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The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Cape Town, 16-25 October 2010) brought together 4,200 evangelical leaders from 198 countries, and extended to hundreds of thousands more, participating in meetings around the world, and online. Its goal? To bring a fresh challenge to the global Church to bear witness to Jesus Christ and all his teaching – in every nation, in every sphere of society, …
Simple Discipleship Building a Discipleship Culture Nowadays, we’re all doing more with less. We’re very busy. The world around us is complicated and overwhelmingly complex. And we long for a simpler life and ministry. With so many options, opportunities, programs, and curriculum choices available today, how can we get back to a simpler and more effective ministry? How can we build a discipleship culture that …
Every church can develop a great children’s ministry, but George Barna says your efforts must be intentional. From his book Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions Barna writes, “I found that most of these ministries share an unusual technique: They identify a number of core principles that they hope to convey to children and they return to those principles year after year.”1 Using this technique, Barna …
I am a part of the body committed to doing “whatever it takes.” I have Holy spirit power. The die has been cast. I’ve stepped over the line. I am out of the comfort zone. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of Jesus. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, or back away. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and …
A job is at your choice; A ministry is at Christ’s call. In a job you expect to receive; In a ministry you expect to give. In a job you give something to get something; In a ministry you return something that has already been given to you. A job depends on your abilities; A ministry depends on your availability to God. A job done …
Children grow up being told what to do and what not to do, learning behaviors that keep them out of trouble and earn them rewards. In this short-sighted approach, their walk with Christ becomes limited to seeking to please the adults in their lives. Remove those adults, and the kids’ pursuit of Jesus evaporates as well. Teach children to build solid Christian character, however, and …
Discipleship is a popular topic today. However, when we think of discipleship we oftentimes mean something entirely different from what we see in the Bible. Prayerfully consider the following passages from the Bible: If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters–yes, even his own life–he cannot be my disciple (Luke 14:26).