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For the week of August 29, 2005 Equip: The Fourth Step in Discipling By: Tom Bandy Every missionary must be trained. Once people are changed, involved in spiritual growth, and mentored to discern their calling (see previous

For the week of August 21, 2005 Call: The Third Step in Discipling By: Tom Bandy Every Christian is called. Once lives have been changed, and once people are spiritually growing (see previous leadership tips) people

For the week of August 15, 2005 Gift and Grow: The Second Step in Discipling By: Tom Bandy Serious spiritual growth is the pivot on which everything turns. Once lives have been changed (see previous

By: Paul Nickerson Many congregations impatiently want to get started on a vision “process”, and they fail to lay the groundwork that is essential. It is critical that a church be deeply grounded

For the week of August 08, 2005 Change: The First Step in Discipling By: Tom Bandy No addict is going to live differently until they have experienced the impact of a Higher Power.

For the week of August 01, 2005 Missionary Training Centers By: Tom Bandy Train your board, elders, or lay leaders with a different attitude this year. The church is not in the business