Key Takeaways

1) Communications is how you move people TO and THROUGH next steps. It’s great for us to have discipleship paths and opportunities created and defined. But if we can’t move people to those steps or through those steps, our effectiveness is limited.

2) Your health as a leader matters. Before the main portion of this session, Austin shares about the main reason behind his passion for supporting churches: His dad’s moral failure and the result it had on the church he grew up in. We are so passionate about helping leaders avoid getting to that same place, and it starts with prioritizing your health.

3) Are you considering the entire faith journey, or just what happens after people are interested? Austin highlights his “Twist on the Buyer’s Journey” adjusted for ministries, and illustrates how we miss out on the biggest opportunity for trust-building when we wait for someone to be in the “Consideration” stage of their journey with Christ.

Links to Resources Mentioned or Related

• Developing a Mission-Minded Congregation (Live Session From #OCCPT 2020 at Ozark Christian College) – Episode 58
• [Article] Is Your Ministry Too Isolated? How Churches Create Barriers for Their Community
• Use code PODCAST to get 10% off anything in our store!
• Read Stalled: Hope and Help for Pastors Who Thought They’d Be There By Now
• Join us with your spouse for the From Stalled to Freedom Conference in Greenville!

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