Ummmm, FAIL.  It doesn’t.

The Great Commission calls us to be a church of the “AND”. Both to build the crowds and build the core through discipleship.

Where do you stand? Here is a simple test:

Look at your staffing and structures.

At New Hope, we had 4-5 people pouring into the crowds [programming] and 1/2 pouring into the core. Literally, it was 1/2 of someone’s job description. EPIC FAIL.

I know of another large church and out of 200 employees, 6% of them are responsible for discipleship. Wow.

Jesus Model:       CROWD —> 12 —> 3 —> 1

But this would require that we leave our cushy offices and do the tough work of discipleship. It is much harder to disciple than it is to minister to the crowd.

It is easy to program services, but to push people takes times, effort and heart.

That’s what is on the agenda this week as we continue to modify the thoughts, bust some myths and get back to a Biblical discussion of Church Planting. Hit me.