“Why are we talking about Metrics? I’m not one for numbers.” These were some of my first thoughts as our team began a conversation about metrics. But I quickly learned that metrics don’t just have to do with numbers, but stories…AND that stories are the most powerful metrics. “I am a story person. I could maybe get behind this. But should we care about metrics? Is this right on?” I think so! God is a storyteller! At the first Passover, He laid out exactly what to do in great detail. “This is what I want you to do. This is what I am going to do. And when you have reached the land that I have promised to you, celebrate...
Excerpt from Contagious Disciple Making - Leading Others on a Journey of Discovery by David Watson and Paul Watson. A Group Exercise David Watson put an image up on the screen. “I want you to take a look at this image.” After a few seconds, he blanked the screen. “Now, describe the image.” People called out various things they remembered. David allowed them to continue, just until they started repeating things that others said already. He put the picture back on the screen. “Could any one of you remember everything in this image?” A collective, “No” swept through the audience. “Yet, together, you manage to remember most of the details in this painting. Now that you’ve heard...
This morning, I found out that someone who attended a Perspectives on The World Christian Movement class I taught many years ago caught a vision for Disciple Making Movements and took it with her to work among an Unreached People Group. She and her husband convinced their team leader to give it a try and they were trained by local partners. Pretty quickly, they found Persons of Peace and started groups. Three of those groups were recently baptized - 3 new baby churches have been started! Stories like the one above fire me up! They make everything worth it and make me determined to work harder and become better at what we do. Our King's servants deserve nothing less and for...
“When you get to the end of all the light you know and it is time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” - Edward Teller Christi and I feel that Teller's quote is a good summation of our last year. Starting a new ministry and all that it entails (Can we say, 'fundraising' anyone?) were never on our bucket lists. However, the road we were on ended and there was no doubt that God directed us down this path. We can't say that He taught us to fly, but we can say that God has...
December is a great time to think about the coming year and position yourself for starting the New Year strong. Our team has been thinking and dreaming of ways we can help you as you make disciples in 2017. Here some of the things you aren't going to want to miss: Lindsey Wenzlick is our Next Steps Coach. Her job is connecting people who want to make disciples with the organizations and churches best able to help them. In some cases, that will be Contagious Disciple Making. In others, that will be a partner organization or church. In either case, Lindsey will help people take their best next step toward doing what God made them to do. Kimberly Hathaway...
