Almost every month, we kick off a new series at The Journey. We'll spend a month on one main concept and we'll break it down into four key points over the month. Why? This approach is based in how people apply concepts to their lives, how they digest content & how life change happens.
When we share about God & His ways, we want to do it in relevant, creative & memorable ways. We don't want to be arrogant, but we want to present things with respect to God and to people at different places spiritually. We could talk over peoples heads to make us look smart or to pretend we are deep, but we are more focused on relationships, not religion. Our goal isn't to just share knowledge for people to fill up a notebook. Our goal is for people to apply God's words to their lives to experience a real relationship with Him. IT'S ALL ABOUT LIFE CHANGE. We want to give people a BIG concept each month and break it down into real steps they can take to experience God in their lives. When you think about it, that's pretty deep. Most people can't remember what they heard at church the week before, so we try to hammer home a key concept over a month. Hopefully, there's some memorable & relevant next steps to walk away with and to apply to your life. We review some key concepts each year that are big issues in everyones lives. Basically, it's a journey, a process. Some people might say we aren't deep enough because they want to experience a "wow" with some random piece of knowledge they've never heard. We're more concerned with applying God's word. With all the smartphones, facebook status updates and info on the internet, our lives are filled with random information. So we see this strategy as less is more - give people more steps and thoughts on less topics to help them experience God & His ways. We're in it for the long haul. This is why we also talk about next steps, give ideas and opportunities to apply God's ways in our lives. God is the one who changes lives so we always point people to Him.
So what about you? This is a key concept for all volunteers especially those teaching kids, teens or leading a group. This is a great idea for your family & raising your kids as well. Are you communicating with the goal in mind? Are you just sharing knowledge or is it about next steps?
For more thoughts on this topic, check out Teaching Less For More on practicalspeaking.org. A lot of these thoughts are developed from the leadership of Andy Stanley and his team. If you want a copy of 7 Practices of Ministry, ask one of staff to hook you up and take your next step as a leader.
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