Why Missional Community Will Never Work in Your Context
In this installment of “Ask Caesar” I answer the question of why a missional community will fail in your context. It’s a question I get asked A LOT, one that is most often put to me, though, as an objection. It usually sounds something like this…
“I think that missional community life probably works great where you live, but you don’t understand my context. People are different here… they’ll never have you into their homes, or come over to your place. Folks are just too busy or not open to relationship like this in our city.” (more…)
Church Discipline That Heals, Not Harms
Church discipline is a term found nowhere in the Bible. But it is taught and practiced, often rather harshly. And many have been hurt by churches not doing this correctly. It can be difficult to do in ways that show the love of God.
This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we discuss how to do church discipline in a way that heals and restores… instead of just “handing people over to Satan” and being done with them. 😕
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- How Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18 may surprise you when read in its full context.
- Who should be involved in doing church discipline and when.
- What it really means to “turn someone over to Satan”.
- Practical steps for addressing someone who has sinned against you.
Want to stop sinning? Here’s how to get started.
Where does sin come from? Why do we still sin even after we have acknowledged something as sin, and perhaps, repented of it over and over?
I cannot believe I did that again!
My friend and author Tim Chester shared this with a group of us and it forever changed my view of sin.
“Sinful acts always have their origin in some form of unbelief–behind every sin is a lie. The root of all our behavior and emotions is the heart, what it trusts and what it treasures. People are given over to sinful desires because ‘they exchanged the truth of God for a lie.”
Leading Missional Communities Without Falling Apart
Missional community life can be challenging to sustain, and leading one often feels even more complex. How do you know if you and a potential co-leader are truly aligned? What steps should you take to get started? Navigating these questions well can make all the difference in building a thriving, mission-focused community.
This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll help you determine who you should lead with and how to handle disagreements along the way. Whether you’re working with leaders you’ve developed over time or forming a brand-new team, we’ll explore the key principles that create strong, unified leadership in missional communities
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- What healthy missional community (MC) leadership looks like.
- The best ways to bring up conflict as leaders and how to deal with it.
- Getting leaders on the same page as to “what the mission is”
- How practicing the 23 “one-anothers” from scripture is key to healthy leadership.
Ask Caesar #1
I get a lot of questions from many of my readers and those I train and coach, so today I thought I would answer a couple of those questions in a segment that I will call, “Ask Caesar”. Pretty original, right? 🙂 I hope you like this and find it helpful.
Let’s give this a spin…I’ve got a couple of great questions here that are actually somewhat related. And they are both really important! (more…)
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