Group size and Disciple Making – Does It Matter? Faith Communities Today Research 2020 “Our best estimates are there are between 350,000 and 375,000 congregations of all faith traditions within the nation. The trends around size will be addressed in a bit, but the vast majority of the country’s congregations are small. 70% of […]
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Developing Strong Character William Straton Bruce, The Formation of Christian CharacterCharacter is nature and nurture. It is nature cultured and disciplined, so that natural tendencies are brought under the sway of the moral motive. His natural individuality marks off a man from his fellows by clear and specific differences. But this individuality may be non-moral.
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A Kingdom Focus for Your Marriage WHAT choices priorities, focus values relationships WHY temporal vs. eternal Too easy to get distracted by world/life value gives purpose, clarity of purpose guides decision making, use of resources/time/energy makes life simpler, narrows choices/options Relieves fear for future, needs adds stability; foundation, solid basis for life
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The Smith family is in the midwest on a 7 month furlough before returning to Japan. If you want to follow along with the ministry side of things, Susan manages www.smithlife.net to let people know more about life and ministry in Japan.
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Joy! Where do you find yours? Joy of knowing you have a companion for the long haul (as far as we know); togetherness. Joy of misunderstanding . . . and finding humor in it afterward. Joy in growing to know each other better – and be known better than by anyone else
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Questions and Answers! Send your questions to talk@runwithhorses.net to be included in the next listener Q&A. Is discipleship just for new Christians? What if my church is not doing anything intentional to make disciples now? How long does it take? What materials should I use? How do you know where a person should start? How
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For resources we recommend on making disciples, check out the resources page of our website, www.runwithhorses.net Roles of a Disciple Maker Each role emphases a different aspect of making disciples. Teacher – facts, transmit information, can do in a group of most any size. Coach – includes evaluation as well as practical
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Check out https://runwithhorses.net/ The Resource page has books we recommend for helping you make disciples! Foundations for Making Disciples PART 2 Third Step– Make Growth a Priority. Change is natural and necessary. http://jimputman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/The-5-Stages-Of-Spiritual-Growth-1.pdf Dead to Life- life begins as an infant. An infant is dependent on another person 100% for life needs.
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Check out https://runwithhorses.net/ The Resource page has books we recommend for helping you make disciples! Foundations for Making Disciples PART 1 -Time -Conversation -Do life and ministry Together First Step – Evaluation, Where am I at on the journey towards Christ? Where is the person I am helping on their journey towards Christ?
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