This 4 minute YouTube video presents some interesting analysis why the NRA in the States is so powerful in resisting gun control http://youtu.be/Pdt6Jj64TVU
Leaving aside this specific issue, (although I don’t think we should be selling automatic weapons), I think the idea of the 3 factors for success is worth discussing:
- Individual benefits,
- selective incentives and
- group size
And I would liketo think about how we can increase collaboration on “Turning discipleship into a verb”.
- Group size: Yep we are a small size so that is an advantage. Your participation really matters.
- Individual benefits: you get to study, work on, apply, promote areas of learning that YOU think is important. We have an almost infinite capacity for diversity in growth themes that are placed into the rubric. All they have to do is relate to the 5 verbs of social learning, be streamed into challenge levels and that somehow you find Jesus in the process. Since He is Creator, Sustainer, Saviour and Lord of all, that is a very high probability that He is integral in almost every process.
- Selective incentives: Get involved now and help shape the process. You get to put your fingerprints all over the project. That is the payoff for constructing ideas together. A good place to start is to invest an hour to review the workshop found in the links below the multicoloured table. Click on CONCEPTUALIZE to start http://www.devedinternational.net/rubric/story.html
Can you think of other individual benefits and selective incentives that would help build collaboration? I would love to hear.
Jim
I’m going to take your master chart to my discipleship small group and I’ll see if we can collaborate, committing ourselves to moving up in skill level. I’ll get back to you on this. We ARE multiplying, taking risks. Each person (only 3) is mentoring a beginner Christian.We discuss what our dreams are for following Jesus, and try to make goals in these directions at the end of each gathering. I need to take more note of those specific goals to remember to ask each person if/how they tackled those in the next gathering. We discuss how our acts of faith have been going, and we encourage each other in those, but maybe we need to not sit static in those, but on purpose think where to go next. The master chart you made will be a good start to those plans, like a carrot to a donkey. The chart, as an outline only, will prompt ideas for specifics, like the Word does. Thanks, Jim! After hearing your sermon, and reading your webpage, I am committed to teaching the 5 verbs to this group, and I hope we can organize our discussion around them. What’s going on now is more like passive sharing, rather than “Go!”
This is great Nancy. I am very interested to learn what happens as you focus on the 5 verbs. My hunch is that they can approximate the “with Him” strategy of Mark 3:14 simply because it engages our lives together. Keep up the great learning!
How much time did it acquire you to publish “3 Incentives for Turning
Discipleship into a Verb | networkchurch.ca”? It boasts a
good deal of excellent info. Thank you -Kristie