Spiritual responsiveness
Spiritual responsiveness describes how we choose to respond to the work of God in our lives. It involves actively listening and then taking action according to what we are hearing. God is present and at work in the world, drawing us closer to him. How we decide to...
Experiencing God
Experiencing God means intentionally and consistently engaging with God in such a way that you open yourself to deeper understanding of him and deeper relationship with him. We are to use our minds, our bodies, our souls, and our emotions to love him. He answered,...
Defining Discipleship: the starting point
Defining Discipleship If we are to assess ourselves accurately in the area of our discipleship, we need to know what standard we are measuring ourselves against. Just as an archer must know what the target looks like and where it is in order to hit it accurately, we...
Deciding to assess our walk of discipleship
We all want to live and love like Jesus. We want to serve as his hands, feet and voice in the world around us. We want increasingly to live a life of true discipleship. Yet we often fall short. Taking a close look at our own walk of discipleship is a difficult thing...
APA analysis
The APA Analysis constitutes yet another strategy I learned from my mentor Carl George. When doing consulting work or working with a ministry, I’ve found this tool extremely helpful. The idea is to help a group think through what they want to achieve, preserve, and...
Credentials for ministry leaders: make it ongoing
I’ve been working with a few groups on ways to revamp their credentialing or ordination process– essentially, how to prepare ministers for ministry. This week on my blog I’m reflecting on some of my general thoughts in this topic. Once you ordain, certify, or...