The Disciple Making Preacher: Nathan Creitz see his blog at http://nathancreitz.net Preaching is under attack. Many have already abandoned preaching for newer, more trendy methods. Others have decided that Jesus and the apostles never preached the way we preach today. Still others have problems with authority. Finally, there are some who simply have never heard a good sermon or have never delivered one themselves and have concluded that sermons are ineffective in the church. Some have not only abandoned preaching but have made it their mission to preach an anti-preaching message. They constantly oppose the straw man preacher who hides behind

The following article is an excellent example why consuerism is a bankrupt philosophy of ministry in the local church.  It will not reproduce disciplemaking disciples, but tends to encourage nominal Christianity.   Two Churches that Closed Down the “Show” | internetmonk.com: I have not read this book, but the article has many good biblical presuppositions about building a Biblical Philosophy of Ministry. What do you think?  Is Consumerism a good model for a ministry philosophy or not?  How should a church or pastor get the gospel out into the community?  Will people listen without a consumeristic approach?   How does God build the church and

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Here is a video of a Great Gospel presentation.  It summarizes the Gospel in 6 points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcvuu8lCFg see also www.disciplemaking.net

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I love books and believe that it is essential for one who whats to be a leader.  Here is a great idea for getting people in your church to become readers.  In our culture today this is becomeing more and more important. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LyUBX6oQPo see also www.disciplemaking.net

The Baptist Press reported that messengers approved the recommendation from the SBC Executive Committee that “those churches, entities and organizations in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention” which desire to use a descriptor other than “Southern Baptists” to indicate their involvement in the convention consider using Great Commission Baptists. The phrase, messengers agreed, is commended “as one fully in keeping with our Southern Baptist Convention identity.”  The legal name of the convention will remain “Southern Baptist Convention.”  Read more at http://m.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=38089 see also www.disciplemaking.net

by Colin Marshal I asked this question recently to a bunch of young ministry trainees at a ‘Trellis and Vine’ workshop, and I was delighted at their answer. They thought initially that I was looking for the answer ‘yes’; because after all I had been spending the day talking about the importance of ‘vine’ work (that is, the work of prayerfully speaking the word of God so that people are converted and grow), and not getting too bogged down or distracted in the ‘trellis’ work that supports it. But they were unwilling to give the ‘yes’ answer, because they (rightly)