My friends from Cadre Ministries call it D3. It’s when the people you are discipling begin to disciple others and kingdom growth takes place. After nearly two years of intentional, relational disciple-making I’m beginning to see this take place. Wow! Our family is part of a Missional Community; an extended family of the local church, […]
What Is A Small Group Leader?
Here’s a good article that I recently shared with Small Group Leaders at Harvest. It’s from Sam O’Neal from small groups.com ~B. This Is Why They Call You a “Leader” And what you’re supposed to do because of it. By Sam O’Neal A great many people seem confused about how small-group leaders should view themselves these […]
HUDDLE
Since July I’ve been leading a group of disciple makers in a group called a “huddle”. This is a high invitation, high challenge learning environment that focuses on equipping the members to be disciple makers. In all of my years of leading small groups I’ve never had an experience like this huddle. We are seeing […]
The “Falling Apart” Small Group
I had a recent conversation with a small group leader who informed me that her group was falling apart. She also mentioned that she didn’t want to go to her small group any longer…very sad. Here’s another thing she told me. She indicated that the last “study” they went through was not received well by […]
Why Bible Study Doesn’t Transform Us, by Jen Wilkin
This was posted on Twitter by @EFCAMovement and the original post is found here, on The Gospel Coalition blog. This is a great read about why study alone doesn’t transform us. To be a disciple means to be a learner, not just a doer, it take both – information and the desire to use the […]
Cadre Ministries – What Is Your Great Obsession?
My friends at Cadre Ministries have great materials and conduct awesome training workshops on disciplemaking. Here’s a recent article from their website. -PB ———————————————————————————————————————- A woman was sipping on a glass of wine while sitting on the patio with her husband. She said, “I love you so much, I don’t know how I could ever […]
10 Simple Ways To Be Missional, by Tim Chester
…without adding anything to your schedule by Tim Chester 1. Eat with other people We all eat 3 meals a day. That’s 21 opportunities for church and mission each week without adding anything new to your schedule. And meals are a powerful expression of welcome and community. 2. Work in public places Hold meetings, prepare talks, […]
Disciplemaking, Where I Am Today…
So I’ve been thinking about disciplemaking lately, really thinking about it. I have so many new buzzwords spinning around in my mind: missional, community, gathering, engaging culture, people of peace, etc. In the past couple of weeks God has been showing me how I’m “wrestling” with my preconceived notions or methods of discipling. This “wrestling” […]
Hot Waters Of Disciplemaking – video
Here’s a great illustration about the hot waters of disciple making and asks the question – are we trying to protect the egg (our sheep) or are we equipping them for the pressures of life, ministry, relationships, etc. Take a few minutes to watch and listen…
3DM Training
Next week (Feb 14-16) my wife and I will be traveling to Minneapolis, MN to attend Discipleship Training with 3DM Ministries. I have been reading the book “Building A Discipling Culture” by Mike Breen and recently came across this training opportunity. It’s a great book on missional disciplemaking – I’m looking forward to spending time […]