Forgotten area of Church Discipleship, part 2
Speaking of things forgotten, I was on a run the other day and I thought, “I’ve forgotten something on my Discipleship Theatre diagram.” Yep much has been forgotten. Before you read this post go back to look at my original post that explains my Discipleship Theatre diagram at this link. This picture has helped me … Read more
When God says no
Luke 11 is a beautiful text on the essentials of prayer. In it are: a request to learn how to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, bold/brash praying and asking & receiving. There are great words that push us in prayer. Read the important words in Luke 11:1-13. Yet one difficulty arrises in prayer. What do we … Read more
Teach me to pray…
This is the best way to start a prayer life. Most of us spend some time praying. For many of us it’s just not very well developed. It sounds enriching to have a deep prayer life but either we haven’t de-cluttered our life or we don’t know how. Teach us to pray was the request … Read more
Forgotten area of church discipleship
A few years ago we took our girls to see Peter Pan in the Cleveland theatre district. Mary Martin popularized the stage rendition in the 50′s to wide acclaim. The depth of the show with the orchestra, the lighting, Peter Pan flying with harnesses made for quite a good show even sixty years later. A … Read more
Groups Coaching
Every church wants to build a strong groups ministry. Whether you do groups at home, at church or whether you call them small groups, community groups or ABFs does not matter. The keys to a solid groups ministry can be tough to keep in place. Small churches and large one struggle to consider, “How do … Read more
Pastoral Coaching
Discipleship is a complex endeavor to accomplish well. Church Discipleship Ministry of The Navigators helps pastors and churches consider how they can best build disciples in their context. Each church has unique opportunities to make disciples and hinderances to the process. It takes wise counsel to work through the obstacles to produce maturity. Additionally, because … Read more
Making a bigger impact
What will make the biggest impact on others? How can you help someone for the good? There is nothing so satisfying as helping others. So what will help them the most? This is a great little test that will speak volumes to you. In just a minute you’ll understand more about disciple-making than most do … Read more
SOLO devotional Day 1
This morning I started a new journey in the Bible. I found an interesting devotional called “SOLO.” It is a little different than most reading plans. It takes portions of most chapters of the New Testament and encourages the reader to chew on them.. The reading isn’t just to get through the text but to … Read more
Simple Bible Reading Plan.
Join me in reading through key sections of the New Testament this year. You’ll read a bit from each chapter in the NT. You’ll also have some good thoughts on digging into what you just read from the Bible. God will show up in some very good ways with encouragement, wisdom, warnings and love. The devotional contains … Read more
Looking for a simple devotional
Join me in reading through key sections of the New Testament this year. You’ll read a bit from each chapter in the NT. You’ll also have some good thoughts on digging into what you just read from the Bible. God will show up in some very good ways with encouragement, wisdom, warnings and love. The … Read more
