Is Your Church a Map or a Menu?
Not too long ago, Christianity Today surveyed thousands of people to find out the top books that shaped the American Christian mind during the 20th century. Number three was C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. Next came Prayer: How to Have a Conversation with God by...
How To Lose Seven Million People
Twenty-two years ago, in 1997, SBC churches reported having about 5,224,000 people in average weekly attendance. Over the next twenty years, as evangelism exploded in the SBC’s consciousness, we saw 7,155,000 people baptized in these churches. So then, twenty years...
What Does a Women’s Discipleship Group Look Like?
Imagine how different the story might have read had Jesus chosen to disciple twelve women instead of twelve men. I am certain there would have been more detailed questions and discussion! By God’s design, women think differently, have different emotional needs,...
Rethinking Your Church Calendar
On a recent episode of the Making Disciples Podcast, Robby and Chris discussed the idea of breaking your church calendar up into smaller chunks. Many of us view January as the “kick off” time for the year, but for a lot of people in our churches,...
The Most Effective Way to Start Making Disciples
What if you only had 30 days to set the course for your church or ministry’s future? Where would you begin? What would you do? How would you do it? The sad reality is that 70% of all churches are plateaued or declining in the US. While they may have more than 30 days...
