So many people are working hard at “ministry,” but they aren’t necessarily doing discipleship. Clearly, this wasn’t what Jesus had in mind. Register now for this free Q &A with Tim Catchim on Thursday, March 19, and be ready to ask him ANYTHING!
Ministry at the Cost of Discipleship
As I talk with various church leaders, I am discovering a common misunderstanding about the difference between ministry and disciple making. Describing the difference between disciple making and ministry is kind of like describing the difference between a square and a rectangle. A square can be a rectangle, but a rectangle is not necessarily a square. They both have four …
Going Old School on Discipleship
Discipleship is one of those words that is…well…let’s be honest…worn out! It triggers so many things for so many people. For example, I was recently in a conversation with someone who, after I used the word discipleship, asked why I still used that term. He said “Why don’t you just use the term ‘spiritual formation.’” To be honest, sometimes I …
How Would Waffle House Organize Your Church?
I was driving back form Huntsville, AL recently, and I was doing what I normally do on long trips…doodling in my little black book, developing diagrams and reviewing previous notes. I turned to my wife as she was driving and shared with her the matrix I was working on in relation to the gathered and scattered church. The more I shared …
Top Five Books on Team Building
At The V3 Movement, we believe in teams. God has given each of us different gifts and personalities. When we plant churches, we want to bring all of those gifts to the table. Great teams don’t just come together on their own. It helps to understand a little bit about how people work, and what happens when they try to work …
Don't Just Coach. Make Disciples.
Discipling and Coaching….what’s the difference? This question can be a tough one to answer considering all that’s out there on both of these practices. I can honestly tell you that I have been coached before, but I sometimes I wonder if I have ever been discipled. Let me explain. If we are going to grasp what discipling is, we have …
Discipleship: Compatibility is a Two-Way Street
In the world of technology, there’s a very simple (yet in reality very complex) concept called “compatibility.” For example, there are certain apps that work on iphones, but if you try to use them on an android…good luck…it won’t work. While most people’s geek quotient (or “G.Q.”) is not high enough to explain why this reality exists (I am one …
If this guy can become a church planter, anything is possible!
One of the most accessible resources available to a church planter is the life of Paul the apostle. His life is an inspiration for anyone in Christian leadership, but especially for those engaging in church planting. Not only did Paul plant multiple churches across the Roman Empire, with significant movemental impact throughout his career, he did it with significant resistance …
What Everybody Ought to Know About Team Development
Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s novel about a group of boys stuck on an uninhabited island, remains a classic. What at first seemed like an ideal situation for a bunch of kids away from their parents soon became a rather harrowing experience. Stranded all by themselves, they were suddenly forced to entertain an entirely new set of challenges. One of …
What Everybody Ought to Know About Raising Capital for Church Planting
We can learn a lot about the task of church planting by looking at some of the metaphors Paul uses to describe the nature of his ministry as an apostle. One of his favorite metaphors appears to be steward (I Cor. 4:1-2; 9:17, Eph. 3:2, Col. 1:25.) Pardon the geek moment here, but in order to appreciate this metaphor, we …
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