Supercharge Your Discipleship with Michael Murphy
Show notes
How do you build a church where people grow spiritually, develop as leaders, and make disciples themselves?
Pastor Michael Murphy returns to the Build the Church podcast to help pastors turn their passion for discipleship into a practical plan. Michael is the founder of Leaderscape, author of XLR8, and a coach to pastors and churches around the world.
In this conversation with Josh Roberie, Michael shares how his church went from 16 struggling small groups to 330 in 30 months—and the painful realization that inspired that change. Together, they explore why a leadership shortage often begins with a discipleship problem and how intentional small groups can help people become connected, grow in their faith, and take responsibility for discipling others.
Michael outlines four responsibilities of every small group leader:
• Lead a life-giving group.
• Help each person take one next step in spiritual growth.
• Develop two apprentices who can lead others.
• Keep the group focused on reaching people.
You’ll also discover practical ways to restart a struggling small group ministry, help people become known in groups and needed on teams, and model discipleship through your own example as a pastor.
Whether you’re planting a church or strengthening an existing ministry, this episode will help you take practical steps toward a culture of disciples who make disciples.
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Keep leading and believing strong.