All This Talk About Gun Control (Part 1)
With all the attention given to the shootings in recent months we now are hearing a whole lot about gun…
Reclaiming Organic Discipleship
What is Revival? (Part 2)
What is Revival? (Part Two) In my past teaching on revival the question was presented to me, “Dale, What now…
What Is Revival?
What is Revival? (Part 1) “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” –…
The Commitments Involved
Discipleship is firstly a commitment to Jesus: to be with him, learn from him, and conform our lives to him….
Learning Christ
So far we’ve shown that faith and followership are two sides of the same coin, and that only regeneration in…
You Have What it Takes!
You Have What it Takes! In John 3, we read the story of Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus. Nicodemus was a…
Should a Christian Vote for Romney?
Dear Friends, In recent weeks many Christ-Followers have asked me this question: As a Christian would it be wrong to…
Faith That Follows
We live in a time when everyone under the sun seeks to attract a following. Social media has fostered a…
Living in The Gospel
Living in the Gospel Practically speaking, we keep God first by living in the gospel, which is the “good news”…
We Become Like What We Worship
We Become Like What We Worship Take a look at any Middle School or High School student and you will…
Identifying Our Functional Saviors
Identifying our Functional Saviors Living as disciples of Jesus means we will progressively surrender our ways to him. This is…
Victory in Surrender
“If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save…
Every Christian a Disciple
In the last post we looked at the “myth of the Super Christian” as a common obstacle which can…
The Myth of the Super-Christian
The Myth of the Super-Christian Confessing your own consumer tendencies (great or small) is a powerful first step toward living…
Am I a Spiritual Consumer?
Spiritual Consumerism In his book Christlike, Pastor and discipleship teacher Bill Hull says, “The consumer gospel produces disciples who behave...
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Dale Speaking this Father’s Day
Hi Everyone, Dale will be speaking at St. Michael’s Church in Portland at 8:30 a.m. on Father’s Day, this Sunday. …
Search Me, Oh God!
Blindness You may have heard it said that we’re all blind to our own blindness. In other words, each of…
Are You Talking the Walk?
Hello Friends! This teaching is a follow-up from our Spring Newsletter about striking up conversations with people on the margins….
ABOUT DALE AND LINDA
Dale and Linda have been a team in ministry and in marriage for over 54 years. They were each very active in college campus ministries before they met each other … Dale at Oregon State and Linda at Oklahoma State University. Linda taught elementary school two years while Dale finished his graduate three year Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary, having finished the first year at Dallas Theological Seminary. during this period of time he was Youth Pastor over four years at a church in San Clemente, California. Establishing Rolling Hills Community Church in Tualatin, Oregon, in 1978, Dale led the church as Senior Pastor for over 31 years, retiring in 2009 as Pastor Emeritus. Dale and Linda have been teaching discipleship groups the Bible, mentoring and consulting pastors since then in Dale Ebel Ministries. They have three married children and thirteen grandchildren. They are pleased and give God praise that all three of their children are making an impact for Christ in this world as well as are several of their grown grandkids.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Clark, Rick Hennessy and Dale Ebel form the Board of Directors for Dale Ebel Ministries. Mike and Rick are business owners. Proverbs 20:18 (NLT) says, “Plans succeed through good counsel . . .” Godly wisdom, common sense, critically important skills, and clarity of spiritual instruction have been invaluable in what these men offer in advising our ministry. We are eternally grateful for them, and Dale Ebel Ministries is thriving, in large part, to the commitment of these men.