Simple Discipleship On Mission: A Case Study- The Simple Discipleship Virtual Book Tour

Much of this article was recently published on the Equip Disciples blog at: http://equipdisciplesblog.blogspot.com/ under the title “Use Simple Discipleship to Equip Disciples” as a part of the Simple Discipleship Virtual Book Tour. I felt it is a good case study to use to illustrate how international churches are importing the church organizational structures of [...]

It is not enough to teach WHAT Jesus taught, Part 1- By Josh Hunt

Josh Hunt has a way of simplifying issues and cutting right to the point. He is particularly effective at helping church and small group leaders improve their teaching and increase their class size. The primary key is good teaching by framing the questions. Most people fail to understand that Jesus himself often taught by asking [...]

Simple Discipleship Virtual Book Tour – Review #1 by Jess Bousa

 
 

Tom Cocklereece knows how to keep it simple! In his recently released book, Simple Discipleship, Tom provides “a framework for building your ministry process to effectively make disciples” (9). Tom gives a play-by-play game plan to move your church from complex to simple. The bridge of effectiveness from the old way of “making disciples” to [...]

Got Style? Evangelism in Particular- by Dr. Jeffery A. Johnson

This article is part 2 of a virtual book tour for Dr. Jeffery A. Johnson and his new book Got Style? Personality-Based Evangelism. The author challenges the reader on why sharing the greatest message in the universe makes many feel burdened and overwhelmed because they are sharing out of guilt instead of grace. Dr. Johnson [...]

Got Style? Evangelism in General- by Dr. Jeffery A. Johnson

It is my pleasure to participate in a virtual book tour for Dr. Jeffery A. Johnson and his new book Got Style? Personality-Based Evangelism. I have always thought that there are differences in the natural style each Christian as related to sharing Christ with others. Being of the melancholy/beaver personality type, I tend to appeal [...]

#12 The Twelve Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Church: What are Our Guiding Structures?

Being a part of a new church or turnaround church that is growing is one of the most fulfilling experiences I have ever had. When people are receiving Christ and a sense of harmony seems to fill and surround the people and the ministries, it is like heaven on earth. A healthy church is something [...]

Would the “Real Disciple” Please Stand Up? By Jess Bousa, guest writer

Today I have invited my friend Jess Bousa to write a blog for Simple Discipleship. You will see that he is as passionate about discipleship as I am. He has written a new book that will be a great resource to grow disciples. If your internal fire for your own spiritual growth is burning low, [...]

#11 The Twelve Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Church: What is our leadership development process?

 
World famous author and Christian leader John Maxwell has well said, “Everything rises or falls on leadership.” This is one reason it is so important for pastors and church leaders to actually lead instead of simply manage. The temptation for pastors is to put the church on “automatic” and focus on preaching and teaching, and [...]

The Top 10 SIMPLE DISCIPLESHIP Weblog Articles- 2008/09

I have been writing articles for this blog site for just over a year and I am pleased and surprised at the response. There are 224 readers of this blog on a regular basis. I know that does not sound like a huge success, but it is exciting for me. I have endeavored to offer [...]

#10 The Twelve Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Church: What is Our Process for Resolving Conflict?

When I posted the introduction article to this series, I titled #10 as “What is our process for managing conflict?” I have updated this article to use the word “resolving” instead of “managing.” Virtually every organization, church or not, manages conflict in one way or another whether it is ignored, confronted, or resolved, each is [...]