Radical Discipleship Is What We Need
Radical Discipleship The one ingredient missing in many of today’s churches is radical discipleship.[1] Radical discipleship was the norm for the early Christians. So what is radical discipleship? It is allowing every facet of one’s life to be shaped by the life of Jesus. It’s more than attending a membership class or attending worship or […]
Obsessions That Have to Go for Multiplication to Happen
The more I study the multiplication movement, the more I realize that for it to be successful, several sacred cows will have to be slaughtered. These sacred cows will be much harder for mainline churches to barbeque than for independents. Let me share the biggest ones. Seminary training. Most of the training of church planters […]
Anatomy of a Movement
History has not been overly kind to most movements. Just reflect on what has happened to the Civil Rights movement after the death of Martin Luther King. It lost most of its momentum. Movements need a strong, charismatic leader. When the leader dies, most movements wane. For these movements to have a lasting impact, it is […]
All Things Are Possible! Really?
According to Scripture, you are the next chapter in the life and ministry of Jesus. You were created to finish what Jesus “began to do and teach.” (Acts 1:1) And here is the kicker – what God achieves through you will be greater than what Jesus did. (John 14:12) I want you to give these two […]
Churches Committed to Multiplication Part Six: Why It’s Next to Impossible for Mainline Churches
The issue of church multiplication is either a mystery or an unknown to most mainline pastors and denominational leaders. Most of them are simply trying to survive, so the gap between survival and multiplication is wider than the Grand Canyon. But what would have to happen to make multiplication possible for mainline churches? There would […]
Churches Committed to Multiplication Part Six: Why It’s Next to Impossible for Mainline Churches
The issue of church multiplication is either a mystery or an unknown to most mainline pastors and denominational leaders. Most of them are simply trying to survive, so the gap between survival and multiplication is wider than the Grand Canyon. But what would have to happen to make multiplication possible for mainline churches? There would […]