Ministry News
- Mentoring – The Hard Lessons11 March 2010, 4:53 pm
The hard lessons are the ones we learn through our mistakes and failures. I want to share with you some of mine, so that you can possibly avoid making the same mistakes. Choose Mentorees Carefully The best mentoring relationships are often initiated by the mentoree. We may not know this person, or know much about this person. [...]...
- Mentoring – From Equipper to Peer7 March 2010, 7:27 am
Mentoring is a two-way relationship in which both participants learn and grow. Great mentors are learners, and there is no greater learning opportunity than to guide others in their discoveries, and discover afresh what we have known and forgotten, and to have the delight of finding out new things through and with our mentorees. Change characterizes [...]... - Mentoring Cross-Culturally28 February 2010, 7:31 am
Seventy percent of all communication happens at the non-verbal cultural level. This means that the moment we are involved in mentoring people cross-culturally we have dramatically increased our chances for misunderstanding, failure, loss of relationship, and poor results from the mentoring relationship. Some of you are thinking that you don’t mentor cross-culturally. But, in fact, you [...]... - Guest Post – David Broodryk from South Africa23 February 2010, 12:33 am
I hope you enjoy this second installment from David Broodryk, who leads a CPM team in South Africa. David is breaking new ground with multi-cultural societies. We have a lot to learn from him. Blessings! David Watson From Egypt The Hunter and the Herder (PART 2) Hunters were made to hunt. They love hunting. Herders were made to herd. They [...]... - DNA of Groups That Become Church18 February 2010, 5:29 pm
One of the most common problems I find when people tell me that Gospel Planting Movements don’t work, and they let me analyze what they are doing, is a failure to establish the DNA of a church early in the Gospel Planting process. Paul Watson has captured my training in this area with his new [...]...
- How Will Books Change This Year10 March 2010, 8:58 am
Every morning my Pappy read the newspaper over a breakfast of bacon (or sausage), eggs, and biscuits. This morning I read my RSS feeds, via Google Reader, while I polished off 3 biscuits and a cup of coffee. The platforms changed. Google Reader is to me what the newspaper was to Pappy. Platforms change all the time, [...]... - What Apps Should I Install on My iPhone?8 March 2010, 5:04 pm
On Friday, I asked my social media friends for app suggestions for my iPhone. Wow! I was shocked at the response! You guys use a ton of apps! Here is what you suggested: Words With Friends Pandora Cardstar Sleep Cycle Bump Shazam Starbucks Chipotle Urbanspoon YouVersion Bible Amazon Amazon Kindle Doodle Buddy MSNBC Weather Channel IMDb TV Guide Dictionary Google NY Times myVerses Monopoly Crush the Castle Wheel of Fortune Gorilla Cam Bento Bug Zapper Grocery Gadget Dragon Wordpress LastFM ... - What RSS Feeds Do I Include in My Google Reader?4 March 2010, 9:50 am
A friend of mine, @PeterGent, tweeted: @pauldwatson I’m curious what you usually read. Obviously, I can’t cover that in 140 characters or less. But, it’s a good question, so here goes. Headlines I divide my Google Reader into two categories. The first category, labeled ‘Headlines’, are interesting blog, but don’t have the time to read word-for-word every day. Sometimes, [...]... - My Google Reader and What I’m Willing to Broadcast3 March 2010, 8:10 am
Yesterday I tweeted: Nothing worth sharing in my Google Reader this morning. That is pretty rare. I had a couple of blogging friends ask about that tweet. Specifically, they wanted to know why I didn’t think their posts were worth tweeting yesterday. Let me explain. There are three questions I consider when I tweet something from my Google Reader: Is [...]... - Tweeting Stupid26 February 2010, 8:43 am
A friend commented the other day, “Yeah, I’ve seen your tweets. You’re either traveling all over or drinking coffee.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard that. I’m not sure I want my life to be defined by travel and coffee. Then I saw this post by @chrisbrogan. It was pretty convicting. I’ve been tweeting the stupid, [...]...
- New Design and CPM Level 1 Audio Download!5 August 2009, 10:39 am
Just wanted to let you know that we have a new site design. We received a lot of feedback letting us know that the old design was a little difficult to navigate. We hope this design will help. Also, we know that many of you are in countries where viewing video online is difficult, if not [...]... - Day 5, Church Planting Movement Training Transcripts (Unedited)11 June 2009, 11:19 am
Learned this week by individuals You can launch facilitators quickly Big responsibility before God Learned to expect rejection and failure Giving up what I would love to do to do what God has commanded If we move into the edgy part of the community rather than to direct to our side of town Plant churches among the lost, not the saved Discipleship [...]... - Day 4 PM, Church Planting Movements Training Transcripts (Unedited)29 May 2009, 1:30 pm
In church planting, I find that church planters get stuck in five different places. Often they have no coping mechanisms. Here are five ways of moving forward: Getting access to a community through ministry. It can be business, medical, etc. It’s about them, not about us. We always have to ask what they need. We need [...]... - Day 4 AM, Church Planting Movements Training Transcripts (Unedited)29 May 2009, 1:26 pm
David Watson: In 1991 I was sent out responsible for reaching 80 million people in SE Asia. Within 6 months some of my people had been killed. I was depressed. I moved to Singapore. I was mad at God and wanted to stop being a church planter. I began to argue with God. Finally I said [...]... - Day 3 PM, Church Planting Movements Training Transcripts (Unedited)29 May 2009, 12:47 pm
Mid-week Course Correction Meetings as a table for 10 minutes to determine if there is anything we as a table want to see happen that is not on the schedule. Questions: I want to hear real-life testimonies about how this process we’re learning has been implemented. Stories of failure and success. Some of these concepts are abstract. I’d [...]...
- Video: Case Study- Missions and Church Planting in The Philippines31 March 2009, 5:27 pm
An experienced team of missionaries and church planters take a look at the 400 year history of missions and church planting in The Philippines. Churches with a strong cell strategy see growth. A both/and situation: people group and geo-political saturation are needed. Intentionality is key: we can’t just assume a desired outcome will be a by-product of [...]... - Video: Continued Discussions on Critical Elements of Church Planting Movements30 March 2009, 7:52 am
Click on the ‘Video’ tab in the menu to view this video. David Watson continues his discussions on the following: Ministry should precede evangelism and evangelism must always be the end result of ministry. Timing is important and necessary. Focus on households and families, not individuals. Jesus did not pre-qualify. Be careful not to make judgments/decisions about who [...]... - Video: (Part 2) The Effects of Culture on Church Planting27 March 2009, 7:55 am
David Watson continues his discussion about the effects of cultural barriers have on planting churches that multiply. Click the ‘Video’ tab to watch this latest video. Share and Enjoy:... - Video: The Effects of Culture on Church Planting25 March 2009, 2:47 pm
Jerry Trousdale introduces David Watson and David Watson addresses the role culture plays in church planting. Click on the ‘Video’ tab above to watch. Share and Enjoy:... - Audio and Video Available24 March 2009, 2:43 pm
I was able find an alternative option for audio. You should be able to access it via the ‘Audio’ tab. Additionally, the first video, Murray’s presentation of Church Planting Movements and Saturation Church Planting, is available under the ‘Video’ tab. You can find Murray’s powerpoint under the ‘Resources’ tab. Share and Enjoy:...
- Sticky Families Are Concrete19 November 2009, 4:21 pm
Photo by alex.ragone This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families When I was a kid we moved around [...]... - Sticky Families Do The Unexpected18 November 2009, 8:56 am
Photo by Barron This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families A couple of years back, I decided that [...]... - Sticky Families Create Space for Profound Moments16 November 2009, 5:58 am
Photo by A4GPA This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families I can’t remember if it was after we [...]... - Sticky Families Know Their Priorities11 November 2009, 5:54 am
Photo by Oberto’s This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families. I got really annoyed with a friend when [...]... - Sticky Families Know What to Exclude10 November 2009, 6:26 am
Photo by Evil Erin This post is part of a series based on ‘Made to Stick’ by Chip and Dan Heath. While the Heath brothers write for a business audience, I feel that the principles in ‘Made to Stick’ can help us as we design stronger and more ‘Sticky’ families. Keep it Simple by Knowing What to [...]...
