131 - "The Odds Are Slim to None" — Why Many Church Settings Can't Produce What NAMS Requires - May 6th, 2026

131 - "The Odds Are Slim to None" — Why Many Church Settings Can't Produce What NAMS Requires - May 6th, 2026

From That NAMS Podcast by NAMS Network

May 6, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Jon Shuler discusses the challenges many church settings face in fulfilling the Great Commission as outlined by NAMS.

Part 5 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "The Odds Are Slim to None" — Why Many Church Settings Can't Produce What NAMS Requires Jon Shuler opens episode 131 with a striking admission: even the congregation he worships in — one he has preached and taught and discipled in for years — is not a Great Commission congregation. Not even close. The problem, he argues, runs deeper than commitment. It runs through four definitions many companions have never fully internalized: a disciple, a made disciple, a missionary disciple, and a NAMS companion. Each one builds on the last — and until a companion can name the people they are discipling, and confirm those people are making disciples of others, the chain is broken. A searching and clarifying episode for every NAMS companion, Anglican church planter, and Great Commission Christian.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Shuler

Topics covered

  • Great Commission
  • discipleship
  • church settings
  • NAMS companions
  • missionary disciples

Keywords

  • disciples
  • made disciples
  • missionary disciple
  • NAMS companion
  • church planting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NAMS, Anglican

Books & works: The Odds Are Slim to None

More episodes of That NAMS Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the That NAMS Podcast podcast page.