by Bob | Dec 20, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for the Local Church
Resources for Equipping Counselors in the Church For my upcoming book Equipping Counselors for the Local Church, I invited two dozen best-practice churches to complete a 4E Ministry Training Strategy Questionnaire. As part of the questionnaire, they responded to the...
by Bob | Dec 8, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Biblical Counseling, Equipping, Equipping Counselors for the Local Church
It’s a Book! Yesterday I signed a book contract with P&R Publishing for my sixth book. The working title is Equipping Counselors for the Local Church: The 4E Ministry Training Strategy. P&R is known for publishing books that promote biblical understanding and...
by Bob | Oct 24, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Mission Statement, Vision Statement
Capturing Your Biblical Calling Church ministry can be filled with activities that seem disjointed and disconnected. We wonder sometimes, “What’s the big picture?” “Where are we headed?” “What’s our biblical purpose?” People who write and speak on envisioning use...
by Bob | Oct 21, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy
Catering to Consumers with Eye-Candy Men Wanted for a Hazardous Journey The British Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), placed the following advertisement in London newspapers in 1900 in preparation for the National Antarctic Expedition—which...
by Bob | Oct 20, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Biblical Counseling, Equipping
Eat Your Own Dog Food: Feedback Friends and Writing in Community My good friend, Scott Ryser, the Founder and CEO of Yakabod always talks about how companies should “eat their own dog food.” In other words, “practice what you preach.” I’m following Scott’s advice....
by Bob | Sep 23, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Church
Congregational Diagnosis: The SWORD Heart Exam © Many people use a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) as their diagnostic grid for assessing their congregation. I’ve developed a SWORD Heart Exam© (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Risks,...
