, he unpacks why drift is the default and what it takes to stay anchored. Peter is President & CEO of HOPE International and has spent years helping leaders finish well — personally and organizationally.In this conversation, we unpack:→ What personal and organizational drift actually looks like (and why it's so hard to spot)→ The difference between "resume virtues" and "eulogy virtues"→ Why Peter writes his eulogy every year — and how it recalibrates everything→ The dangers of success, speed, and isolation→ Why you need friends who love you enough to tell you the truth→ How good organizations lose their mission — and why growth can't be the ultimate goal→ Practical guardrails you can put in place this weekIf you want to finish well, this conversation will show you how to fight the current.—📘 How Leaders Lose Their Way by Peter Greer: https://a.co/d/aJKWKUE📘 Mission Drift by Peter Greer: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Drift-Unspoken-Organizations-Believe/dp/0764211641🔗 HOPE International: https://www.hopeinternational.org—About Peter Greer:Peter Greer is President & CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered microfinance organization. He's the author of several books including Mission Drift, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, and Rooting for Rivals.Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

    59 min

  6. 12/05/2025

    Ep 141 | Stop The Endless Fundraising Cycle | The Perpetual Treasury for Disciple Making Movements

    An exponential Disciple-Making Movement requires real resources. But what if you could give once and fund disciple-making forever? Most ministries are stuck in an endless fundraising cycle. They spend more time chasing dollars than making disciples. But here's the reality: our discipleship model already multiplies on its own. The constraint isn't the engine—it's predictable, sustainable funding.In this video, Jeremy introduces the Discipleship Impact Fund (DIF)—a perpetual treasury designed to preserve your principal while funding disciple-making from yield, year after year. This isn't about one-time appeals or constant asks. This is about building a funding machine that works for generations.Here's what you'll discover:Why perpetual funding beats one-off donations for long-term Kingdom impactHow the DIF actually works (principal stays protected, distributions come from growth)The guardrails in place: board oversight, accountability, and disciplined stewardshipSmart giving strategies: DAF, appreciated stock, bitcoin, real estate, business equityHow your partnership scales a proven movement (5× growth, 88/10/2 financial stewardship)The numbers don't lie. Ordinary Movement has grown exponentially because ordinary people stepped into their calling. But to reach 100,000 disciple-makers, we need sustainable infrastructure. The DIF makes that possible.What if your giving could multiply disciples long after you're gone?This isn't just about funding a ministry. It's about creating a perpetual discipleship machine that outlives all of us and continues the Great Commission for generations. When you give to the DIF, you're not writing a check—you're building a legacy.Ready to take the next step?Learn more about the DIF → https://ordinarymovement.com/difPartner with OM (monthly or one-time) → https://ordinarymovement.com/partnerDownload our 2025 Ministry Overview → https://static1.squarespace.com/static/652d4067260c732edd010a67/t/690baed7e8cf99739a38ce5f/1762373335451/2025+Full+Ministry+Overview.pdf---Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

    39 min
  7. Ep 140 | Funding Discipleship: Creative, Tax-Savvy Ways to Multiply Your Impact

    11/21/2025

    Ep 140 | Funding Discipleship: Creative, Tax-Savvy Ways to Multiply Your Impact

    Nearly all of us want to give wisely—but few know how to make their giving truly multiply Kingdom impact.In this episode, Jeremy sits down again with Doug Kiesewetter—CEO of Cogency Power, Founder & Chairman of WaterStone Foundation, and a veteran entrepreneur who’s led ten successful startups and helped steward over $2B in charitable giving.Doug shares how ordinary believers can give smarter—not just more—and how strategic generosity can fund discipleship efforts for decades to come.In this conversation:Why how you give matters as much as what you giveCreative ways to give—stocks, real estate, crypto, and moreHow to use a Donor-Advised Fund to reduce taxes and multiply generosityReal stories of Kingdom ROI through business, missions, and disciple-makingIf you’ve ever wondered how to make your generosity go further—this episode will change how you think about giving.Share it with someone who’s ready to give boldly and wisely.Let’s do this,Jeremy---Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

    47 min
  8. Ep 139 | Discipleship Requires Giving

    11/07/2025

    Ep 139 | Discipleship Requires Giving

    Giving as a practice simply can’t be ignored if we are to follow Jesus. In fact, some studies show 15% of Jesus’ teachings have to do with money or possessions. Jeremy dives into the conversation with Doug Kiesewetter—CEO of Cogency Power & Chairman of WaterStone, veteran of 10+ successful start-ups. He’s grown 3 companies from inception to over $100MM in capital value. Doug sets the bar high and inspires us all to obey Jesus at a new level.Ordinary Movement is a discipleship platform that equips men and women to be disciples who make disciples. Our focus is on supporting small groups led by ordinary/everyday Christians. We have specialized discipleship tracks that center around Intimacy with Jesus, Intentional Relationships, and Multiplication. Groups are designed for individuals to easily engage in leading groups.Ready to be a disciple who makes disciples?If so, come and join us!Visit ordinarymovement.com to learn more!#discipleship #disciplemaking #disciple

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