In today’s article, pastor of discipleship Eric George shares 4 essential rhythms that make up part of their discipleship small groups at the Orchard church in Tupelo, MS. Read more about the significance of prayer, questions, missional-engagement, and teaching.
Whatever your primary discipleship environment is (Sunday school, small group, huddle, etc.), you need to begin to ask: What is your checklist? If you do not have one, how will you determine if your present environment is healthy and working to its God given capacity to further the kingdom of God?
Many involved in small groups end up confessing that they don’t really know the people in their group, even after years of meeting together. In this article, Eric George explains how In his present ministry context, putting “personal story” before “Bible study” helped remedy this situation.
Discipleship is not sexy. Jesus reveals that the path of discipleship is about turning from one’s selfish ways and taking up one’s cross daily. Dying daily means we submit to Jesus’ mission (i.e. discipleship), not our personal preference. This is not easy, and requires church leaders to take the time to evaluate your ministry context.
