Director's Communique
Jan/Feb 2010 Communiqué
Friday, January 08, 2010CarltonCoon
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download(Mentoring relationships are desperately needed in ministry – as in other areas of work. My observations are certainly not definitive on the topic – but may provide a bit of enlightenment. Mentoring answers the “how” question. It is not restricted to those of us who are preachers. Local church workers, Sunday school teachers, youth staff, etc. benefit from a mentor-protégé relationship. Developing such a rapport is not as simple as providing a resource.)
November/December 2009 Director's Communique
Sunday, November 01, 2009CarltonCoon
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downloadSeptember/October 2009 Communiqué
Tuesday, September 01, 2009CarltonCoon
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downloadHow many of your new converts, or mature believers are actively involved in a defined role of ministry? If you are not satisfied with the answer, perhaps you can put some of these strategies to work for the benefits to your saints and your church.
2009 Communiqué Extra "David's Estate Plan"
Monday, July 27, 2009CarltonCoon
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downloadThe Director’s Communiqué is consistently focused on providing a resource to benefit the local church. This Communiqué Extra is no different. What is discussed here has significant possibilities for your church and God’s kingdom in the earth. At first glance, this may not seem relevant to you. I’m asking you to read it all anyway. There may be some hidden nuggets of truth you can apply.
July/August 2009 Communiqué Download
Thursday, July 16, 2009RexDeckard
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download"Volunteers or Servants" slideshow
July/August 2009 Communique
Thursday, July 16, 2009CarltonCoon
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downloadThe past Director’s Communiqué have focused on helping people fulfill their God-intended role. On occasion, something so fits a course of thought that it demands inclusion. Such is the case for this Communiqué. One’s perception of how they are to participate in the body of Christ affects them.
May/June 2009 Communique
Tuesday, June 09, 2009CarltonCoon
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downloadFor continuity, let’s begin with review. 1. “The Body of Christ Has No Appendix” stirred interest. The basic premise: each person is intended of God to do something meaningful. To inspire greater ministry involvement, Fitly Framed was made available. Get this resource by emailing ccoon@upci.org. 2. Many saints are not involved in their local church. Why? In general: (A) Not affirming many of the roles of service. (B) A consumer mentality. (C) No paths are provided to discover gifts or put them
Mar/Apr 2009 Communiqué
Sunday, March 01, 2009828.72kb
downloadEmail from Mike Martling, Outreach Director in Longwood, Florida (Home Missionary Bill Hobson): "We recently had our first Newcomers Dinner. Fifty-one attended. It was awesome! Department heads were mingling with new people and meeting people at a personal level. Because of the great success, we plan to do one each quarter." Disciple-makers, give this a try . . . whether in Home Missions or a "mature" church. A regular "newcomers social" works to connect people.
Jan/Feb 2009 Communiqué
Thursday, January 01, 2009405.31kb
downloadDisciple-making at work: Pastor Tom Dibble of Waterbury, Connecticut writes, "I am teaching a group of six converts and three established saints. The established saints are being trained to teach Take Root and Bear Fruit. It has been tremendous. It is a great feeling when someone is saved but it is even more so when I am seeing spiritual growth and maturity developing in our new babies. Thanks for the efforts on discipleship."
Nov/Dec 2008 Communiqué
Saturday, November 01, 2008350.12kb
downloadIn Building High Commitment in a Low Commitment World, Bill Hull wrote, "My experience has shown that where high commitment is taught as normal, as many as 50 to 65 percent will achieve it." If Hull is correct: What happens where low commitment is the norm?
Sept/Oct 2008 Communiqué
Friday, August 01, 2008774.44kb
downloadDid you know you can start tomato plants in the dead of winter–if you build a “hothouse.” The hothouse is not the tomato plant’s final destination, but it’s the environment in which they start. Plants grown in a hothouse are eventually “handed off,” but they get their start in a controlled environment.
Jul/Aug 2008 Communique
Tuesday, July 01, 2008445.60kb
downloadWhat was the goal of what you did at church last week? Was it to develop mature believers—people who live right, are dedicated to the Lord Jesus, and witness? In other words, to grow “established” saints. Jesus said His disciples would be known by three traits...
Mar/Apr 2008 Communique
Friday, May 16, 2008395.21kb
downloadWith this Communiqué we begin moving into some “nuts and bolts” of disciple-making.
Mar/Apr 2008 Communique
Sunday, March 16, 2008350.00kb
downloadWe must awaken to the crisis in discipleship. Some call it, “Closing the back door.” Bill Hull wrote, “Discipleship making is not one of the things a church does. It is what a church does.” Counting the number baptized or how many received the Holy Ghost should not satisfy. It cannot . . . it must not. Disciple-making is the program – the only program of the church.
Jan/Feb 2008 Communique
Friday, February 15, 20081,837.49kb
downloadStrange title . . . "You wouldn't want an ostrich for your mama!" Trust me – you really wouldn't! The Bible actually discusses it... [.pdf format]
Nov/Dec 2007 Communique
Thursday, November 01, 2007857.95kb
downloadDisciple-making is not an option – it is the end-product of the church. New birth and church attendance are essential processes in the creation of the endproduct, however, a church can have large Sunday attendance, make many converts, and not be developing disciples for Jesus Christ.
Sep/Oct 2007 Communique
Saturday, September 01, 2007120.94kb
downloadDoes our vision ever need a revision? We get a bit set and assume our way of seeing things is also God's vantage point. Peter, James, John, and their peers learned that their take on life was not necessarily that of Jesus Christ.
Jul/Aug 2007 Communique
Sunday, July 01, 2007140.82kb
downloadUnrealized potential is a tragic indictment: the legacy of "what might have been." The power of a seed is only realized by being sown. A farmer is helpless to grow grain; God gives the increase, but by investing the kernel into the soil, the farmer is positioning it for natural forces to take over.
May/Jun 2007 Communique
Tuesday, May 01, 2007113.29kb
downloadEffective athletic teams learn to win on the opposing team's home court. Going into enemy territory and bringing home a victory is one requirement of a champion. Jesus spent much time on Satan's home court. His example teaches us how to be effective outside the walls of the church.
Mar/Apr 2007 Communique
Thursday, March 01, 2007127.14kb
downloadDo we limit ourselves by waiting for someone superb to step to the forefront? Where is the ministry of the normal? Was it normal bread and fish Jesus used to feed a multitude? Was it not a normal colt on which He made triumphant entry into Jerusalem? Were James and John not normal fishermen?
