Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Helping Your Small Groups be on Mission

Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Jodi Felty, Mobilization Director for Willow Creek Community Church.  I asked Jodi to share some keys to helping small groups get involved in serving both locally and globally.  Check out this video and hear what she had to say. Jodi Felty Missional Small Groups from Maclake on Vimeo. What are you doing at your church to help small groups be more missional in your community…Continue Reading

How Focused is Your Church’s Missions Efforts?

Two years ago I met Joel Holm, author of Church Centered Mission. Joel turned my thinking about global missions upside down. He says over the past 40 years the church has changed the way it does youth ministry, worship ministry and discipleship. Yet we are still operating under the old paradigm of global missions. Last week I was at Willow Creek Community Church and had the opportunity to catch up with Joel. As you watch…Continue Reading

Little Sacrifice – BIG Impact

I’m breaking away from the 7 Components of Jesus Leadership Development Strategy for the day to let you know about an exciting movement that starts in seven days www.5daysinmay.com.  A little over two years ago I was invited to have lunch with George Green, founder of Water Missions International.  I was deeply moved by George’s passion to provide safe drinking water for the under resourced in our world.  During that meeting I learned… One in six…Continue Reading