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  “Who do you say that I am?” This question has echoed through history. It forever changed the disciples. They were forced to answer the question and as they did, realized how that answer would impact them for the rest of their lives. Because who Jesus was, impacted who they were as his followers and closest friends. But I feel like it is a question that we also must answer for ourselves. Not in the context of Jesus, we know who he is. But, who does God say that I am? Who is, Kimberly Hathaway? Or in your case, who does God say that YOU are? Jesus knew who he was. When he entered ministry, he had spent 32 years...

  In our last webinar, Metrics that Matter: Measuring the Right Things for Movement, I talked about the importance of vision, clear definition, and strategic elements are for determining what to measure if you want to be part of staring Disciple Making Movements. I did not, however, talk about goals setting or establishing desired outcomes.  I thought I'd take care of that here.   Most goals aren't as helpful as they could be. I run into a lot of disciple-makers who set (or have set for them) goals like this:  "In the next year, we will find 10 Persons of Peace and start 10 Discovery Groups." On the surface, this goal seems pretty reasonable.  It hits every element of a SMART...