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Mark Dever

I cannot recomend highly enough the book: The Trellis and The Vine” if you are interested in seeing your church turned around into a true Disciplemaking Church, where people are mentoring others in their Christian life and service.  Please watch this video recommendation from Pastor Mark Dever of Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfg9z7jsbKw *|YOUTUBE:Yfg9z7jsbKw|* see also www.disciplemaking.net

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September 11, 2011 No Comments

Top Issues Church Planters Face

I found some great articles (by Ed Stetzer) over and Provocation and Paintings (Top Issues Church Planters Face) that I am reading on Evangelism and Church planting that I thought would be great to go through.  I know that Timothy Brister has also said that he will be interacting with these articles.  The articles are:  1. Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture2. Financial Self-Sufficiency and Viability3. Launch Team Development and Mobilizing Volunteers4. Systems, Processes, and Cultures5. Casting Vision and Avoid Mission Drift6. Evangelism and Discipleship7. Spiritual, Physical, Mental Health Planter/Family*. Conclusions and Observations see also www.disciplemaking.net

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February 16, 2011 No Comments

The Trellis and the Vine Workshops

I would greatly recommend the The Trellis and the Vine Worshops for any pastor, Elder, or church leader who wants to help their church to develope a good infrastructure for Disciplemaking. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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August 5, 2010 No Comments

What You CAN Do When Your Church is Failing

Here is an encouraging article by Jim Elliff for pastors who may be struggling. What You CAN Do When Your Church is Failing: “by Jim Elliff You’re stuck. The church you once loved is now sliding downhill. Some are disgruntled, leadership is faltering, attendance is low, fellowship is almost non-existent, and interest in improvement is weak. Even the building reflects the neglect of dispassionate saints. What should you do? I realize the problem is systemic, but there are some things that may yet be done to revitalize the church. I’m not going to give you the main things (restoring regenerate

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July 25, 2010 No Comments

The Cycle of Church Growth

Here is a great article from Time in the Word ministry distinguishing beteeen the immediate purpose of the church to evangelize the lost, the intermediate purpose of the church is to stimulate one another to love and obedience and the ultimate purpose of the church is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. The Cycle of Church Growth by Philip M Way: Daily Scripture Reading – Acts 2 Verse of the Day – Ephesians 4:12 …for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ… Devotional Thoughts In the coming days

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May 18, 2010 No Comments

Gospel Reductionalism

I appreciate much of this perspecive of evangelism and church life. Having served in a parachurch organization, I have always see Scripture placing the home of evangelism in the community life of the local church. I have been preaching and calling people to submit to the Bible alone (Sola Scriptura, not Sola Scriptura) as the authoirty for all of life, but it seems that people today are satisfied with a partial, truncated, and reductionistic Gospel that makes Evangelism into a huministic endever by defining the Gospel on their own authority. I see many local churchs today who claim to be

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October 31, 2007 No Comments

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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