For years church leaders have been lamenting about how difficult it is to get members to disciple (or mentor) others. Even when their own spiritual lives are healthy, many members wouldn't know what to say...
Would you like to start next year on a stronger foundation than you've ever had before - so you can achieve more in outreach? The new year is in swing, and I want to bring...
An intentional discipleship pathway is needed if any church is going to grow from incremental to multiplication. How could you create a simple - yet effective, pathway for discipleship? There are some keys, and I...
A young schoolboy who recently caught a ride with a friend of mine looked out the window and asked her, “What are all those buildings with the letter ‘t’ on top?” Times have changed! it...
Jesus had three key conversational techniques. (1) He asked questions, (2) he made provocative statements that drew people in (possibly the most difficult), and (3) he told stories from the natural world that aided understanding,...
Some people wrongly assume that, if we truly love people, we will find a way to share the gospel. I haven’t found this to be true. I’ve met many sincere Christians who would love to...
While many identify fear of rejection as a key hindrance to outreaching action, it is unavoidable that love conquers fear. No matter how much time we give to showing them how to outreach - if...
There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they’re preaching...
I've had the book for about 3 years - and didn't read it because a skim-read led me to believe it was 'just another good book about church small groups - but one that, yet...
Jesus taught in Luke Chapter 8 verse 4 “A sower went out to sow his seeds...
Have you seen young people walk away from the faith of their heritage? Do you know newer Christians who are struggling to work out why we might believe Christianity to be true? I mean, what...
I've been reading a leadership book (which I'll leave nameless because what follows). It promotes prayer as a vital leadership habit - but then it measures prayer in terms of time. It's a great book...
Last month I began to share with you an encounter I had with a young man as he shared with me a presentation called ‘The Four Fields’. Please re-read Part 1 to give you context...
Recently I was approached by a young man at a conference I was speaking at who asked if he could take a few minutes to share ‘The Four Fields’. I had no idea what it...
Most evangelism methods involve us learning to talk. Even when we are taught how to start a conversation, the goal usually still - you guessed it – learning how to create the opportunity for us...
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“An overview of the message of the Bible” includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the first of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship...
“An overview of the message of the Bible” includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the first of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship...
“An overview of the message of the Bible” includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the first of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship...
“An overview of the message of the Bible” includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the first of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship...