The Most Important Life Stage of a Small Group
This fall my oldest began his senior year of high school. As we took the obligatory first-day-of-school picture, emotions began to rise as I realized this would be the last such photo of my son. As...
Don’t Just “Do” Discipleship; Build a Discipleship Culture
Culture is the summation of the values, thoughts, attitudes, and actions of those persons within it. According to John Kotter, culture is more simply, “the way we do things around here.” And every ...
3 Common Postures People Assume at Church
There are different postures we can take when we go to church. Yes, I know some will say, “We don’t go to church; we are the Church.” While I understand the sentiment that we want to be a people w...
5 Steps for Drawing the Disconnected into Discipleship
Making disciples in an ever-changing world has been a focal point for the Church for millennia. Today there’s even more conversation around connection and belonging as fewer people live near family...
Life-Changing Discipleship has 7 Rhythms
“A goal without a plan is just a wish,” is a quote often shared from a guy whose name is often mispronounced (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). It can be sad, motivating, or affirming, depending on the c...
3 Dangers of Last-Minute Ministry
A church work week rarely goes as planned. As church leaders, we want to do good work and accomplish important goals, while also knowing that at any moment one of our people can reach out to us ab...
Three Phrases Jesus Used for Leadership Development
The teaching and ministry of Jesus began with a small group of unlearned, ordinary men and then turned into a movement that rapidly spread and is still spreading across the world. Remarkably, Jesu...