Prayer, Evangelism and Worship

  GROWING DEEPER AS A DISCIPLE As a spiritual parent, you desire to see a growing disciple.  Here are some realities you can check to measure the growth of your spiritual children.  This list was taken from coachingthrbible.com.   F.1:  I know I am forgiven.  [Psalms 103:8-13] What are your challenges in believing God will forgive you? Describe the feeling you have when you are forgiven. F.2:  I see the path to maturity in scripture.  [John 1:35-39, Matthew 4:19, John 15:5] What is the importance of maturity?  What does maturity look like? F.3:  I know how to get more power in my life.  [2 Timothy 1:7] What is the source of power in your life?  How do you obtain more of it? F.4:  I am able to apply scripture to my life.  [James 1:19-27] How have you gained understanding of the Bible?  What difficulties do you have applying Biblical principles? F.5:  I am able to constantly put Christ first in my life.  [Colossians 1:10-20] What is currently the first, most important driving force in yo

We plan for great events.  We pray for successful and life-changing events.  It is why we evaluate events so we can do better next time. Sure! Evaluation will point you to some critical things, but thsst should be ok because leaders are called to lead and learn to correct things so it will go well the next time around.   Here's a simple strategy of evaluating:  Good, Bad, Missing, and Confusing. After anything we do (event, retreat, mission trip, Sunday school, leader meeting, etc.), an individual or group gathers to discuss “What was… Good : What went well? What were the “wins”? What made this a success? Who did great? What did we do this time that made things better? Were there any helpful tweaks or inventions from necessity? Bad : What went wrong? What didn’t work? Did we try something that failed? Who didn’t do well Missing : Did we forget anything? In what ways or areas could we have done more? Confusing : What was our goal or purpose for doing this, and did we accomplish it?