NCD Discipleship Resources
Neil Adams's Thoughts and Questions
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What if, rather than just sharing personal opinions, we could hear from more than 15 000 Salvationists in over 20 countries about the health of local corps ministry? What if we could then test those perspectives against a global Christianity database covering more than 70 countries and over 100...
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The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21) If you want to kill your church – or just make it sick – then here is a sure fire way to go about it: When you have to speak publically, do not give any thought to the effect your words will have...
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My son is doing an assignment about the appointment process and changes of officers. He was wondering if I could offer him thoughts on how NCD and Corps profiles could help TSA find new leaders for a corps when Officers are moved on? I offered the following suggestions: NCD could help in the...
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Proverbs 27:12 (NIV) 12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. Improving the health of a church requires that leaders be prudent. It is important that they see danger coming and take appropriate steps to avoid it, minimize it, or implement an action...
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Proverbs 13:10 (NIV) 10 Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:10 (NLT) 10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. If you are a newly-arrived pastor one sure way of stirring up the troops (members) is to give the impression...
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Proverbs 10:17 (NIV) 17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. If you want to give your church a real headache then here is some very useful advice: Be governed by your emotions. Do only those things you feel like doing. And if there are...
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After a Natural Church Development weekend conference I returned home with a conviction of the importance that churches be focusing on the right area of need for their particular church. It has occurred to me with greater urgency that the problem with most churches in the Western world is they are...
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Lifting the Lid on Natural Church Development Pastors What does Natural Church Development (NCD) say about church leaders in New Zealand? If the information generated by its survey is correct, then we have many overworked pastors. The question, 'Our pastor has too much work to do', shows up as an...
