The Hammer Problem is the mistake of applying one solution to every situation. For disciple makers, the problem is the belief in a one-size-fits-all approach to disciple making. The result is we have disciple makers who…
Growth is one of the great idols of the contemporary American church. It’s eclipsed love as the force that drives decision-making and evaluation. Churches assume that growth indicates God’s blessing. The church’s infatuation with growth has infected individuals…
Did Jesus intend for His disciples to make disciples like a factory makes cars? Or more like a sculptor makes art from blocks of rock? It’s an important question. Your answer will determine…
Just as most people have trouble clearly visualizing the Mona Lisa, most pastors and Christians have a blurry picture of a disciple. It’s a big problem. After all, if you can’t see it, how can you be it?
Recently I’ve been using two sneaky questions to ask pastors and small group participants why small groups exist at all. The question I ask pastors goes like this…
If you see a map long enough it becomes the map, not a map. Once our beliefs become fixed we interpret all new data through the lens of that "reality". The same thing happens in churches…
