Our church has a very intentional process for helping people move through discipleship... which ended up looking like a rocket ship. Nice. Everything we do has a purpose in this process... and if it doesn't, we don't do it.
Having a clearly defined process also helps us identify weak ministry areas that need to be strengthened. We can diagnose which part of the church isn't working effectively.
It's all about the flow. Gotta stop the spiritual constipation. Get people in the doors, won to Christ, discipled in faith and equipped for ministry... newchurches
I like that rocket!
Posted by: Kent Shaffer | October 26, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Thanks for the insight Ben!
Posted by: Jim Henry | October 26, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Ben,
Thanks for sharing this kind of stuff.
I love how you're putting your ideas on paper!
Keep sharing this stuff!
Paul
Posted by: paul peterson | October 26, 2007 at 04:47 PM
Ben, would you be willing to post or share thru email a description of what your encounter and assimiliation teams look like? Thanks for providing such a resourceful blog.
Posted by: Russell Knight | October 29, 2007 at 09:27 AM
hey russell, i'm getting ready to post our org chart and ALL of the corresponding job descriptions later this week! Thanks for reading...
Posted by: Ben Arment | October 29, 2007 at 05:15 PM
This is super cool! Love it.
Posted by: Heather Zempel | November 02, 2007 at 05:29 PM