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.
Too often churches enlist a key leader, such as a discipleship director, to do all the discipleship work. A planning team is needed.
Don’t wait until everything is perfectly planned. Distractions will come. Pressing fires will need to be doused. Start discipling. Just do it.
“Making Disciples” is the church’s assignment given directly from the lips of Jesus in Matthew 28:19. Aubrey Malphurs is a prolific writer and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Recently I was in a conference he led based on his book, Strategic Disciple Making. Dr. Malphurs shared ten major barriers that…
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.