Worldview Weekend Rally 2009

Worldview Weekend RallyDes Moines, IowaDate: Saturday Night, October 17, 2009Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Location: Grace Church4200 E. 25th StreetDes Moines, IA 50317Cost: The tickets are free but you must register online and print out a ticket by visiting www.worldviewweekend.com.Topics include: How This Happened to America, Where We Are Going and The Biblical Response; The Proof We Are Living In the Last Days; How This Can Be The Greatest Hour For the American Church; How to Prepare the Remnant For What is Coming; The Worldviews and People Destroying America From the Grave and How Every Teen and Adult Must Respond To Be Protected; Refuting Evolution; Political Correctness is Cultural Marxism;  How to Contend For The Faith in the 21st Century; What The Bible Has to Say About The Coming One-World Religion, One-World Economy and Global Governance and the Personal Testimony of a Nazi Holocaust Survivor.Here is a detailed description of the Worldview Weekend Rally Presentation by Brannon Howse:The Worldviews and People Destroying America from the GraveHow Did We Get Here, Where Are We Going and How Must Every Christian Prepare and Respond?Brannon's Worldview Weekend Rally presentation is fast-paced with Power-Point slides and information that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This presentation is for students and adults that want to understand the big picture, connect all the dots, and understand current times, and future events and trends that are unfolding. Brannon will reveal what even the pagan spiritualist have admitted, that America is embroiled in a worldview war that is a spiritual battle at its very foundation. This ground-breaking presentation by best-selling author Brannon Howse is the result of thousands of hours of research over many years and is must reading for every teenager and adult.Brannon reveals how the worldviews of 21 dead people are still influencing every aspect of American life and vying for the hearts and minds of adults and students. Whether we are discussing, law, science, economics, history, family, social issues, education or religion, the people and worldviews seeking to further their agenda in these disciplines are almost always connected back to four major forces destroying America. Brannon reveals these four forces as occultism/pagan spirituality, the apostate church, the educational establishment and the government-corporate complex.Through this presentation you will come to understand the worldview of many of these 21 liberal heroes, their goals, strategies, masking terms, networks and targets. Those who share the worldviews of these 21 enemies of our constitutional republic and Biblical worldview do not want their agenda and its consequences to be revealed to the American people. Above all, they do not want us to equip and train our children and grandchildren with a Biblical worldview by which to recognize, reject, and fight against their seductive and destructive lies. This book will equip you to do just that as Brannon gives specific and pro-active responses you can take to make this the finest hour for the American church.Here is the list of twenty-one for which Brannon has dug up worldview facts you must know and prepare to oppose:Saul Alinsky, Karl Marx, John Dewey, John Maynard Keynes, Aldous Huxley, Charles Darwin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Margaret Sanger, William James, Alice Bailey, Helen Schuman, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Kinsey, Benjamin Bloom, B.F. Skinner, The Frankfurt School, Soren Kierkegaard, Julius Wellhausen, Christopher Columbus Langdell, Betty Friedan and Roger Baldwin.Some of the items Brannon is likely to cover include:Corporate fascism, sustainable development, the Third Way, communitarians, global governance, the dialectic process, the Delphi technique, the Cloward-Piven Strategy and deliberate chaos, community organizing, Fabian socialism, the federal reserve and a fiat currency, America's decline is Europe's gain, cultural Marxism, government mandated youth service, legal positivism, postmodernism, soft-despotism, higher-criticism, pagan spirituality, feminism, welfare-state capitalism, the false-dominate church, the Emergent Church, the spiritual battle for America, the United Nations and occultism, unmasking the one-world religion, the deconstructionists in the culture and in the church, psychological labeling of dissenters, behavior modification, a planned economy, the assault on parental authority, the two tracks to globalism, Keynesian economics, collectivism, similarities between America and Nazi Germany, national leaders are a reflection of the people, social justice, why the culture war is lost if the church goes weak, is God judging America?, When and why does God judge a nation?, the environmentalist/globalist connection, cultural revolution/sexual revolution, the right to die becomes the duty to die, the true purpose of the law, why the State wants the children, are we all God's children?

Grace Church's Website (1995)

Below is a screen shot of Grace Church’s first website from mid-1995:

Women of Grace--A New Beginning

April 2009Women of GraceA New Beginning Beginning in the fall of 2009, the women’s ministry of Grace Church will be launched with a renewed vision and new name.  “Women of Grace” will be a comprehensive ministry specifically designed for and conducted by the women of our church.  It will expand to better serve the diverse group and unique needs of women in our church.The Need:We are faced with a unique ministry opportunity among women in our day and age.  The women of today are much different than they were 40 years ago.  Statistics show that women make up more than 50% of church membership in the United States.  Of women with young children, over half work outside the home, and of working women, the majority have obtained a college education.  Our country has a large population of single adults, and the majority of those singles are women.  Furthermore, women are living longer.  So, the population of women over the age of 60 continues to climb.The statistics serve to illustrate that the church has both a challenging and exciting task ahead.  There is a need for the church to employ a model of women’s ministry that is able to meet a broad range of spiritual needs for a very diverse group of women.  Married or single, young or old, employed or un-employed, the women of our church need the opportunity to develop a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  Furthermore, in order to reach out to the lost women in our communities, we must be able to provide unique opportunities for outreach and care-giving.It is time for our church to accept the challenge to provide opportunities for women to develop their relationship with Jesus Christ and to help them find their unique gifts and roles in the priesthood of believers.  Christian women today are better educated than ever before and have more skills.  They desire to be involved in ministry areas where they can use those skills and abilities.  They no longer desire to be women’s ministry consumers but, rather, women’s ministry participants and servants.Purpose:The fundamental purpose of the “Women of Grace” ministry at Grace Church is for the women of our church to minister to the women of our church.  “Women of Grace’ is part of the total ministry of the church and exists to promote and support the purpose and core values of Grace Church.Philosophy of Ministry:

• Leadership – The women’s ministry will be lead by the women of our church.  The women’s leadership team will be accountable to the Pastor of Adult Ministries.

• Organization – The women’s ministry will be organized into six specific areas of ministry.  Each area will have a designated leader and/or group of leaders to organize and implement the given area of ministry.  Each ministry will be led to complement the overall philosophy of ministry at Grace Church as determined by the pastors and elders.  Each ministry will be structured to support small groups, whenever possible, with the intent of providing the most effective environment for mending, mentoring, and maturing.

• Prayer – This area of ministry will provide encouragement and opportunities for the women of our church to take the needs of our women and women’s ministry to prayer.

• Bible Study – This area of ministry will provide multiple weekly and seasonal opportunities for the women of our church to learn from God’s Word and make practical applications of the Truth to their lives (ex. Tuesday morning Bible studies and Wednesday evening classes).

• Fellowship – This area of ministry will provide year-round opportunities for the women of our church to come together for fun and fellowship.

• Service – This area of ministry will focus on providing opportunities to serve and reach out to women in need within our church and/or community.  In instances where financial needs are present, this ministry area will be coordinated with the deacons’ benevolence ministry.

• Events – This area of ministry will provide two to three annual events, retreats, and/or conferences to encourage and edify the women of our church (ex. Women of Faith and Mother/Daughter banquet).
• Promotion – This area of ministry will oversee the production of all media relating to women’s ministry including publications, web site, video, mailings, e-mail publications, etc.

Implementation:

• Form Advisory Group (Target Date: 4/12) – A group of women with a passion for a new, exciting women’s ministry will form an advisory group that will commit to prayer and lay the foundation for the Women of Grace ministry.  These women may or may not become leaders on the initial leadership team.  The advisory group will consist of a diverse group of women with varied perspectives.  The advisory group should meet for the first time sometime during the week of April 12.

• Finalize Ministry Direction (Target Date: 6/30) – The advisory group will meet over the course of the two months to accomplish several tasks.  (1) They will review and finalize the direction of women’s ministry.  (2) They will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the past and current women’s ministry in order to determine future direction.  (3)  They will make recommendations regarding the members of the initial leadership team, ministry slogans and/or Scriptures, and transition items.  (4) They will develop a plan for sustaining the ministry into the future with regard to leader recruitment, training, and rotation. They will finalize the members of the Women’s Ministry Leadership Team.

• Launch “Women of Grace” (Target Date: 9/13) – Over the course of the summer quarter, the leadership team will develop plans for launching the new ministry that will operate from September 2009 through May 2010. The launch for the new ministry should happen no later than Sunday, September 13.

Guiding Principles:The following principles will guide the decisions and implementation of women’s ministries at Grace Church.

• The Women of Grace ministry is subject to and will support and promote the philosophy, purpose, and core values of Grace Church as a whole.

• The Women of Grace ministry will be formed and overseen by an advisory group of ministry-minded women.  This group will not be involved in the detailed planning or implementation of women’s ministries, but they will assist the women’s leadership team on broad-based decisions and overall direction when needed.  The advisory group members will be appointed by and accountable to the Pastor of Adult Ministries.

• The director of the Women of Grace ministry will be appointed by and accountable to the Pastor of Adult Ministries.  She will be a member of the advisory group and will serve a minimum of 1 year and, preferably, 2 years.

• The leaders of the six ministry areas within the Women of Grace ministry will be appointed by the Pastor of Adult Ministries and/or the director of the Women of Grace ministry with the assistance of an advisory team.  They will serve a minimum of 1 year and, preferably, 2 years.

• All leadership roles will be occupied by members of Grace Church who demonstrate a life that is above reproach, both privately and publicly.

• All leadership roles, with the possible exception of the advisory group, will be rotated periodically (every 1 to 2 years) in order to ensure a constant supply of fresh ideas and new opportunities for the women of our church to serve in the ministry.

• Every attempt will be made to ensure that the leadership team and advisory group are comprised of a representative (demographically) group of godly women from within our church.

Values:In addition to the core values and beliefs of Grace Church, the following values provide direction and determine how we will pursue the purpose and vision of “Women of Grace”.

• We value our relationship with Jesus Christ and our responsibility to nurture our relationship with Him and others.

• We value the example of Christ’s life and our responsibility to love one another and to live a life evident of His seed in us.

• We value the Great Commission to the church and our responsibility to help fulfill that commission.

• We value the Scripture as our final authority and our responsibility to use Scripture to encourage, train, correct, and rebuke with great patience and careful instruction.

• We value the ordained leadership of our pastors and elders and our responsibility to submit to their authority.

• We value the diversity and unique needs of women and our responsibility to help meet those needs.

• We value the spiritual gifts and passions God has given women and our responsibility to provide opportunities for meaningful service.

• We value the spiritual gifts and passions God has given men and our responsibility to complement those gifts in Christian service.

• We value the high calling of any woman who is a wife or a mother and her God given responsibility to her family.

• We value the high calling of any who are husband or father and his God given responsibility to be a leader, provider, protector, and teacher by the example of his life.

• We value the experience and example of spiritually mature women and their responsibility to teach, nurture, and help other women to become mature Christians.

• We value the children and youth of our church and our responsibility to provide a Christ-like example for them and to nurture their relationships with Jesus Christ.

• We value appropriate levels of confidentiality and our responsibility to help protect the reputations of each other

Goals:Each of the six areas of ministry within Women of Grace has freedom to establish purposes, goals, methods, and curriculum for the individual initiatives and projects under that area of ministry.  In doing so, each individual ministry will promote the success of the following overall goals of the Women of Grace ministry.

• Women at Grace Church will be accepted and connected.

• Women at Grace Church will have a healthy, safe place to share, to heal, and to be nurtured.

• Women at Grace Church will experience Koinonea (intimate spiritual fellowship with Christ) through His presence in other women.

• Women at Grace Church will strengthen their relationship with Christ, grow spiritually, and strengthen their identity in Christ.

• Women at Grace Church will strengthen their relationships with each other.

• Women at Grace Church will discover their gifts and align those gifts with their passions in order to find a place of ministry in the body.

• Women at Grace Church will obtain experience serving in the body and ministering to others.

• Women at Grace Church will minister to and mentor each other.

• Women at Grace Church will pray with others.

• Women at Grace Church will seek the Holy Spirit’s direction and God’s will.

• Women at Grace Church will love people.

• Women at Grace Church will be joyful.

Misc. Ideas for Ministry Direction:Each area of ministry within Women of Grace will be developed and implemented by the women of Grace Church.  The following list contains possibilities for each of the five ministry areas.Prayer –

• Organize prayer teams
• Organize prayer chains
• Organize prayer meetings
• Work with community prayer groups
• Provide opportunities for women to become comfortable praying publicly
• Send women out to pray with and for people in need
• Organize prayer partners
• Have women pray with those in need over the phone
• Track prayer requests and answers to prayer

Bible Study –

• Implement small groups into Bible studies
• Strengthen Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening Bible studies for women
• Begin a Sunday morning Women’s Grace Group
• Organize Bible studies for the working woman
• Create an online Bible study through the church website
• Write curriculum for women’s Bible study
• Create mentoring programs
• Train women to teach others

Fellowship –

• Offer classes to learn to speak Spanish
• Form Christian book club
• Organize play groups for moms & tots
• Scrap booking/Stamping/Quilting/Crafts groups
• Organize weight loss support groups
• Organize exercise groups
• Form gardening/landscape club
• Form drama/art club
• Organize a women’s recreation league

Service –

• Teach illiterate women to read
• Offer an ESL (English as a Second Language) program to women
• Minister to hurting women (incarcerated, abused, widowed, etc.)
• Minister to women in need (teenage/unwed moms, moms of special need children, etc.)
• Organize work days for service at church
• Decorate the church for holidays
• Provide counseling

Events –

• Organize weekend retreats
• Organize church conferences, workshops, or seminars
• Organize enrichment events
• Promote community events
• Promote national events
• Honor moms & daughters with a meaningful annual banquet

Promotion –

• Publish a monthly insert for the worship folder
• Publish a quarterly newsletter for the women of Grace
• Develop a Women of Grace Web Site
• Publish a weekly prayer-focused e-newsletter

Tips for A Successful Ministry Fair

PreparationPray! Pray! Pray!Doesn’t this sound like “location, location, location?” When you think about purchasing buildings or property, you really can do just about anything to the physical appearance, or productivity of the place – but the one thing you can NOT change is the location. Similarly in our ministry, we can do an awful lot to change our appearance, or what we do, even what we accomplish. But we cannot change GOD, and we cannot change HIS plans.

•  Begin now by asking Him what he wants to accomplish through your ministry and the Ministry Fair. Ask Him what you should present to the Church Family and what you should ask them for.
•  Pray for the people He wants to add to your team. Pray with FAITH that He has brought people to our church and ask Him to help you find them.
•  Pray for our Church Family as they are presented with a nearly unlimited list of options – that they won’t be overwhelmed by it all and that they EACH can find at least one area of ministry where they can feel like they’re contributing to the Kingdom of God.Begin with the End in Mind – Plan Your Follow UpWhat will you do AFTER the Ministry Fair? Think out to April 27th... you have a list of people who have expressed interest, but they haven’t really committed yet. How are you going to get back to each one of them? How will you stay in contact until they make their decision?
  •  Capture Contact Information – You will provided with a Sign Up Sheet to collect people’s name, phone number, address, email address and a comments/question section.Some people may be reluctant to give you information about themselves; for these, consider bringing Calling Cards with your name and contact information. Then they might call you instead.
  •  Plan/Host an Open House – even BEFORE the Fair, plan an Open House/Fellowship that you can invite interested people to. Have the rest of your team come too. This will give all of them an opportunity to mingle and find out more about your ministry – especially the people in your ministry.Once your Open House is planned, create Post Card/Invitations to hand out to those people who seem reasonably interested. Make sure the date/time/location and your name and contact information is included. Cleary note your Ministry in case they pick up similar invitations along the way.
  •  Bring Your Calendar – some people just want to sit down and ask a lot more questions. Can you schedule a one-on-one with them? If so, have your calendar ready to make that appointment before they leave your booth!
  •  Job Shadowing – Some people might be willing to invest a little more time BEFORE they make a decision. What job shadowing opportunities exist? Be sure to plan ahead and match people appropriately. For example, it might not be best to have a 55 year old man shadow a 22 year old lady... While this amount of control is always feasible, do your best to put likes with likes. Have a schedule handy so interested people can schedule themselves for the next best opportunities.
  •  Plan Orientation & Training – WHAT IF... somebody knows they want to start, right away! How will you assimilate them? Do you have a training plan in place? Do you have somebody else on your team that you can give them as a mentor/buddy? How will you set them up with that person? How will you alert the mentor/buddy? A very interested person wants to know: what do I do next?

Help Them Know Who You Are

•  Put Your Best Face Forward – people follow leaders and often make their decision based on the leader. Be there and be yourself. Show your passion for your ministry. Show your love for God and His church. Show your genuine interest in the people, not their potential as servants.
•  Team Members – have people there that can talk about what it’s ‘really’ like to be on your team; have enough there so some can stay in the booth while others maybe go off with a potential recruit to give a tour or have a private conversation.This is also a great opportunity to develop potential leaders. Ask someone on your team to share the responsibility of putting this together. Collaborate on goals, table layout and the information you will provide. Can this person be a mentor/buddy? Can this person oversee most of the follow- up with new or potential servants?
•  Plan Meetings – People in the Sales field use shows similar to our Fair to invite prospects to visit their booth. Think about it... you have everything you need in one place, and it’s already a spot on your calendar. Set up some time slots. In the coming weeks, contact anybody who has previously expressed interest in your ministry and set up a specific appointment. Schedule people every 1⁄2 hour or so... but do be sure you have others at the table to respond to those that “walk- up.”
•  Wear Name Tags – name tags are not for Nerds, they are for new people, and for people challenged to remember names! How many of you can identify every person in our church that you’ve ever met? If your team doesn’t have its own Name Tags, contact the office to have name tags made for those who will be in the booth.
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Tell Them What You Do

• Make handouts that briefly describe your ministry. Include things like: o The mission of your ministry – why do you exist?
  • Who do you serve? How? When?
  • A list of relevant team leaders and their contact information
  • Pictures of events or activities where you serve or just have fun
• Have role descriptions available so if somebody is interested in a particular role, you can give them a detailed description of what the job entails. The Connections Ministry has a form and samples that will help you define each role in your ministry. Briefly, people may be interested in:
  • What experience or skills are required?
  • How much commitment is required?
  • Is there any training provided or required?
  • What spiritual gifts or passions best fit this role?

Making Copies – please plan ahead if you want to use the church copy machine to make your copies. Can you only imagine how many people would show up at the last minute to make copies? The office staff uses the copy machine (and the entire work room) MOST on Thursdays and Fridays, so the deadline for making copies in the church office is April 22nd. It may be less stress to have them done by the previous Wednesday, April 15th.

Tips for a Successful Ministry Fair Embellish Your Booth based on our theme of Y here? Y now? Y us?

• Use Posters, Handouts, Photographs, Scrap Books, and Samples; anything people can touch.
• OfficeMax sells self-standing back-boards that you can glue things to.
• Feel free to bring Computers, TVs (VCR/DVD player) – but keep in mind the event will be crowded and noisy, so please don’t plan on audio. There will be background music playing in the space.
• Food is always a hit!
• Add activity like demonstrations or practicing something, trivia games, etc.
• Ask Relevant Questions – what questions can you ask to get your visitor talking AND help you

Draw Guests into Your Booth

Sample Questions:

• Have you volunteered before (church or other)? What did you do?
• What has been most satisfying to you about serving? What are you interested in?
• What do you like to do?
• What do you do for a living?
• How much time do you have to invest?

Last-Minute PreparationDon’t forget to Pray!!!Setup – majors/minors/electronic-technology tests...

• Be sure to plan for final setup and testing Meeting with fellow booth-mates
• Can you get together with your team before the event to make sure you have all the time covered; are there different responsibilities?

Tear DownTear down of booths begins at 2 PM Sunday and should be complete by 3 PM that day.

 

Adult Ministries Discipleship Planning

Grace ChurchAdult Ministries Advisory TeamDiscipleship PlanningFebruary 7, 20099:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   

Grace Church

Charter

Adult Ministries Leadership Team

November 2008

Rationale:Grace Church established the Adult Ministries Leadership Team (AMLT) to serve as resource, represent the congregation and volunteer leaders within adult ministries, and to coordinate the strategic planning process for adult ministries. The team also serves as a focus group and sounding board for various activities and functions within the adult ministries domain.The team consists of a group of people representing various elements within adult ministries, and is linked to the Elder Body of Grace Church by the incorporation of two lay elders.Purpose of the Team:The AMLT's initial purpose is to successfully complete a strategic planning process for adult ministries at Grace Church. Each member will serve as a voice and as a resource towards the completion of this process.Accountability and Authority:The AMLT will serve as advocates for and implementation of a strategic plan focusing on the educational/training/discipleship domain for Grace Church.The AMLT serves in an advisory capacity to the pastor of adult ministries and is ultimately accountable to the Grace Church Elders and senior pastor. Ask Tough QuestionsChuck Gaines, church consultant for LifeWay Christian Resources, was asked at a seminar for his personal observations about the characteristics of "growing, exciting" churches. Gaines comments, "These churches don't look for answers—they look for questions," especially questions relating to forming and implementing a process for discipleship. Gaines said churches that ask tough questions experience growth and excitement in the process of finding the answers to them. He listed some of the questions such churches ask:

1. How does our church define discipleship?
2. What is the history of discipleship at our church?
3. How do we define disciple?
4. How do we define discipler?
5. What does a disciple look like?
6. Do we have an intentional process of discipleship?
7. Does our church know this process?
8. Does our leadership team know this process?
9. How do we communicate this process?
10. How does this process relate to the purpose of the church?
11. Has our church prioritized distinct practices that relate to the discipleship process?
12. Does our church practice the principle of abandonment based on the idea that activity doesn't always mean productivity?
13. How does our church measure maturity?
14. How does our church evaluate the effectiveness of the discipleship process?
15. How does our community describe our church?
16. What does a church committed to discipleship look like?
17. Do our church families spend more planned time in a week at church with each other or in the community with non-believers?
18. Can one size fit all?
19. Are we creating clones or disciples; what's the difference?
20. Are "spritual disciplines" and "discipleship" synonymous?

From an article by Chuck Gaines, Pastors Today, 01/19/08 Steve Miller’s Questions:

1. How can we promote the working of the Holy Spirit in the people (all of the group) we work with?
2. What are we currently doing to promote Christians to become Disciples of Christ?
3. What is the fundamental purpose of the educational ministry (learning Biblical based truth, individual spiritual growth, ability/desire to disciple, all of these?)
4. How do the "groups" we promote interact with our fundamental purpose?
5. How can we (or should we) evaluate/assess our effectiveness?
6. As Group Leaders do we believe that attendance equates to "learning" or "spiritual growth"?
7. How does (should) accountability look for Group Leaders?
8. How can Chris be accountable for each group and their group leader(s)?
9. Do we want a linear curriculum (pre-school age through retirement age), sermon based, or group specific - or a combination of each - if so who decides?
10. What skill development opportunities do group leaders have regarding meeting the needs of adult learners?
11. What emphasis/expectations are placed on Group Leaders to model the behaviors Grace Church would expect?

I like this quote: If you keep doing what you have always done you will keep getting what you have always gotten. 

Church Models of Discipleship

Growing True Disciples by George Barna (2001)

• Competencies Model (Pantego Bible Church, www.pantego.org). Ft. Worth, TX.  David Daniels
• Missional Model (Fellowship Bible Church, www.fbclr.com). Little Rock, AR. Robert Lewis
• Neighborhood Model (Perimeter Church, www.perimeter.org). Duluth, GA. Randy Pope
• Worldview Model (Fellowship Bible Church North, www.fbcnorth.org). Plano, TX. Jeff Jones.
• Lecture-Lab Model (North Coast Church, www.northcoastchurch.com). Vista, CA. Larry Osborne

The Competencies Model: Pantego Bible Church

• 30 specific foci
  • 10 core beliefs
  • 10 core practices
  • 10 core virtues
• Celebration/congregation/cell
• Christian Life Profile
• Topical adult-ed classes

 The Missional Model: Fellowship Bible Church

• A blend of the Competencies & Worldview models
• Six core qualities/competencies
• Introduction class
• Small group
• Specialty classes

 The Neighborhood Model: Perimeter Church

• Combination of Worldview, Competencies, & Missional models
• Inquirer’s class
• Neighborhood congregation (15-20 people)
• Discipleship Team (5-9 people)
• Church-authored discipleship curriculum
• Modeling evangelism

 The Worldview Model: Fellowship Bible Church North (Chase Oaks Church)

• Imparting biblical wisdom that leads to personal transformation
• Goals:  participation, service, understanding, decision-making
• Two-year, small group process
• Discovery Series:  4 topical books
• Issue-oriented
• Dissonance-based
• Peer mentors

 The Lecture-Lab Model: North Coast Church

• Delivery of content through sermons (lecture) and small groups (lab)
• Biblical knowledge + faith-based relationships à godly character & Christian service
• Sermon outlines
• Small groups as the primary forum for learning

 Barna’s “Best Of” Model: Don’t reinvent the wheel

• Look for principles not templates
• Senior Pastor as champion
• Church membership linked to discipleship
• All ministry programs tied to discipleship outcomes
• Minimized programs to focus on discipleship
• Coordination of all teaching
• Discipleship tied to the church mission statement
• Use of PDPs
• Disciples in small groups
• Disciples in mid-size groups
• Disciples in worship services
• Disciples in community service
• Disciples with mentors/coaches
• Annual evaluations & revised PDPs
• Coordinated sermon content