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10 Ideas For a Missional Christmas

Many of us were raised to believe that the Christmas holidays are a time to unplug from outside relationships and our “normal” community rhythms. Even many Christians tend to isolate away from their small groups, missional communities, and neighbors instead of pressing deeper into relationships at this time of year.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll give you 10 fun and easy missional ideas that you can do with family and friends to help you stay on mission this holiday season.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

Why the Christmas holidays are a perfect time to reach out on mission.
How recent social distancing regulations have made certain, favorite, holiday traditions a perfect opportunity for mission in your neighborhood.
How to pick one other family to be part of your family this holiday season.
10 ideas you can mix and match that are fun for your family to do together.

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How To Identify Your Best Leaders

Whether it’s in your church, non-profit, or missional community, growth requires you to develop your next generation of leaders. How will you know who they are? Is everyone really a leader? Could you be wasting your time developing the wrong people?

In this episode, Caesar and Heath talk about how to effectively identify your best leaders. We’ll show you what to look for and how to spot faithful, servant leaders that are right in your midst already.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

A new paradigm for developing people in community.
How discipleship and leadership development work together.
3 Questions to ask yourself to know who specifically to develop as leaders.
5 Qualities you want to look for in anyone you place in a position of leadership.

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5 Ongoing Essentials Missional Leaders Need

Leadership within the Church is so much more than just tasks and jobs getting done. Biblical leadership does get things done and serve the Family, but effectiveness as leaders is so much more about character, their hearts, and a growing ability to speak and model the Gospel in all of life.

In this episode, Caesar gives you 5 ongoing essentials that every missional leader needs in their life. Unfortunately, almost no one was trained for the type of leadership that missional communities require. Let’s be the ones that change that!

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

Why the commitment to developing leaders attracts great leaders.
What to do if YOU are not getting these 5 essentials as a leader.
The importance of every leader having an apprentice.
What happens if you’re missing any of these 5 essentials.

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Multiplying Your Missional Community

Moving a missional community toward multiplication is a lot like preparing your kids to move out of the house and start a life with families of their own. Done well, it takes a great level of intentionality on the leaders’ parts and does not happen accidentally.

In this episode, Caesar walks you through a recent planning session he did with church leaders as they prepare for the multiplication of their groups and the starting of a new missional community at the same time.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

The best time to start preparing your community for multiplication.
Necessary steps to get your people on board for growth.
Why every leader needs an apprentice.
How the Gospel implicates us toward multiplication.

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How To Party In Light Of The Gospel

Christians should be the most celebratory people in the world. In every neighborhood, in every city. Do you agree with that? Well, our heavenly Father is sure into parties!

In this episode, Caesar and Heath talk about how to celebrate according to the gospel. And we dig deep into historical and biblical proof that our God loves to party, and he loves when we do.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

How God built celebration into the rhythms of everyday life for us.
Why a weekly church service was never Jesus’ idea of “partying”.
How our views on alcohol are shaped by our understanding of the Gospel.
Why we can live redeemed lives that are used by God to redeem others.

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Moving From Small Group to Missional Community

What happens when you feel God leading you, beyond a weekly meeting with a handful of other Christians, out to make disciples in the most underserved neighborhood in your city?

In this episode, Caesar is joined by author and community builder Terence Schilstra. You’ll hear the exciting story of how his traditional church small group slowly morphed into a missional community. Along with several other Christian families, they’ve become connected to over 30 families in their new neighborhood as they make disciples.

In This Episode You’ll Learn: