By Neil Cole Jesus defined success differently. For Him, success could be summed up in three words: Faithfulness (Matt 25:21; Heb 11:6) fruitfulness (John 15:8) and finishing well (Matt 25:21; 2 Tim. 4:6-8). If these three things are what Jesus is looking for to determine our success then perhaps our priorities should reflect them. Christian leaders…
By Neil ColePerhaps the single most consistent need in churches is more leaders––more children workers, youth workers, worship leaders, musicians, bean counters and technicians. It doesn’t matter how big the church is, leaders are still in demand, in fact more so in larger organizations. There is always more ministry than leaders. Our big problem is…
By: Alan HirschInstead of giving you more theory about the why and the what of discipleship, this week I thought I’d show one of the great benefits that arises from thinking differently (more movementally) about something that we think that we Evangelicals think we already know pretty well…evangelism. Here is evangelism as understood through the…
By: Alan HirschWe are continuing in our series of blogs designed to translate the six elements of mDNA into the necessary competencies needed to reframe a church as movement. Last month we looked at the mDNA of Jesus is Lord and saw that the key competency is to declare our identity as people who claim…