Pastor Pope suggests contacting Bill Wood. Wood, a former GE executive, is on their staff and his entire job is to help pastors who ask for help. Pope, Wood and others are now trying to make this material available to others. LIFE LEARNING REGARDING DISCIPLESHIP 1. The importance of investing in faithful followers of Christ. 2. The need to equip apprentice leaders. 3. The advantage of multiplication. You sign up to go to the Discipleship Group for one year. If your leader finds you faithful, you are allowed to go for a second year (if you agree to do so). It is meant to last three … [Read more...] about Randy Pope – The Journey (Discipleship) – GCA Conf
Archives for January 2008
Randy Pope – Life on Life Missional Discipleship – GCA
Randy Pope is the Founding Pastor, Lead Teacher & Directional Leader of Perimeter Church in Duluth (Atlanta) Georgia, a church of 6000 devoted to reaching the unchurched of North Atlanta and the world. Perimeter has helped plant twenty-four churches in the Atlanta area and has helped start 6 training centers worldwide to facilitate church planting. Perimeter also has partnerships with nationals in 8 countries to help train leaders for the church. Randy is a graduate of the University of Alabama and Reformed Theological Seminary. He moved to Atlanta in 1977 to plant Perimeter Church, a … [Read more...] about Randy Pope – Life on Life Missional Discipleship – GCA
Al Guerra – Hispanic Ministry – GCA Conf
Al Guerra was born in Cuba in 1955 and came to the United States in 1968. He grew up in New York City and attended Southern Connecticut State University. He attended the Emmaus Bible School, and after marrying Mónica, a native of Argentina, began studying at Talbot Theological Seminary in southern California. In 1986 Al began to pastor a Southern Baptist Church made up of only seven families. During the next ten years, the church grew to 350 people. In 1995, Guerra also began teaching part time at a Southern Baptist Seminary. In 1996, the Association of Southern Baptist Churches asked him … [Read more...] about Al Guerra – Hispanic Ministry – GCA Conf
Randy Nabors – Intro to Mercy Ministry – GCA Conf
INTRODUCTION Randy Nabors grew up in the inner-city (housing projects) of Newark in a church that had a strong commitment to the city and its people. During his freshman year in college Randy was involved in urban ministry in the Watts community of Los Angeles, CA. Randy has served as the lead pastor at New City Fellowship in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 1976. He also serves as a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain. Randy is a graduate of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis (M.Div). He has also done graduate work in urban sociology and urban ministry at the College of Urban Life, Georgia State University … [Read more...] about Randy Nabors – Intro to Mercy Ministry – GCA Conf
Tim Keller – The Reason For God
I'm about half way through the uncopyedited manuscript of Tim Keller's forthcoming The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. I am finding it to be an excellent read: lucid, engaging, and very fair to skeptics of all stripes who question the veracity and coherence of biblical Christianity. In the first half of the book, he takes on seven tough assertions he has frequently encountered as Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York city: 1. There can't be just one true religion. 2. A good God could not allow suffering. 3. Christianity is a straitjacket. 4. The church is … [Read more...] about Tim Keller – The Reason For God
Huckabee – Still Kicking
And his supporters are still producing funny commercials: CNN Analyst Bill Schneider's take on tonight's debate: "Huckabee, I think, stood out in this debate as the one who made sense, talked as ordinary people do, and rose above politics." … [Read more...] about Huckabee – Still Kicking