Topical Small Group Options - Dialog Series

In the land of small groups resources for churches to use the landscape is wide and varied.  If you’ve been tracking with me on this blog you know that I just completed a series on resources for people in your church that have just become Christ followers.  Now I turn my gaze to the [...]

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One Year Discipleship Path - Option 3

This is the final post in this series on discipleship paths for NEW Believer Bible study and small groups.  From here I hope to tackle discipleship for growing and maturing believers and ultimately provide some options for discipleship resources for more mature believers in the faith.  Hope these ideas help.
1.  I Believe Now Tell Me [...]

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One Year Discipleship Options - Part 2

The previous post of one year discipleship options was a good start, but I want to give you some more options today that will expand your thinking.  Again, this is sort of an outline for adult discipleship for new and growing believers.  I’m providing 26 week outlines on this one so if you wanted to [...]

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One Year Discipleship Path - Option 1

This is part one, or option one, of a series to help provide insight on systematic discipleship for your church. Today we begin with the basic and familiar discipleship pieces from Chic Shaver.  From Chic’s materials we derive resources that are time tested and widely used.  These tools are mostly for adult discipleship  and provide [...]

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Relationship Rhythms and EE

Earlier this week I went to a meeting to get an update on some new things rolling out with Evangelism Explosion.  If you know about Evangelism Explosion (EE) you know that it has been a proven and effective way to tell people about the Greatest Story ever.  Yet, as I sat through the meeting my [...]

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Let’s Begin…

If any one question is repeated to me by phone or e-mail on a regular basis it is the question…“what resources or products does NPH have for new Christians to help them get started in the faith?”
I sent an e-mail to a pastor friend of mine here in KC on this very topic this morning.  [...]

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