Being a Disciple Making Church with James Gleason
In this episode, we have a profoundly honest conversation about being a disciple-making church with James Gleason. We talk about how crucial it is for the pastor and leader to first be investing personally in the least, the last and the lost, if he/she is going to lead a disciple-making ministry.
James is the Lead Pastor of Sonrise Church in Hillsboro, OR. He has served on staff there as the youth pastor and lead pastor. James also serves as the Executive Director of Church Venture NW.
Show links:
Personal Disciple Making by Chris Adsit
Quotes from the episode:
The holiest man to ever walk the planet enjoyed the company of the unholiest people. The bigger part is this, the unholy people on the planet felt comfortable and invited in his presence.
How do we create a come and see environment either at our churches, our events, in your home, in your neighborhood?
If you want to have a Holy Spirit led church, where just anything can happen, then you have to be making friends with people that are far from God.
It is go, baptize and teach… it’s not, let somebody else go and you teach them all.
If all you ever do is shepherd, you’ll get a really cared for group of people. And if all you ever do is teach, you will get a really smart group of people but you won’t make disciples. And you won’t reach the world for Christ.