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You can do a “life story” retreat with your group or team

 

This past weekend I took my discipleship group on a “life story” retreat. We went to a mountain cabin for an overnight experience where our only agenda was to be together and tell our life stories to each other.

With my discipleship group, deep relationship is the absolute requirement for real growth, change, and transformation. That’s because Christ’s love through us will only transform in an environment of true vulnerability (David Benner, Surrender to Love). I told the men that they ...

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25
JAN
0

Categories: Biblical community, Board, Discipleship, Governance, Leadership, Spirituality

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A Spiritual Six Pack

 

No, not beer, abs. I work out daily and just joined a gym, as well, so I was thinking that in this new year it would be challenging to set a goal to develop six pack abs. I have begun to work on it, and have seen some encouraging results in the first few days. Well, actually not so much seen as felt. I hurt in the right places. It feels like a goal that is very hard work but ...

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12
JAN
0

Categories: Discipleship, Spiritual formation, Spirituality

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What does Biblical community look like for a church “at work?”

 

I think that for most churches Biblical community is an illusive term. Fellowship is used a lot with a wide range of meanings, everything from church suppers to hanging out in the “fellowship hall” to what happens in a small group. But to me, at least, these all conjure up images of acquaintances talking together at an acquaintance depth. What kind of community do you see in your mind when we are “at work” in, for, or in the name of the ...

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9
NOV
0

Categories: Biblical community, Board, Discipleship, Uncategorized

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Another church tags discipleship as it’s no. 1 most critical need

 

After facilitating strategic planning at several churches over the past 5 years, it never ceases to delight me when this happens. A church works through the strategic planning process, beginning with “What is our purpose?” then core values, then vision, then mission, and eventually working their way down to where the rubber hits the road — “What is the most important thing that we need to do over the next year to move toward our vision?” They brainstorm a long ...

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3
NOV
0

Categories: Discipleship, Leadership, strategic planning

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The Joy of Starting a New Discipleship Group

 

I’m about 4 weeks now into my new discipleship group. I started out wanting to have about 5 guys, then it grew to 7 plus myself, and now it’s settled in at 5 guys plus myself. When I sat down with each guy beforehand, I discussed my desire for us to become a Band of Brothers who would get to know each other deeply and in community grow in Christ to love God and others more, serving Him and them, ...

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27
OCT
0

Categories: Discipleship

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