Good Assimilation Habits
Simple assimilation habits help believers identify and connect with Christ and the church. A leader/teacher can help move members toward good habits.
Tag: small groups
Accountability and Relationships in Discipleship
For a Sunday School class or small group to move toward discipleship, accountability in relationships is needed with honesty among leaders and members.
Discipleship: Small Groups (7+) on September 20
You are invited for the third Discipleship Network of Kentucky event of 2018 Jesus said that we were to “go and make disciples” (Matt. 28:19). This is the primary responsibility of those who lead discipleship and small group ministries. During Discipleship: Small Groups (7+), we’ll answer the following questions: What…
Discipleship: Small Groups (7+), with Rick Howerton on September 20
Do you want to move discipleship to the next level through small groups and small classes? Working with the Discipleship Network of Kentucky, we have hosted a series of discipleship events in 2018: Discipleship: 1-on-1. This was on March 22 with Chuck Lawless. Discipleship: D-Groups (3-6). This was on May 24…
DiscipleShift 1 Is Coming to Kentucky
DiscipleShift 1 is coming to Eastside Community Church, in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 17-18, 2018! You are invited. This will be a two-day experience of learning and living out Jesus’ method of disciple-making through interaction with a facilitation team and small group. You will receive tips and tools to equip you…
Small Groups: Delivery Tool Rather Than Destination
I believe in Sunday School classes and small groups. They can be great tools for assisting the church in discipling and shepherding the sheep God has entrusted to us. Sometimes, however, our methods for reaching, caring, and discipling are poor. Teachers and group leaders can be lazy, apathetic, or untrained.…
Six Mega Shifts, Part 1
You may have read this Barna study, but I think it is worth looking at again as we try to reverse the tide of the declining effectiveness of our churches on the culture. These six shifts should wake us up and cause us to think, plan, and lead in a…
Ten Growth Principles of Healthy Churches, Part 3
In a previous blog, I listed 10 so let’s continue to examine two more with number three and four. 3. Healthy Churches have an effective assimilation process. They not only reach people but they move people to places of service. They do this very quickly and intentionally. It is expected…
Five Ways to Make Disciples, Part 2
This is the second of our five part series on making disciples. The most overlooked opportunity to enhance disciple making in a local church is through the Sunday School! For this to happen Sunday School teachers and leaders must see their role as not just “teaching the Bible” but “making…
Church Vitality Components
Audrey Barrick writing for the Christian Post reported an interesting new study by the United Methodist Church on what makes some churches healthy. Here are the key findings in that study. Churches with a high number of small groups, effective lay leadership, faithful pastors, and both traditional and contemporary services…
Disciple-Making Encounters
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.
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Accountability and Relationships in Discipleship
For a Sunday School class or small group to move toward discipleship, accountability in relationships is needed with honesty among leaders and members.
Discipleship: Small Groups (7+) on September 20
You are invited for the third Discipleship Network of Kentucky event of 2018 Jesus said that we were to “go and make disciples” (Matt. 28:19). This is the primary responsibility of those who lead discipleship and small group ministries. During Discipleship: Small Groups (7+), we’ll answer the following questions: What…
Discipleship: Small Groups (7+), with Rick Howerton on September 20
Do you want to move discipleship to the next level through small groups and small classes? Working with the Discipleship Network of Kentucky, we have hosted a series of discipleship events in 2018: Discipleship: 1-on-1. This was on March 22 with Chuck Lawless. Discipleship: D-Groups (3-6). This was on May 24…
DiscipleShift 1 Is Coming to Kentucky
DiscipleShift 1 is coming to Eastside Community Church, in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 17-18, 2018! You are invited. This will be a two-day experience of learning and living out Jesus’ method of disciple-making through interaction with a facilitation team and small group. You will receive tips and tools to equip you…
Small Groups: Delivery Tool Rather Than Destination
I believe in Sunday School classes and small groups. They can be great tools for assisting the church in discipling and shepherding the sheep God has entrusted to us. Sometimes, however, our methods for reaching, caring, and discipling are poor. Teachers and group leaders can be lazy, apathetic, or untrained.…
Six Mega Shifts, Part 1
You may have read this Barna study, but I think it is worth looking at again as we try to reverse the tide of the declining effectiveness of our churches on the culture. These six shifts should wake us up and cause us to think, plan, and lead in a…
Ten Growth Principles of Healthy Churches, Part 3
In a previous blog, I listed 10 so let’s continue to examine two more with number three and four. 3. Healthy Churches have an effective assimilation process. They not only reach people but they move people to places of service. They do this very quickly and intentionally. It is expected…
Five Ways to Make Disciples, Part 2
This is the second of our five part series on making disciples. The most overlooked opportunity to enhance disciple making in a local church is through the Sunday School! For this to happen Sunday School teachers and leaders must see their role as not just “teaching the Bible” but “making…
Church Vitality Components
Audrey Barrick writing for the Christian Post reported an interesting new study by the United Methodist Church on what makes some churches healthy. Here are the key findings in that study. Churches with a high number of small groups, effective lay leadership, faithful pastors, and both traditional and contemporary services…
Disciple-Making Encounters
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.
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