Ignite Movements: Recent Episodes
Jim Richmond
Don't settle for just leading a church, lead a movement of multiplying disciples and multiplying churches!
When you are leading or starting a church the assumption is that the funding for the ministry will be in the harvest. The more people you reach, the more funding you will have to reach even more people. Whether we want to admit it or not, this is no longer true. Mark Deymaz, author of "The Coming Revolution is Church Economics," joins me on this important episode to discuss how churches can accomplish way more for the Kingdom by creating multiple streams of income.
In order to be moving forward as a church or organization, these three areas must be working well and working together.
How do you train disciple-makers? We've talked a lot about building a disciple-making foundation, but how do you go about that?
This episode continues the discuss on how you can grow a healthy church culture or reverse a toxic church culture.
Before you can ignite multiplying movements, you may need to reverse the decline of your church. What do you focus on first? Here's your top five priorities.
Is it important to deal with worldview issues as you are making disciples? What's the best way to go about that?
Here’s a better way to set goals and make sure the most important things actually get done.
It feels like church leaders that are over 40 are the exception. And it almost seems like being over 40 in church leadership is not considered a positive. But there are a few key things older leaders need to know in order to stay relevant, focused and productive as they work with young passionate team members.
There a million great things your church could be doing, but only a few you should be doing. In this episode, Jim breaks down the reasons you should keep the structure of your church lean and simple.
Most churches would say that small groups are a part of their process of making disciples. But do small groups make disciples, or do they often just become a place where Christians get smarter and make friends? How can small groups be leveraged to actually multiply disciples?
Being young and in the ministry has its own struggles. Here are 5 things young leaders need to know to be the best leaders they can be.
With meeting space at a premium, your church plant will more than likely need to go to multiple services at some point. In this episode, Jim explains why that's a good thing and what to pay attention to as you do it.
You have strong leaders in your organization and they are lapping up leadership development content everywhere, but what happens when that leads them in a direction that is contrary to who you are as an organization? How do you encourage constant development but at the same time keep everyone headed in the same direction?
When churches start new campuses/locations, sometimes the last thing they think about is how to manage the money. We worry about raising up the leaders we need. We are worried about finding a good location. But bad systems, especially financial systems, can blow up all your other work.
A disciple-making culture may begin with training a few disciple-makers in a high accountability environment, but how do you permeate your overall culture with a disciple-making focus?
More and more we are preaching to people who do not know the Bible or don't agree with the biblical view of issues. Can we just keep communicating the way we always have, or does something need to change in order to be more effective?
Do you need to spend thousands of dollars on advertising? Is there a better way?
Jeff Henderson Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbP3px62BA&t=5s
We’ve all heard that ministry can be devastating to your family. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Find out how in this episode.
What are the main issues you need to consider as you set up a leadership structure for your church that will grow as you start more churches?
What are the key issues your team needs to work through to structure powerful children's and student ministries
When you hear the words "church planting" what do you think of? What style or type of church best suits you and what God is calling you to do?
When you sit down to prepare a message, does it feel like you are wandering around hoping to stumble on something great? Answering these 5 questions every time will help you produce great sermons that connect with people and change lives.
Is the big launch strategy as effective as it once was? What does it take to launch a church that is strong, stable and will be effective for the long haul?
It can be easy to get decisions, but are we really making disciples? What needs to change to see true fruit?
As your church grows, you will become overwhelmed if you don’t understand and practice this one important principle.
If we are going to ignite Gospel movements, leaders must first change what they care about. That’s going to lead to some categorical shifts that need to take place. North Ridge Gray Campus Pastor, Buddy Gosey joins me to talk about this important and foundational topic.
You want to make a true difference in the spiritual landscape of our world. You are tired of swapping bored sheep between churches. But maybe we need to begin to think differently to see something significant change.