Ep. 124 A Proactive Model For Equipping Your Church

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Shows Main Idea – Having a strategic and well thought out plan for equipping the saints for the work of the ministry is vital for any church that wants to spread the fame of God more effectively. In this podcast, I illustrate a plan for training the church with five infographics.

Show Notes

You may want to read:

• Why I Do Not Align With Nouthetic Or Biblical Counseling Movements
• Is Your Church a Preaching Center or a Discipleship Community?
• Get Rick’s Book: Local Church–Love It, Leave It, Change It

Helpful Videos

Leadership Development For Your Church

What Is Body-To-Body Ministry In the Church

Other Considerations

1. Church Plant v. Established Church
2. Pastoral Gifting: Controller v. Delegating
3. Pastoral Gifting: Church Planter, Small Church Leader, Large Church Leader
4. Church Worldview: Preaching-Centered, Ministry-Centered, or Preaching/Discipleship-Centered

Six Helpful Infographics

1 – Identify the Three Demographics In Your Church

2 – Begin To Strategize How You Will Care For Those People Groups

3 – Implement Your Plan To Care For Them

4 – The Provision Model Spends Too Much Time Providing For the Attenders

5 – The Proactive Model Identifies and Equips Leaders to Do the Work Of the Ministry

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Rick Thomas

Rick launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating.

In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology and, in 1991, a BS in Education. In 1993, he received his ordination into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master’s University. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).