Maximize Our Marbles
Earlier this week, I was talking with a Senior Pastor friend about how quickly time raced by in raising our children. He let me in… Read More »Maximize Our Marbles
Discipleship
Effectively Tracking Your Church Discipleship
Effectively tracking your church discipleship is a common conversation among churches and has been since Jesus walked the earth. Today, just as it was then,… Read More »Effectively Tracking Your Church Discipleship
Making Disciples
When you think of church outreach do you also think about discipleship? Isn’t that the point of the Great Commission as outlined in Matthew 28?… Read More »Making Disciples
Outreach: Jesus Calls Us to Obedience
We all get comfortable within our own church family. We know the familiar faces and can count on them for stocking the food pantry, serving… Read More »Outreach: Jesus Calls Us to Obedience
Evangelization is Not Recruitment
“I dream of a ‘missionary option,’ that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times… Read More »Evangelization is Not Recruitment
Pastors: The Importance of Establishing ‘Outreach’ as a Mindset
In our last post, How to Use Events to Spur Reconnection with our Communities, we discussed how Fall church events could serve a key purpose… Read More »Pastors: The Importance of Establishing ‘Outreach’ as a Mindset
8 Discipleship Mistakes to Avoid
Discipleship sounds like a good plan, but it’s not entirely bulletproof. Here a few things that have caused would-be disciple-makers to run aground. Inviting just… Read More »8 Discipleship Mistakes to Avoid
Cultivating accountability in any setting
Contextualized Accountability A word about accountability — it’s the key component that differentiates learning from discipleship. Anyone can throw out a bunch of good ideas… Read More »Cultivating accountability in any setting
Take the Basic Principles of Discipleship Online
To understand how to adapt our approach for present-day, we must, first, understand the core principles that we are adapting; The principles upon which discipleship… Read More »Take the Basic Principles of Discipleship Online
The Space That Counts
The most important time in our life is when we spend with the Lord getting to know Him and talking with him. Often we escape… Read More »The Space That Counts
Achieving Your Goals
It’s the beginning of March and you see all these people super motivated and on fire for their goals yet there you are, feeling…unmotivated. I… Read More »Achieving Your Goals
Pray More, Worry Less
As church staff members, it’s often very easy for us to tell others what the Bible says and what they should be doing as Christians,… Read More »Pray More, Worry Less