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Category: Make Disciples

  • Your Assimilation Process: Serving Together (5 of 5)

    (This series has been updated and expanded upon here: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy) The ministries of our churches exist to make disciples of all people everywhere. Incredibly, so few churches have a comprehensive strategy to connect the very guests that walk into our buildings to the ministries that exist for…

  • Your Assimilation Process: Connecting in Community (4 of 5)

    (This series has been updated and expanded upon here: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy) The ministries of our churches exist to make disciples of all people everywhere. Incredibly, so few churches have a comprehensive strategy to connect the very guests that walk into our buildings to the ministries that exist for…

  • Your Assimilation Process: Guest Follow-Up (3 of 5)

      The ministries of our churches exist to make disciples of all people everywhere. Incredibly, so few churches have a comprehensive strategy to connect the very guests that walk into our buildings to the ministries that exist for them! This series breaks down the five essential elements every church much bring together to build a…

  • Your Assimilation Process: Guest Services (2 of 5)

    (This series has been updated and expanded upon here: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy) Guest Services: Your Greeters Once a guest is greeted at the doorway, what will they see? A team of well trained greeters should be focused on the entrances and attentive to every person who walks through the…

  • Your Assimilation Process: First Impressions (1 of 5)

    (This series has been updated and expanded upon here: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy) The ministries of our churches exist to make disciples of all people everywhere. Incredibly, so few churches have a comprehensive strategy to connect the very guests that walk into our buildings to the ministries that exist for…

  • The Bible: How Should We Use It?

    We have already discussed What the Bible is, how is was written, and who decided which books were in (and out). Now we can get practical: What’s the point? Now that we have an ancient book, how on earth do we use it? Here are some best practices for how to relate the Bible to…

  • The Bible: Who Decided What Was Scripture?

    This is an incredibly oversimplified explanation, which leaves out most of the scholarly debate and hard work done by generations of great minds. I stand behind everything you’re about to read, though it is not an academic treatise and truly leaves out many of the debates and research that got us here. It is a…

  • The Bible: How Was It Written?

    We’ve discussed what the Bible is, now we’ll touch on how it was written. Direct Revelation. This has to do with those instances where God speaks audibly, literally and directly to one of the writers in Scripture. A specific example of this would be found in the book of Revelation, where God tells the Apostle…

  • The Bible: What Is It?

    The Bible is a centerpiece of Christianity. As Christians, we believe all the words contained in the Bible are true. The Bible is the source of all Christian doctrine, including how we qualify many pastors and leaders, as well as for the personal growth of every individual’s faith. As Christians working to share the message…

  • Remember When Our Daughter Had Spinal Cord Surgery?

    It is hard to believe an entire year has gone by since our most difficult season ever as a family. But it was a full year ago, and God has blessed us immeasurably. The timeless lesson here is to trust God fully, and use every ounce of your strength to honor that trust in every way…