Discipleship is Not About Do’s and Don’ts
When you think about discipleship, what comes to mind? I’ve been searching extensively online for great questions to get amazing faith discussions going but have become disappointed. Everything I found online about great discipleship questions fell into two categories. 1. Articles describing how important discipleship is (but not explaining how to do it). 2. A list of intense questions, often including, “How many times did you sin this week?” As I read intense list of after intense list I realized it bothered me and I think I know why. The process of discipleship is never about a list of do’s ...
10 Worship Videos to Make You Laugh
Here's a little Worship Humor. If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJBd8zE48A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz17Ugnz6rg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90iTjOhItp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZq6aX4wDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYuA0Cz8ls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXB02cG-46g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHT7_Ku4iPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTYr3JuueF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8Kwkxk-BI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-9MyMbWPOA
15 Great Worship Songs to Start Your Day
Every once in a while I'll sit down and listen to some worship music. But, I'm always forgetting who plays the songs I like and I'll ask our church's worship leader, "Hey, who sings that song that goes, 'Aaaaamen....'?" He usually tries but has trouble narrowing it down from the terribly sung one line or word I give him. So, I figured I'd make my list and share it, in case you're also trying to find some songs to like. 1. Hillsong- Born is the King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf6OoAZbAQg 2. Gungor- Beautiful Things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is6weMrenls 3. Kristian Stanfill- Jesus Paid it All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brVIlXlJRkQ 4. ...
10 Simple Discipleship Questions
I've been meeting with a few guys recently and so wanted to come up with one good question we could discuss each week. I feel like we've had some amazing discussions thus far, discussing God and sharing our lives. I love that one question gives us freedom to talk about life. It feels natural and not like we're trying to "check questions off a list." Note: I do want to be honest that I just came up with these questions and I'm only a few weeks into using them. But, I thought I'd share my process in case it'll be helpful to ...
Video: Kindergarten Faith
How do we develop a passion to grow- in ourselves and our people? Think about the alternative! http://youtu.be/6bIf6QD4GFg
Top 7 Reasons People Attend Groups
Imagine I started a small group dedicated to “games.” I saw there were about 7 other people signed up and was excited about the first night of group! Before people arrived our first night, I set up 4 chess boards (in case we had an extra person), and snacks to munch on during our games. The doorbell rang and as I opened the door I was greeted by a man wearing a full wizard costume, ready to play some live-action role playing game. Right behind him was a girl carrying an Xbox controller and video game. Behind her was a ...
Emotional Bank Accounts Changed My Life: Part 2 (Ministry)
Seriously, when you start thinking about the emotional bank account concept - it changes everything! I’d like to connect the dots and share how understanding this concept can influence a few specific areas of your life- I'll start with ministry. How the Emotional Bank Account Affects Ministry: I would say that almost 80% of my job is asking people to do things. It’s true a lot of the time people are asking me for help to find a way to serve, or signing up for a specific way they’d like to serve. But, if I don’t keep in mind my emotional ...
Emotional Bank Accounts Changed My Life: Part 1
Has anyone asked you for a favor and everything inside screams, “NOOoo!” Sometimes you ignore that and still say yes, but it almost makes you feel sick to your stomach (It's a struggle). I’ve thought a lot over the past few years about how this situation happens and tried to figure out how to prevent it. One day I read something that’s changed everything! It affects how I now view my relationships, my work, and really most every area of my life. It’s given me language to describe how to be a better leader, friend, co-worker, and family member. (I'll ...
Celebrating 1500 views- Here’s the top 5 most viewed posts!
We recently hit 1500 views for refuelblog. I thought it'd be fun to celebrate by sharing the top 5 most viewed posts thus far. #5. 4 Ways to Help Guys Love Groups (Here) We always like to say, "There's a lot of reasons people don't go to church and a lot of them are the church's fault." Well, I think there's a lot of reasons guys don't like groups and a lot of them are our fault. We can change that. #4. Is Your Church Better Than Starbucks (Here) I love Starbucks and loved everything it taught me about ...
6 Different Types of Small Groups
I’ve been thinking a lot about discipleship recently and looking at how different churches develop their people. At the core of most churches discipleship program is some sort of small group. So, I’d like to briefly go over 6 different types of groups churches use to disciple their people. To make sure we’re on the same page I’ll define “small group” as any group of less than 50 that meet for the purpose of discipleship (becoming more like Jesus) and relationship. 6 Different Types of Groups: 1. Ongoing, multiplying: The goal of these groups is to grow and eventually multiply ...