Church | Discipleship | Leadership | Ministry
Bridging the Gap Between Discipleship and Leadership Development
Discipleship and leadership are not synonymous; mentorship and apprenticeship are crucial for effective church leadership.
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Church | Discipleship | Leadership | Ministry
Discipleship and Discovering Your Calling
Discovering and living out your calling is a foundational step for discipleship, impacting both personal growth and church ministry.
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How Empowerment in Mentorship Means Listening Before Empowering
Effective mentorship starts with listening before empowering. Discover why this step is essential in your coaching journey.
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WHY WE CHOSE A FORMAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
There are those who would side with an informal, organic style mentorship. And I’m sure there’s a place for that, even inside the church. However, we wanted a strategic method to bring our mentorship candidates on a journey.
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HOW TO FIND FOCUS THROUGH A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
We start our day with ambition, thinking about all the tasks we’re going to accomplish. Then all of sudden, it’s 5:00 PM, and we wonder if we did anything significant at all?
This is where a Personal Mission Statement can bring focus to our fast-paced, over-crowded careers.
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HOW MENTORSHIP HAS BEEN FOUNDATIONAL TO MY FAITH AND LIFE
I had a mentor before they were called mentors. It was back in the 90’s, when I was in high school. His name was Tim and he was a local Christian school teacher, who helped out in our youth group. Tim invited a small group of guys over to his place on Monday nights for a…
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BOOST CHURCH VOLUNTEERISM WITH 2 CRITICAL QUESTIONS
The Church Needs Volunteers. Volunteerism is an essential component to fulfilling the mission of the church. Unfortunately, too often we volunteer without considering our gifting and calling. Soon our good intentions turn to feelings of obligation, then lack of fulfilment sets in, which always causes problems. I’ve been reading through Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact….
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HOW MENTORSHIP COMPLIMENTS PARENTING
Investments of Faith From Multiple Sources. A couple of days ago, I wrote about the investments of faith that our ancestors and grandparents have placed into us. But let’s remember that before they were grandparents, they were parents. “5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice…
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PAUL’S LAST LETTER
A Snapshot of 2 Timothy. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been studying, preaching on and posting from 1 Timothy. I hope you’ve enjoyed it and learned as much as I have. Today, we move into Paul‘s second letter to Timothy. In the first 5 verses, Paul gives this introduction: “1 Paul, an apostle of…
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KEEPING PASTORS ON POINT
The Power of Mentorship and Accountability. Too many pastors come out of Bible college with unrealistic expectations of what church-life is really going to be like. Many of them are left to do it on their own. It’s at that point, young pastors need to get serious about bringing in some outside guidance and wisdom. We’ve been looking…
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IS OUR CULTURE PREVENTING INTERGENERATIONAL MENTORSHIP?
Gender roles are becoming an increasingly touchy subject. In Western culture, the conversation around a man or woman’s role within a marriage, family, work, etc., seems to have been silenced. We’re told that these topics are off-limits because it’s offensive. Taking a deeper look at this shift, has our cultural moment accidentally also prevented or removed intergenerational mentorship as well?
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HOW TO MOVE MENTORSHIP INTO LEADERSHIP
The Apostle Paul was an amazing leader. One of the leadership skills that he championed was mentorship. And a young man who was brought through Paul’s mentorship into leadership was Titus.
