You adopted a new system—or a new model or a new curriculum—and it just doesn’t seem to be taking off. You’re not alone. There are all kinds of ideas available out there: great curriculum, sermon series, church organizational models available. They have been wildly...
The goal in a church is not simply to make disciples. It’s to make disciples who go on to make other disciples. Passing it on is the difference between one generation and multiple generations. So whatever type of system or method or approach you take to making...
Do you want to develop new leaders from within your own ministry? Do you see people who have potential, but you’re not sure how to train them to reach their optimal effectiveness? Do you want an approach to developing leaders that is clear and substantive– yet...
This blog entry continues the story of the church planter from yesterday’s blog entry. The church service I had started prematurely was already dying, so I took it off life support. We had moved to the local Starbucks, switching from worship to prediscipleship,...
What are the core things a leader needs to be able to do? In most cases, they simply need to be able to do the things any growing disciple can do: engaging with God, serving, evangelizing, and making disciples. At the core of what’s needed are people who are able to...
