Tag Archives: Discipleship

It’s What God Does That Matters

About that title, I bet some of you are thinking, “yeah, that’s what you say when a ministry isn’t doing well.”  But no, I mean it.  It’s what God does that matters.  Everything else is filler.  And I’ll go beyond … Continue reading

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Nine Time-ly Ideas for Building Up Your Missional Community

To build a missional community, spend time with one another. That’s the number one lesson I’m learning. I haven’t been at this long, but this is what I am learning.  In addition to organized Up-In-Out activities, do this: Hang out. … Continue reading

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Three Ways Church Plants Can Be Pretty Awesome

New church plants can be awesome.  They may not be.  But they can be.   Here are three thoughts on that. 1) New church plants tend to be desperate for God.  On a lot of levels, that is a very good … Continue reading

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Getting Missional. Going “Out”

So, we’re getting ready to go “out” to support Young Life. Last night, the Cimarrone Missional Community gathered.   We ate. We worshiped.  I taught briefly on our Kingdom responsibilities as God’s children.  Then Valerie Frank and Pat Thomas told … Continue reading

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In Discipleship, 90% of Success Is…

Spending time together with Jesus.   I’m writing this late.  I apologize in advance for the typos… But yep.  Spending time with other disciples in full awareness that Jesus is there makes the difference.  I am observing that the difference … Continue reading

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