My Top 11 Posts in 2011

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Here are the 11 Posts on missionalchallenge.com that had the most page views in the past year:

#11 Becoming a Self Feeder – It’s not normal or natural for someone who is no longer a baby to not be feeding themselves! Everyone knows this from the perspective of eating physical food. But what about feeding oneself spiritually?

#10 Best Book on Missional Living – Obviously, with the power of Google you can find just about anything. Why not search for the best book on missional living?

#9 16 Categories for Spiritual Leadership Development – You can’t just expect that God will bring you “ready to go” leaders. You have to be intentional about raising them up!Beginning with a clear picture of the type of leaders that you are developing will help you focus intentionally on specific areas of their growth and development.

#8 Training Disciplemaking Trainers -If you want to start reproducing, disciplemaking churches, start by training every believer to be a disciplemaking trainer.

#7 Thoughts on Church Planting – Reflections on Church Planting in the US.What makes a good church?

#6 7 Commitments for Missional Living – Join the mission of Jesus! Join a movement of Christians who are missionalists – aligning their lives with the mission of Jesus!

#5 5 Reasons Why Christians Don’t Engage the Culture – Engaging the culture around you with the gospel can be a struggle. Deciding that you are a “missionary” right where you live doesn’t automatically result in effective engagement with those around you.

#4 Rapid Church Growth: 23 Reasons – As you read through these reasons for growth, consider what ramifications they present for your ministry in your context.

#3 4 Ways to Show Outsiders You Care – How do you show those outside your circle of Christian friendships that you care about them?

#2 Discipleship Diagram – Disciplemaking is Christ’s strategy to glorify Himself among all peoples by proclaiming the truth of the gospel, baptizing all who believe, and guiding their growth to obedience and spiritual reproduction.

#1 12 Thoughts for Church Planters: How Not to Focus on Buildings – The place or building where your church meets is a great tool for accomplishing your mission, but the building itself is not the church.The mission of the Church is not to fill up buildings on Sunday mornings!

In 2012, I intend to post more than every before. Articles will focus on missional living, church planting, making disciples, missional communities, coaching, multiplication movements and much more! Sign up to receive our complimentary Missional Challenge Newsletter!