New Hope Kailua - Hearts On Fire

“Equipping equippers": a discipleship workshop designed to equip pastors and leaders so that they can more effectively disciple members of their church families

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Discipleship Jesus' Style

“Hearts on Fire” is a discipleship experience designed to be:

Inspirational: apprentices are inspired to rekindle their first love for Jesus.
Incarnational: discipleship is “life on life.
Transformational: Jesus’ goal is life-change.
Spirit-led: the Holy Spirit is our personal Discipler.

Commendations

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro

Founder of the New Hope Churches
Pastor and Author

Rick Stinton has crafted a remarkable guide that invites readers to walk the Emmaus road for themselves—encountering the risen Christ in the pages of Genesis. Hearts on Fire is more than a study; it’s an awakening of devotion, rekindling our first love for Jesus and igniting a deeper passion for true discipleship. This workbook will not only inform your mind but set your heart ablaze with the presence of the living Lord.

Dr. Randy Furushima

Executive Director of Emmaus Center for Biblical Teaching
President Emeritus and co-founder of Pacific Rim Christian University

Hearts on Fire: Encounter Jesus in Genesis is a thoughtful and theologically grounded vision of Christian formation rooted in the language of apprenticeship to Jesus. By emphasizing first love for Christ, life-on-life formation, obedience to Jesus’ teaching, and the transforming guidance of the Holy Spirit, this manual presents discipleship as a relational and Spirit-empowered journey rather than merely a program. Developed by an experienced and exemplary pastor and teacher, Dr. Rick Stinton has gifted us with a resource that provides churches and leaders with a clear, biblical framework for cultivating mature followers of Christ whose lives reflect both devotion to the Bridegroom and faithful participation in his mission.

Pastor Chip Ingram

CEO and Teaching Pastor of Living on the Edge, an international discipleship ministry

This discipleship manual will literally set ‘hearts on fire’ as believers encounter Jesus in the book of Genesis. This study will inspire a greater confidence in God’s Word and reveal that his pattern for life, power, victory, and spiritual maturity is true from Genesis to Revelation. I highly recommend it.

Dr. Scot McKnight

New Testament Scholar, Author and Visiting Professor, Houston Theological Seminary.

Rick Stinton's Hearts on Fire studies will not only stimulate more Christians to open their Bibles and read, but it will provide for pastors and churches a template for reviving a genuine approach to Jesus himself. These outlines will prove to be theologically sound but also spiritually enlivening.

Pastor Norman Nakanishi

Founding and Expansion Pastor, Pearlside Church
Oversight Team Chair, Every Nation Family of Churches

Dr. Rick Stinton takes us on a unique journey through the book of beginnings to give us handles for practical discipleship. He skillfully moves us from doctrine to illumination to application and to transformation. He helps us to see Jesus clearly and provides pathways for following him wholeheartedly. Absorb it and share it so that many can live it.

Meet Pastor Rick

After 50 years of being discipled and discipling leaders, Rick has created “Hearts on Fire” discipleship. He is passionate about passing on the flame by equipping equippers with God’s Word to build up the body of Christ.

God has graciously equipped Rick by being mentored by some of the best in evangelical scholarship.
- Dr. Bruce Waltke, professor emeritus at Regent College, Vancouver.
- Dr. Allen Ross, former Old Testament Chair, Dallas Theological Seminary.
- Dr. Darrell Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies and Executive Director of Cultural Engagement at Dallas Theological Seminary.
- Dr. Howard Hendricks, former Christian Education Chair, Dallas Theological Seminary.
Received a Master of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. Doctoral dissertation was “Preaching Mark’s Gospel to build discipleship in the congregation.”
Pastored growing churches on the mainland and in Hawaii, leading two churches through building campaigns.
Planted New Hope Kailua, along with his wife, Martha. His son, Mark, now serves as Lead Pastor.
Equipped pastors and leaders for 40 years as an adjunct faculty member at Capernwray Harbor Bible School (Canada), International College and Graduate School (Honolulu), Bible Institute of Hawaii, and for the last 21 years at Pacific Rim Christian University (Honolulu).
Led discipleship courses at churches and conferences in Hawaii, Canada, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, and China.
Author of “40 Days of God’s Kingdom,” written for a spiritual growth campaign at New Hope Kailua. The book is commended by Dr. Bruce Waltke (professor emeritus at Regent College, Vancouver), Dr. Scot McKnight (award-winning author and New Testament scholar at Houston Theological Seminary), Pastor Chip Ingram (founder and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international discipleship ministry), and numerous pastors in Hawaii, including Pastors Wayne Cordeiro and Ralph Moore

Resources

Hearts On Fire

It's the greatest miracle of all time! Jesus of Nazareth conquers death. After rising from the dead, he walks with two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The death-conqueror explains to them what the book of Genesis says about himself, igniting their hearts to burn within them. This manual is a discipleship experience designed for you to encounter the risen Lord Jesus as he reveals himself in Genesis. So that a fire of love for him will be kindled in your heart.

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40 Days of God's Kingdom

“The kingdom of God” is the big idea of the Bible. Jesus breaks into human history, displaying God’s reign in a powerful new way. His loving rule continues to break into people’s lives in the 21st century, and it is the future of the universe.

What does the kingdom of God look like? "40 Days of God’s Kingdom" leads you on a journey of discovery, from Genesis to Revelation. The book identifies seven movements of God's kingdom breaking in on Earth, invites you to walk closely with King Jesus for 40 Days and beyond, and shows you how to live in Christ’s kingdom today.

Find God’s kingdom, and you will joyfully realize why it’s worth selling everything for!

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DISCIPLESHIP WORKSHOPS

Contact Pastor Rick to learn when the next workshop is scheduled, and how to register.

Workshops are regularly scheduled for pastors and Bible Study leaders who would like to grow in discipling their members more deeply in God’s Word. The workshops typically run from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on a Saturday, though they can be scheduled at different times.
The cost is nominal. It covers the facility usage fee, discipleship manual at the author's printing cost, meal, and refreshments.

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