Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. Learn more.
Wouldn't it be great if you could actually start doing less stuff and make more disciples? You can!
Key Points:
- Cut before you boost. If you want better results, try cutting back on things that aren’t supplementing your main goal.
- Stop doing Bible studies. This isn’t because studying the BIble is wrong, but because we can fall into a rut of studying God’s word for years without doing anything about it. Join the mission you’ve been reading about.
- Stop doing small groups. It is easy for small groups to become insular and for the members of small groups to only ever see each other for an hour a week at the small group. If the members of the small group only ever see each other at small group, is it really accomplishing its purpose?
- Stop doing “service projects.” If mission and intentionality aren’t part of the DNA of serving, it may not be anything more than a holy huddle for your church.
Quote This:
Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. —Albert Einstein
See Also: Discipleship Culture
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What are some areas in your life you’ve had to “cut” in order to “boost” in the past?
- How can Bible studies fail to accomplish their purpose? What is the real purpose of a Bible study?
- What is the purpose of a small group? How can it fail to achieve its purposes?
- What is the purpose of a church taking up service projects? In what ways can these projects fail to be missional or effective?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
This is topic is adapted from the Next Best Time YouTue channel.
