Here at the GCM Collective, we are always trying to find and create more and more resources to come along side the church so that they can BE the church to those they have been sent to show off what God is like. Recently, we published our first eBook: Be the Church: Discipleship and...
One of the questions we get many times at the GCM Collective is, “What about kids? How do you have time to disciple your children during all this mission stuff, and what does it look like?” I have three kids, a 10 year old, a 7 year old, and a 20 month old. I own...
I found this to be very practical and a question we get often by those we train. To find the original article, you can check out Josh's blog here: Living on Mission in the Sticks Living On Misssion in the Sticks by Josh Cousineau I live in New England, which doesn’t really...
Sometimes the simplest things can get lost in tradition or become over complicated due to confusion or lack of practice. Sometimes we are just too smart for our own good. The reality of who we are as Christians, the Church and as disciples, while having historical and eternal...
I found this quick article by Michael Wallenmeyer very helpful. I also believe he is right and points to something we've allowed to go astray for far too long. Any thoughts? The original article can be found over at Michael's...
Simple Mission Idea: 1. Ask God to put one person on your mind who is not a follower of Jesus. 2. Quietly listen until he answers 3. When he does, because he will, ask the Spirit, "What's Next with this person?" 4. Quietly listen until he answers 5. When he does, because he will...
Many people see us speaking about making disciples here at the GCM Collective. Not only that, but we push to what it might look like to make fully formed disciples of Jesus. We go so far as to say that you cannot make fully formed disciples of Jesus without being led and empowered by...
Why is it that even though the Spirit plays such a prominent role in Jesus’ life and ministry, and then in that of the early church in Acts, that many Christians and church leaders pay so little attention to the Holy Spirit? In most evangelical churches, the Holy Spirit...
Prioritizing Place Many start down the road of desiring to be a missional community, but one of the first things they ask is simply…”Who should we reach?” There are two modes of thought in this. People Groups This could be certain religious groups (i.e...
JR Woodward has written a book that gets to the point and one that makes its point very well. The point of this book is to move the church from merely an institution (although indeed it will stay an institution and that’s a good thing), to a vibrant community of disciples making...