I recently shared that group leaders want direction for their groups. They realize that a wise discipleship plan would be helpful for developing the people in their groups over time. Sadly, many church leaders fail to offer one. So their churches are filled with a lot of guys ...
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Discipleship
4 Benefits of Bible Study Alignment –
By Ken Braddy
If you know the story of Southwest Airlines as told in the book Nuts!, then you know that the airline aligned its fleet around one type of aircraft — the 737. Replacement parts were interchangeable. Pilots were trained efficiently on flying one type of airplane, ...
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Creating a Discipleship Culture in the Local Church –
By Robby Gallaty
Albert Einstein wrote, “Out of complexity, find simplicity.”
This quote was the basis for the immensely helpful book Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger. At one time, it seemed as if every pastor was not only reading the book but also implementing the ...
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3 Ways to Battle the Frustration of Sanctification –
In 2003, I was closing up my third semester of Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., and frankly, I was glad to be done. I had worn my fingertips raw on notecards and parsed enough verbs (I thought) for a lifetime.
One day, as the semester was getting close to the ...
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