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…
As intentional disciple-makers, it is important for us to evaluate where our disciples are on their spiritual journey so that we can determine what they need from us. In order to do this well, we must be in relationship with them. As a disciple maker, our role is to help the disciple mature and grow…
Have you ever had a moment in time when you realized you were doing or thinking about something that you had never intended on doing or thinking about? As a highly hypothetical example, imagine that I was on a diet. A diet where I ate things that were good for me, or at least healthier…
The journey of making a disciple who makes disciples does not end with conversion—it starts there! Once we’ve shared Jesus with someone, and they’ve decided to follow Jesus, it is up to us to teach them what it means to follow Jesus. This harkens back to Matthew 28 where we’re commanded to baptize, and then…
Do you know anyone that is an armchair quarterback? You know – the guy who sits in his Lazy Boy and watches a game while criticizing every move made on the field? That guy that played 20 years ago back in high school, (and he honestly wasn’t that great even then) and would rather pass…
Family.. that word probably brings many thoughts to your mind. You may have memories of fun and loving holiday times together with lots of food and laughter. Or you may be one of the many people that have memories of bitterness, conflict and broken relationships. Some may even have no family memories; and spent your…