The Power of Push Weeks
Brent Hofen, pastor of Mission Church in Portland, OR, shared with our Ongoing Coaching Group about a recent “Push Week” that bore much fruit in his area.
Vision Casting in eLife’s Story
Chris Galanos had the opportunity to share about vision casting and its role in the eLife story with John Bradshaw’s Ongoing Coaching Call.
13,800 New Churches
Dr. Aila Tasse, a movement catalyst from Kenya, joined our Ongoing Coaching meeting today to tell us his story of pursuing movements.
Roleplaying Discovery
Jim Britts, pastor of Parkside Church in San Diego, CA, shared about the importance of using a discovery process with Scripture to cast vision for growing as a disciple-maker.
Culture in Groups
Jim Britts, pastor of Parkside Church in San Diego, CA, shared some with our Ongoing Coaching group some insights he gleaned from the book, “The Other Half of Church,” by Jim Wilder.
Biblical Passages Leading to DMM
Various people in our Ongoing Coaching group shared passages of Scripture that God used to direct them toward pursuing a DMM journey.
Pastor Jim’s Story
Jim Thurber shared with our Ongoing Coaching group his journey into DMM & lessons he’s learned along the way.
Pastor David’s Story
David Deans, pastor of Glenelg United Methodist Church, in Glenelg, Maryland, shared with our coaching calling his journey into DMM & lessons he’s learned along the way.
Pastor Grace’s Story
Grace Lucas, pastor at Bosqueville United Methodist Church, shared with our Ongoing Coaching group her journey into DMM & lessons she learned along the way.
Pastor Kevin’s Story
Kevin Baker, pastor of Oakdale Church in Olney, Maryland, is one of the coaches on our weekly Ongoing Coaching Call. He shared with us today his DMM journey and lessons he’s learned along the way.
Choosing a DBS Sequence
Brent Hofen, pastor of Mission Church, in Portland, OR, led our Ongoing Coaching group through the process of how to choose a DBS sequence for a Discovery Group or DMM Church.
Sustaining Discovery Groups
Suzie Judd, one of the pastors at Good News Church in Augusta, GA facilitated a discussion in our Ongoing Coaching group about sustaining Discovery Groups.
Oikos Mapping
Suzie Judd, one of the pastors at Good News Church in Augusta, GA, shared with our Ongoing Coaching group about Oikos Mapping.
Access Ministry
The DMM Coaches on our Ongoing Coaching call shared with the group some ideas for creating access ministries in the area where they’re working.
Process of Seeing a Group Start
Jim Britts, pastor of Parkside Church in San Diego, CA, shared with our group his process of approaching people, beginning a conversation, sharing stories and seeing a group started.
Highlights from Network Meet-Up
We had a eLife network meet-up in Lubbock in May of 2022 and those who were able to come shared highlights with our Ongoing Coaching Group.
Transition
Jim Britts, pastor of Parkside Church in San Diego, CA, shared with our Ongoing Coaching meeting how his church implemented DMM principles.
Bless and Release
I began a series with our Ongoing Coaching group this week discussing the Church Involvement Continuum. On this first week we discussed the first two ways people have implemented DMM in their churches: Bless & Release.