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Comment on 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Family Discipleship by Doug Foltz

Doug Foltz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:47:34 +0000

Carin,
I’m so glad you posted this comment and had hoped someone would mention this. Yes, I think missional communities can be a fantastic environment for discipling kids. In some ways the structure is set up well for high accountability and involvement with kids. Unfortunately, I often hear the question asked, what do we do with kids in missional communities. There is a prevalent, the kids are in the way, mentality. Models are less important. What is important is that whatever model you choose has an intentional focus on making disciples of kids. I’d love to hear some specifics of how you involve kids in missional communities. I think it would be very helpful to those reading.

Comment on 5 Reasons Why Kids are a Value Not a Strategy for Churches by Carin LeSeure

Carin LeSeure — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:52:41 +0000

If Kevin likes it, I had to check it out….Good stuff indeed!!!

Comment on 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Family Discipleship by Carin LeSeure

Carin LeSeure — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:50:08 +0000

We’re just starting down the path of Missional Communities, but so far, the ones that I’ve seen that revolve around families do, or can do, if they choose, each of the three things here….and all do the first one…discipling kids as a community, and teaching parents to disciple as part of their own discipleship walk. It just seems to me that these are things any community ministering to families should do…including Missional Communities. Hopefully ours will!

Comment on 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Small Groups by 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Family Discipleship | Planting Churches

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:15:13 +0000

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Comment on 3 Reasons Why Missional Communities Are Not the Only Discipleship Model by 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Family Discipleship | Planting Churches

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:14:44 +0000

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Comment on 5 Reasons Why Kids are a Value Not a Strategy for Churches by 3 Alternatives to Missional Communities: Family Discipleship | Planting Churches

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:00:23 +0000

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Comment on 5 Reasons Why Kids are a Value Not a Strategy for Churches by Kevin Rush

Kevin Rush — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:34:52 +0000

Love this man. I’m sharing it with our CityGroup Leaders and CityKids Ministry Team – Good stuff.

Comment on 3 Reasons Why Missional Communities Are Not the Only Discipleship Model by Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:20:50 +0000

Nice analysis, Doug. I am currently in a DMin program and “Missional” is all I hear, and the wide variety of things that are referred to as “missional” is mind numbing. I like the way you cut through some of the fog. I think in a few years people will hate to hear the “m” word – and that is unfortunate as there are some good messages coming out of the missional movement. It will be interesting, however, to see how long lived the movement will be. Once the new smell wears off, where will the missional gadflys go?

Comment on Three Ways Church Planters Worship Themselves by Paul Loyless

Paul Loyless — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:52:21 +0000

great reminder and very true

Comment on Three Ways Church Planters Worship Themselves by Rob McRay

Rob McRay — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:28 +0000

Good post, Doug. And too true.