Tag: discipleship

From Crowd Building To Disciple Making – Maturity Through Mission & Multiplication

It’s Time to Grow Up.  
Ephesians 4:14-15 says none of us are meant to stay as spiritual infants. I’ve met people in churches who’ve told me they’ve been Christians for 30 years – when the truth is they’ve actually been Christian for one year, 30 times!

Every Disciple Is Meant To Have A Deliverance Ministry!

One woman slept nightly with her pet python sprawled across her body. Eventually, the snake stopped eating so she was worried about it. A vet discovered the snake was curling itself around her to size her up, and starving itself as preparation to devour her!

LEADING IN A YEAR OF EXPANSION

Heaven’s desire and decree is for 2025 to be a year of EXPANSION as the Lord is calling us to stretch wider, dig deeper, and expand beyond what we have yet experienced or ever imagined.
Here’s how I want this vision to inspire and shape my own leadership in 2025 and I invite you to consider it too.

NOTES for Ivy Talk Sunday 5th January 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Last year was Ivy’s year of _____________________________ Our goal continues: “To be a supernatural community that’s all about ________”.  Key Scripture for 2025  Isaiah _________ – God wants to do a bigger work in and through each of us this year.   – How do we get ready? “Believe Me and _______________ yourself.” 2025: The Year of __________________________ How?    – Go deeper  – Stretch wider  – Grow generationally  We start next week our SHAPE Series. Every believer has a unique SHAPE for ministry   1. S – Spiritual _____________    – What am I gifted to do?      – “Each has his own gift from God…” _(1 Corinthians 7:7)_   2. H – Heart      – What do I ___________to do?*      – “God works in you to will and to do…” _(Philippians 2:13)_   3.  A – Abilities      – What am I able to do?      – “Our c___________________ comes from God.” _(2 Corinthians 3:5)_  4.  P – Personality    – What am I made to do? (Romans 12:6)    5. E – Experiences     – What can I help others to do?      – God uses spiritual, educational, and even painful experiences _(2 Corinthians 1:4)_.   Take Action in 2025:  […]

Lessons for the Church from Supporting Elite Athletes. Christians In Sport’s Dr Graham Daniels on the Future Church Podcast

Including – God thinks of sport, how the church can connect with people well through it, how vital the church is for elite professionals, the highs and lows of triumph and defeat and how to manage both, the recent Olympics where so many athletes went very public with their faith. This is an incredibly encouraging and insightful interview and you don’t need to be a sports pro or armchair pundit to get a lot from listening!

BECOMING A HIGH IMPACT CHURCH – 1. Measure What Matters Most

What we measure determines what we think success is. 
Most churches still tend to measure by the ABCs:  
ATTENDANCE, BUILDINGS and CASH (Offerings) 
These are useful, but not optimal – or even biblical! 
Being BIG, WEALTHY and INFLUENTIAL does not necessarily mean a church is healthy (as we have seen so graphically and too in recent years). 
HOW Does God measure success?

New Podcast Episode – Geoff Surratt: Steering and Staying The Course In Ministry

What does ‘success’ in ministry really look like? 
How do we keep the main thing the main thing? 
What devotional practices can practically help us to stay the course? 
What guardrails and what do we need to pay attention to that might prevent us from failing and spoiling a leadership legacy?