In Episode 483 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Bob Logan discuss best practices to help people take the next step.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Why you need to make a personal contact to move people into ministries or groups
- How meeting online could affect taking next steps in the future
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “Next steps usually involve one of two things: getting involved in serving in a ministry or getting involved in a small group.” – @drboblogan
- “You can’t just rely upon the app or the website as a way of getting people connected.” – @drboblogan
- “How do you help people make acquaintances to be able to have the invite be more personal so it is a safer step forward either into a group or into a ministry?” – @drboblogan
- “The core is really having authentic relationships, experience spiritual transformation and sacrificial service and generous living in a way that makes an impact to influence others to follow Jesus.” – @drboblogan
- “I would hope we would have a lot more intentionality about what we do in helping people take the next steps.” – @drboblogan
- “That is the core issue: every follower of Jesus needs to take responsibility for their own discipleship and then to have relationships with others that help facilitate that process so that they do grow.” – @drboblogan
- “I think the notion of having somebody spoon feed you for years and years and years is a sign of maturity. People do need to learn how to feed themselves.” – @drboblogan
Recommended Resources:
- Listen to New Churches Q&A Episode 481: Crisis Leadership for Church Plants (with Bob Logan)
- Read The Church Planting Journey by Bob Logan
- Download this free Discipleship Resource
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Published April 16, 2020