Making Disciples in Our Culture
Have you heard? The world is ending September 23. Nibiru, or infamous Planet X, is coming. All humanity shall perish. Okay, Nibiru was also supposed to come in 1995, 2003, and 2012. But… I like to say that Jesus is coming tomorrow. One of these days I’m going to be right! We just experienced an […]
The Model Church
1 Thessalonians 1:6–8 You became imitators of us and of the Lord … And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord’s message rang out from you … your faith has become known everywhere. The Thessalonian church had, at least ostensibly, become models of a functional church. They […]
Are 14 Steps for Making Disciples Too Daunting?
My wife and I were just not that “into” jewelry. Had nothing against jewelry. Just not interested. That is, until our Alaskan cruise. Due to masterful “discipleship” from several people, I am now a jewelry “believer.” I marvel at how intentional and insightful these people are at paving the way for bringing people from no […]
The Missing Piece for Making Disciples
It’s common for church people to resist the “ways of the world” when it impacts how we do church together. At The Effective Church Group, we are always ready for push back when we express practical advice which arises from the reality of how human nature works. We hear “It’ll never work; or it’s not […]
Church of Tomorrow – Invested and Committed
My wife and I just completed a trip that we wanted to do since we were kids. We went to Alaska, land of 10,000 blogs (BTW – Alaska has 3 million lakes; sorry Minnesota). The first part of the trip was a cruise up the inside passage. There’s a reason that you are told to […]
To Make Disciples You Must Look Like a Disciple
My bucket list is now empty. Jesus can take me home. My wife and I took a trip of a lifetime to Alaska. It was a group trip at times which means it didn’t always feel like a vacation. Sometimes it seemed like church – at its worst. We gathered onto a motor coach in […]