This broadcast will help church leaders see the need to utilize church management software as part of their efforts to make disciples.

Boyd Pelley has been the Co-founder/Culture Architect at Churchteams since 2000. From 1990 to 2008 has served as discipleship, administrative and family pastor of churches in New Mexico, Nebraska, and Texas. Churchteams was born out of his passion for discipleship and team-building in the local church. Married for 37 years, he and Pam have two married, adult children who love and serve Jesus with kids of their own!

In this broadcast we discuss:

• This isn't just a broadcast for nerds.
• How church software can help you engage with a person for ministry.
• How can software be relational?
• How does a church that has never had software take its first step towards starting and building a church management software to be discipleship focused?
• Software does not replace a human relationship. It can only enhance relationships to help churches align values, processes, and data track to accomplish their mission.

Dan Williams formed Partnerships with a Purpose during the Olympics in Atlanta and Salt Lake City. He founded Sports Serve, where he devoted his time to leadership development through sports. Since 1993 Dan has been working with churches and organizations to make disciples in and through sport across North America. He is one of the founding members of the North American Sports Movement.

Chris Weldon has been married for 31 years to Debby. They have 7 children and 3 grandchildren (number 4 is due in November). Chris has been in ministry for 32 years, with 10 of those years in Seattle as a Church Planter with NAMB. The last 5.5 years as a Co-Vocational Pastor at Emerson Church, a replant of a 150-year-old church, that is positioned next to the largest sport complex in Georgia. Chris has a BA in Biblical Studies, a Master of Divinity, and a Doctorate from SEBTS.

In this episode we discuss:

• The cautions of travel sport commitments and the conflicts it creates in the local church.
• How important our world view is when making travel sport decisions.
• How anything can become an idol and specific guard rails we can utilize.
• That disciple-making can happen where you live, work and play.
• Tools to equip families who have chosen to engage in travel sports.
• The importance or seeing ourselves as “in Christ” and not defined by a sport or job.
• Who has the primary responsibility to disciple our children.
• Making disciples requires us to think creatively and keep the priority of connecting with a local church.
• How parents can know if they have crossed the line in priority.
• Mindset shifts church leaders can make to increase gospel impact.
• Three Key questions parents can ask to guide their decision whether to commit to a travel sport team.

Ken Braddy is the Director of Sunday School & Network Partnerships for Lifeway Christian Resources. He’s been the managing director of adult ongoing Bible studies such as Bible Studies For Life, Explore The Bible, MasterWork, The Gospel Project, YOU, and more. Through his team’s work at Lifeway, they served the Bible study needs of approximately 3 million adults each week.

Matthew Gibbs has been the discipleship and evangelism pastor at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, Georgia for the past 15 years and has served in ministry over 25 years. He is a core piece of our discipleship team serving as discipleship consultant in our east central region and one of my close trusted friends.

In this episode:

• The general purpose of Sunday morning bible study and how this can be communicated.
• How curriculum can help us achieve the purpose of bible study groups.
• Curriculum is important because our behavior grows out of what we believe.
• The pros and cons for giving your bible study leaders an option on approved curriculum vs a unified curriculum.
• Practical ideas on how to choose what curriculum to use.
• Why leaders must choose and communicate whether you have an open group vs a closed group when choosing what curriculum to use.
• Trends and cautions when choosing curriculum based bible study or sermon based studies and the benefits.
• One way to get a golf trip with Ken Braddy in the Swiss Alps!