I was reviewing some of my Missional Community and leadership documents today and came across this from Matt Chandler. It’s too good not to share. How to Train Missional Community Leaders by: Matt Carter We’ve changed how we’re training and discipling our leaders. We’ve taught them, and we’reĀ teaching them, to be self-feeders versus consumers only. […]
Fundraising Bootcamp, Update #3
WE PASSED! This was a very valuable time for Heidi and me. In addition to meeting some wonderful people serving as missionaries all over the world we learned a great deal about: 1) staying spiritually healthy, 2) beingĀ vision-driven, and 3) getting fully funded. Our next step is to begin the process of raising up a […]
Fundraising Bootcamp, Update #2
We completed our 2nd day of fundraising bootcamp today…kinda like drinking from a fire hose. Some of you might get a phone call from us tomorrow as we practice some newskills. It’s all good…everything we’re learning is pointing to the principle that supporting missionaries is really about giving back something that is already God’s to […]
Fundraising Bootcamp, Update #1
It’s 1:12 AM in Raleigh, NC…it feels like 12:12 to me. I’m a late night guy (that’s a polite way of saying I’m not a morning person) so don’t be surprised to see that I’m posting a blog at this time of the day š Heidi and I finished cramming some last minute assignments tonight […]
Fundraising Bootcamp
This Wednesday Heidi and I will be traveling to Raleigh, NC to attend a fundraising bootcamp. Our new call to be church planters with Mercy Road Church means that we have to trust God in new ways and learn new skills. One of the necessary things we have to do is raise our support until […]
Districts14 Seminar
I’m excited to share at Districts14 Conference in Green Bay this year! There are approximately 3700 people, mostly teens, attending this event which has a rich heritage in the EFCA and the Forest Lakes District. I was blessed in my teen years to be part of a healthy church youth group. We traveled the country […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cadre’ Ministries Disciplemaking is Relationships!
Friends at Harvest Church – join us this Saturday and welcome Cadre’ Ministries. ThisĀ disciplemaking experience will take place at Harvest onĀ Saturday, June 11, 2011, from 8:30 am-12:30 pm. The Cadreā team will take us through a portion of theirĀ Disciplemaking Is Relationships material. This is an invitation for you to explore being a disciple…who makes disciples…who […]