To do this, we set up a time after we knew little kids would be in bed and the work day would be done for most people to meet in an online Zoom room. At these meetings, we did a daily check in by sharing highs and lows, showed one of Vineyard Resources’ Discipleship Series videos, and shared and prayed together at the end. We started a rhythm and did them the first Thursday of the month.
For us, honoring folks busy lives with kids and work, yet calling them to something more is a win/win. We are better together. So face time together as a leadership team and prayer time is transforming.
We found that technology can be used for good and that small investments like this in your people bring big rewards in the kingdom.
Digital Tools for Spiritual Growth:
Online Leadership Development Courses – Brian Brinkert, Duluth Vineyard Church
One of the tools we use for leadership development at the Duluth Vineyard is a 5 week training class we call Leadership Basics: The Character Of A Leader. This class is unique in two primary ways. This class focused on character, looking deeply at the Biblical foundations for leaders and the format maximizes how people learn and teaches practical leadership skills.
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After an introductory session, participants work through 20 short video lessons on their own (5 per week). Each participant is assigned 1 of those 5 lessons as a primary focus. At the next session, they are grouped with others that were assigned the remaining 4 lessons. In their group, the participants take turns facilitating short discussions on their assigned topics for the week.
We have seen this simple, but powerful approach to leadership training help us achieve some key goals. These emerging leaders absorb the material much more deeply than in traditional training formats. This is particularly important with these foundational topics about character.
Facilitating a discussion each week also gives the participants valuable practice leading. We’ve seen people who have never led in these ways gain tremendous confidence in just a few weeks. Plus, people make new friends and find real joy in sharing their lives with others. As a pastoral staff, we love this format. It’s low prep, but with great results.
There are plenty of creative ways to make and train disciples. As you begin to develop the skills needed to church plant, these are just some of the tools that could help you build a leadership team, get comfortable teaching, or help you plan a structure of discipleship for the people you’re leading.
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