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Micro-church Multiplication
Small Group Toolbox: Highlights from 2025
Here are the highlights of our Small Group Toolbox in 2025. The Toolbox answers simple questions about leading a small group to become healthy, multiplying...
Every Believer a Minister
DNA: The Gospel
Summary: The Gospel is the fulcrum around which a healthy micro-church pivots and gains momentum. Disciple-making movements keep the gospel core to their message, their...
Every Believer a Minister
Small Group Toolbox: Confidence to Share
Summary: Role-playing gives just enough stress (and a lot of laughter) for us to experience stress-inoculation. In the "Toolbox" series of blogs we'll answer some of...
Obedience-based Discipleship
DNA: Fruit
Summary: Love is the fruit Jesus is looking for. The presence of fruit says a lot about a person’s life. In John 15:8, Jesus said, "When...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: What’s the best size for a small group?
Summary: Groups that are between 3-8 people are the best size for healthy accountability, full participation, spiritual growth and multiplication. In the "Toolbox" series of blog...
Micro-church Multiplication
Discipleship DNA: Send & Release
Summary: Jesus wasn't being reckless. He was being resourceful. Jesus had a bodacious way of training. In Luke 10 he chose 72 disciples, put them...
Small Group Toolbox
Small Group Toolbox: Handling Wrong Ideas about God and Salvation
Summary: When we let the Holy Spirit speak through scripture, we keep relationship with the person and make room for the word of God to...
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...
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
