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Disciples who Make Disciples
DNA – Modeling is Training
Summary: After watching my mom do this action repeatedly, I had picked it up from observation and didn’t even know it. Isn’t it amazing how things...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: Handling Questions
Summary: This response gives time to find a scripture passage or story where the answer can be discovered in a bible study. In the “Toolbox” series...
Simple Church Patterns
Micro-Church Model
Summary: Simplicity is vital for participation and reproducibility. A micro-church model can be participated in by everyone and passed on by anyone. Note: This post is the fifth in...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: Listening to the Holy Spirit
Summary: Thirty seconds or a minute of silence communicates that we value what the Holy Spirit has to say to us. In the "Toolbox" series of...
Micro-church Multiplication
Micro-Church Multiplication
Summary: We intentionally plan for entire households to turn to Christ! Stories from the New Testament guide our expectations. Note: This post is the fourth in...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: Cultivating Accountability
Summary: Repeating a lesson that wasn't put into practice communicates that followers of Jesus do not just learn about him, but respond to him in...
Disciples who Make Disciples
Disciples Who Make Disciples
Summary: In fact, helping others follow Jesus will look more like a family than it will a factory . . . When it comes to...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: Starting New Groups
Summary: They may not feel they "have what it takes." But you can tell them with a smile, "You are actively discovering, responding and sharing....
Disciples who Make Disciples
Disciples Who Make Disciples
How did Jesus define what a disciple is? Jesus intended that his command to “go and make disciples of all nations” would be lived out...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: When To Start and Where to Meet?
Summary: Life shared over a table may be authentically richer than life shared across a pew. In the “Toolbox” series of blog posts, we’ll answer some...
About the Blog
While Pattern Platform does create apps, our larger vision is to be a resource for all things discipleship.
This blog is just that.
Posts are categorized by our core values of discipleship