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Church Reputations

Church Reputations

Churches have reputations! Some have a reputation for being the “teaching” church, some for being the “praying” church, and others have a reputation for being the “worship” or “fellowship” church. Every church has a reputation, and the hope is that all churches would have a reputation for being disciple making churches. Think about it. If…

The Senior Minister/Pastor Role in a Disciple Making Church
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The Senior Minister/Pastor Role in a Disciple Making Church

The role of the Senior Minister/Pastor is the most significant role of all in creating a disciple making church. I do not like making absolute statements, but I am going to make an important one. First, a little background on my statement. I have worked with many national disciple making groups, I have talked to…

How Are You Measuring Church Success? Why Measuring Engagement Isn’t Enough

How Are You Measuring Church Success? Why Measuring Engagement Isn’t Enough

Last week we introduced the five myths that are stalling disciple-making movements. This week we look at the first myth. The Engagement Myth: ACTIVITY = TRANSFORMATION How does your church measure success? Every church measures some form of activity. How many people attended worship, how many people are serving, how many are attending a group or…

Cohort: Forming a Legion of Disciples in the Local Church

Cohort: Forming a Legion of Disciples in the Local Church

Dr. Bryan F. Hurlbutt’s e-book, “Cohort”, introduces the disciple-making strategy of using cohorts that are “intensive, structured and gender based.” Dr. Hurlbutt defines the cohort approach (biblically and practically), by explaining the character of the groups, the “four buckets” of curriculum that are drawn from, and what cohort leadership entails. There are a few things…

Disciple Making Movement Principles for the North American Church

There are 1400 Disciple Making Movements around the world and they include 1% of the current world population. We will explore models that are currently being adopted in North America that utilize the principles of Disciple Making Movements. In particular, we will pursue what it means to develop churches with a combination of a traditional…

Strategy in the Church for Discipling Relationships – Robby Gallaty

This episode is a remastering of our #3 most played podcast featuring D.A. Horton and Robby Gallaty speaking at one of our National Disciple Making Forums. Robby Gallaty (lead pastor at Long Hollow Church) offers insight on essential strategies for churches to disciple relationships. An overview of the Jesus’ model of discipleship and specific steps…

7 Reflections on the State of the Evangelical Church
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7 Reflections on the State of the Evangelical Church

I am writing to you to share some pastoral reflections on the broader evangelical world. These observations were highlighted during Discipleship.org’s participation at the recent Exponential Church Planting conference in Florida last week. My reflections also come from my home church and the numerous church leaders I have been training and coaching recently. Here are…

5 Reasons to Begin a Disciple Making Movement in the Attractional Church

5 Reasons to Begin a Disciple Making Movement in the Attractional Church

The following article was written by Paul Huyghebaert, a Discipleship.org associate. Our theme for the National Disciple Making Forum in October is Intentionality and Disciple Making Movements are highly intentional approaches to disciple making. In this article Paul advocates for a Hybrid model of the Attractional Church with Disciple Making Movement Principles. We hope this…

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