Walking with Jesus. Walking with others.

Following Jesus changes how we think. And how we live.

For much of my life, I’ve been learning what it means to follow Jesus.

Not just what to believe about Him, but what it means to actually walk with Him—in my marriage, as a father, through friendships, in business, through opportunities, successes, failures, disappointments, and the ordinary moments of everyday life.

I’ve learned that following Jesus isn’t something separate from the rest of life.

It is the rest of life.

How we think. How we listen. How we love. How we make decisions. How we respond to difficulty. How we recognize opportunities. How we use what we’ve been given. How we create, work, serve, and build.

And increasingly, I’ve come to understand something else.

We aren’t meant to walk alone.

Some of the most significant formation in my life has happened while walking with others—sharing experiences, asking questions, discovering gifts, wrestling with decisions, building things together, and learning to recognize what Jesus is doing in and through our relationships.

Over time, I’ve begun to recognize patterns in that journey.

I call it Disciple Thinking.

What is Disciple Thinking?

Disciple Thinking is my ongoing practice of learning to think, live, and walk with Jesus—and learning to walk with others as we discover and steward what God has entrusted to each of us.

It brings together two things that have shaped much of my life:

Discipleship

Following Jesus, being formed in His likeness, and helping others do the same.

Design Thinking

Approaching people, problems, possibilities, and opportunities with curiosity, empathy, creativity, experimentation, and a willingness to learn.

Together, they’ve become a way of approaching life that begins with people rather than problems, relationships rather than transactions, and obedience rather than outcomes.

It’s not about having all the answers.

It’s about learning to ask better questions, pay closer attention, discern faithfully, and take the next step.

Sometimes that step is a conversation.

Sometimes it’s an act of service, a difficult decision, a change of direction, or a new relationship.

And sometimes, through the process of walking together, something entirely new begins to emerge.

A ministry. A company. A creative work. A new opportunity to serve.

But the thing being built is never more important than the people being formed along the way.

A way of walking together

I’m beginning to make explicit some of the practices that have emerged through years of relationships, conversations, experiments, and shared work.

1. Listen and notice.

   Pay attention to people, their stories, their gifts, their struggles, and the opportunities around them.

2. Discover and discern.

   Ask questions. Explore possibilities. Seek wisdom through Scripture, prayer, relationship, and reflection.

3. Walk and build.

   Take meaningful steps together. Experiment, create, serve, and learn through action.

4. Reflect and grow.

   Look back. Recognize what happened, what was learned, what needs to change, and where God may be leading.

5. Steward and multiply.

   Faithfully use what has been entrusted to us, investing in people who will increasingly discover their own gifts, calling, and opportunities to walk with others.

This isn’t a formula.

It’s a developing framework drawn from a lived journey—one that continues to be examined, refined, and practiced.

When relationships become something more

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to walk alongside entrepreneurs, educators, creators, pastors, missionaries, parents, and people searching for what comes next.

Some relationships have grown into enduring friendships.

Others have led to unexpected opportunities, shared ventures, new products, or entirely new organizations.

Today, several initiatives are taking shape through these relationships.

Storycation

Helping children discover their gifts, creativity, and possibilities through story-driven experiences and meaningful work.

WovenArc

Helping people capture, share, reflect on, and carry forward the stories of transformational journeys.

Integrated Guides

Exploring how intentional, whole-person formation can help people discover who they are, how they were created, and what their next faithful steps might be.

LifeCoachOS (working name)

An emerging platform and practice for supporting guides, coaching relationships, and ongoing personal formation.

Radiant Orchard

A growing ecosystem for forming people, cultivating relationships, developing opportunities, and multiplying Kingdom fruit.

These aren’t simply projects inspired by Disciple Thinking.

They’re living examples of relationships, discovery, discernment, and shared work—places where the practice itself continues to be formed.

Each has its own story.

And each story is still being written.

Why a living record?

For years, I’ve captured thoughts, conversations, experiences, and lessons in notebooks, recordings, documents, and countless discussions with people I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside.

Much of what I’ve learned has been difficult to articulate because it wasn’t developed in a classroom or written as a curriculum.

It was lived.

DiscipleThinking.com is where I’m beginning to bring those experiences together.

A place to preserve the stories.

To connect them to Scripture.

To articulate the principles and patterns that have emerged.

To document what I’m learning, what I’m questioning, what has changed, and what remains unfinished.

And to make that growing body of work findable, shareable, and useful to others.

You’ll find personal stories, Scripture reflections, conversations, developing frameworks, real-world examples, and connections to the people and initiatives emerging from this journey.

Some ideas will be well developed.

Others will be works in progress.

The record will grow as I continue learning.

Scripture is the authority. My understanding is still being formed.

This is not a claim to have arrived.

It’s an invitation to learn together.

From my story to yours

Disciple Thinking began as something I was living long before I had a name for it.

Now I’m beginning to see how those experiences might help others become more intentional in their own walks with Jesus and with the people He places in their lives.

My hope isn’t that anyone would replicate my story, follow my particular path, or build the same kinds of things I’ve built.

It’s that something here might help you recognize how uniquely you’ve been created, discover what has been entrusted to you, and take your next faithful step.

And perhaps, as you continue walking, you’ll begin walking intentionally with someone else.

Because discipleship was never meant to end with us.

Jesus calls us to follow Him—and to make disciples.

To be formed, and to participate in the formation of others.

To receive, steward, and multiply what we’ve been given.

To go.