Many years ago when I was discipling a man at my church, I had a clear plan for how discipleship should go. We were scheduled to be doing the section on prayer, but the man wanted to talk about a specific idol in his life. It completely derailed my discipleship plan,...
I ran a poll recently in a webinar asking people what issues were blocking them in their discipleship efforts. I asked people to check as many as applied, so the percentages below don’t total 100%, but represent the percentage of responders who struggle with each of...
Did you know that we’ve begun offering recorded webinars that you can download and use with your team? The first one—Getting your Ministry Moving in a Missional Direction—provides you with fresh ideas and practical planning. Designed for interaction, the webinar can...
Lately I’ve been thinking about discipleship. What has my own discipleship journey looked like? How has God discipled me? It’s usually not been very linear—more like a jigsaw puzzle. He’ll point something out over here and I work on that for a while. Then something...
Are you feeling stuck in your discipleship methods? Do you feel like what you’re trying just doesn’t seem to be producing the results you’d hoped for? I’ve got a new webinar coming up that’s geared toward helping find a new approach—nonlinear discipleship. During this...
If you actually want to get where you’re going, you need a map to help you navigate. Only a map can give you an indication of whether you’re getting closer to or further away from your goal. Without one, all of us are left wandering in circles. If you want a clear map...
You can see now where you want to go. But how do you lead others along the path to getting there? How do you talk with the people who aren’t on board yet? How do you walk alongside those who are? How do you keep people encouraged along the way? How do you communicate...
Earlier this week we had a webinar on “Getting your ministry moving in a missional direction.” Here are some of the questions I received during the Q&A time, along with some of my thoughts in response: Q: I have a new parish I’ve recently taken on. If I’m...
Pastor Al wants to get his church involved in serving their neighborhood more missionally. All his people agree– in theory– but he can’t get them to take even the smallest action in that direction. How can he fight passive resistance? Reverend...
