When I talk about the necessity of relationship in the body of Christ, I don’t mean just shaking hands with a few people during the welcome time in a weekend service. I don’t mean asking how someone is in passing and accepting the words “I’m fine”. The core of relationship isn’t about just being polite…
When Jesus said to go and make disciples, he defined his methodology by his own example. Jesus’s methods were more involved than just standing up in front of people and teaching them biblical truth. He walked alongside people – holding conversations with them through the course of the day. He held them accountable and demonstrated…
Bible Study Curriculum is simply a tool in the hands of a disciple maker. No curriculum itself is going to make disciples. There is a Discipling Method, however, that makes an excellent curriculum. It is something we have used off and on quite successfully at Real Life Ministries, both in our Church’s Small Groups and…
Have you ever found yourself in a position to lead a discussion, and you are unsure how to engage people to participate, let alone lead them to discover something new and helpful? There is a big difference between facilitating a discussion and teaching a class. When you are in the position of a teacher, you…
What does an ideal home, one that is hard to leave but easy to come back to, look like? This type of home will have love and relationship, boundaries for our own good, and respect for all. It would be a home where people are loved no matter what, and there are restoring conversations, grace, and…
Whether you a newcomer to the Church Community or you’ve been around it your entire life, you are sure to have run across some of the following terms: Sunday School, Small Group, Cell Group, Bible Study, Life Group, etc: These are all terms that have fought for position in numerous churches throughout time and…
From the beginning, Jesus told the disciples that He would make them into something different: “Come, follow me,…and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). Their occupation of catching fish changed into a mission of fishing for people. Each step along the way, Jesus taught them to share with others, connect people to…
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the stress and anxiety of life? Are you worn down and tired from the day to day battle? You are not alone – fifty million Americans will feel the effects of a panic or anxiety disorder in any given year. Anxiety disorders in the US are the number one mental…
Have you ever watched a toddler learn how to walk? It can be excruciatingly nerve-wracking for the parent! Watching your little child ‘toddle’, fall down, get back up, try again…you tend to hover over them ready to catch them if they fall, making sure they don’t get near real danger like a stairway or a…
Most pastors in the US long to teach to a huge crowd of excited people on Sunday mornings: people packed into pews, pens and notebooks in hand, waiting for a download of all kinds of top-rated, inspiring information from the Bible. But this kind of learning environment is exactly what a good schoolteacher would hate: a…