How to Solve the Church Discipleship Dilemma

June 6, 2023   |  

In practical terms, this article may be one of the most important that I have ever written. It addresses a problem and offers a solution to one of the churches’ most fundamental struggles in modern society. There is a lot of talk these days about the need to strengthen discipleship…
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Cheeks in Seats Is Not Enough for a Church

February 1, 2023   |  

For the most part, all entertainment venues are concerned about are cheeks in seats, heads in beds, fans in stands, and feet on streets. They want to fill their theaters, arenas, hotels, and stadiums in order to keep their operation going. Churches, too, are interested in filling their auditoriums, but…
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Making Your Church a Lay Seminary – Part 2

January 25, 2023   |  

According to Scripture, it is God’s purpose for every human being to live in relationship with Him. In fact, this was His purpose for creating mankind in the first place. Sadly, not everyone chooses to do that, but that is His purpose. As a part of that relationship, God has…
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Making Your Church a Lay Seminary – Part 1

January 20, 2023   |  

Probably one of the most difficult things for most churches is to develop a top notch discipleship training program. This would be a program that prioritizes the essential foundational elements every Christian needs in order to confidently and effectively express their faith in modern culture. But simply having a program…
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How to Organize Discipleship Training – Part 2 – The Need for a Worldview Paradigm

July 24, 2020   |  

Part 1 – http://www.marketfaith.org/2020/07/how-to-organize-discipleship-training-part-1-grasping-the-big-picture/ Traditionally, a study of the topic of worldview, and even the use of a worldview paradigm, was unnecessary in American churches in most situations. The value of understanding worldview concepts comes into play when non-biblical beliefs are prominent in a society, and that did not used…
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