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The second speaker in our main session this afternoon was John Burke of Gateway Church in Austin, Texas. I have heard John speak a number of times but this time he was addressing the need for having some intentionality about how we lead people along a pathway of growth and mission. Here are my notes: …
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Mike Breen of 3DM opened up our main sessions on the topic of moving from assimilating to creating community. Mike has been on the forefront of work with missional communities in the UK and here in the States. I was disappointed that he wasn't given more time, but what follows are the few notes that …
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Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Church in Hawaii continued on the theme of moving from teaching to modeling. Wayne brought a focused and straightforward message about discipleship. My notes are below: 2 Timothy 2:2 - from teaching to modeling Mark 3 - appointing the 12; "to be with him" "a mind will reach a mind; …
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Chris Hodges of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL, brought some inspiring words about discipleship on the topic of moving from teaching to modeling. Here are my notes below: What do healthy churches do differently? They are life-giving! Youth pastor discipled him - "discipling is mining the gold that is within someone; you need …
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Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv brought a great second session today at Exponential 2013 on the topic of "From Leading to Being Led." Craig brought a great honesty to the session while keeping it focused not on us but God's glory and power. Here are my notes from Craig's session: I started serving the church but …
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