This year has been challenging. Life at nearly every turn has taken us away from the comfortable and normal. It has been filled with surprise, change, and stress. And despite it all, we get to choose gratitude. We Get to Choose Gratitude Gratitude is an attitude of choice. In the…
A common response to lacking leaders is to provide leadership development. But training leaders should ideally follow disciple-making.
Because the needs and availability of pastors, discipleship leaders, and churches vary, the ways that a consultation can be delivered must also vary.
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Let me ask three questions. First, what is the fruit of an orange tree? In groups, I have heard answers of “an orange” and “seeds.” Some might also say that the tree produces leaves, shade, and a little windbreak–so these would be fruit of sorts. And each of those answers are at…
Do you have a personal disciple-making vision? Does your church have a disciple-making vision? Vision starts with God.
What Is Your Disciple-Making Mission? Would you mind pressing the pause button long enough to write down an answer to the title’s question? For what did God place you on earth? To whom has God sent you? What is your purpose? For what has He prepared you? For what has He…
I ask this question with full intention for it be applied in two directions. First, what are you personally doing that is contributing to disciple-making? Jesus’ command to “make disciples of all nations” applies to you and me as well as to the church as a whole. A corollary question…
Gather your planning team to focus on 6 areas: community relations, first impressions, new members, group connections, serving together, and multiplication.
In this three-part series, I am introducing and explaining the value of a discipleship planning team. Too often churches enlist a key leader, such as a discipleship director, to do all the discipleship work. The work is often too large for one person. In Part 1, I mentioned scaling the…
Two encounters are critical. First, the leader encounters God in His Word and is changed. Second, the leader guides the group to have a life-changing encounter.
