What happens after Easter matters. In this episode, Vick Green shares a practical approach to follow-up and discipleship for small and mid-size churches: clarify vision, build a “multiplication vehicle,” start with a few leaders, and aim for the 16% tipping point.
When vision is clear, it begins to shape decisions, focus energy, and help leaders say no to what doesn’t move the mission forward.
Vick also challenges how we think about discipleship. Growth doesn’t come from information alone—it’s formed through practice, relationships, and a shared vision that spreads through people, not just preaching. He outlines a simple pathway to begin building that kind of culture, even in smaller churches.
Vick Green (MDiv, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor, coach, and consultant, and the CEO of Replicate Ministries, where he helps thousands of churches develop disciple-making cultures each year. He lives in the Nashville area with his wife, Sophie, and their three kids: Barrett, Lenna, and Allie Sage.
Links to Resources Mentioned or Related
- Website: Replicate.org
- Website: Movement Ready Church.com
- Book: Movement-Ready Church: A Blueprint For Multiplying Disciples
- Movement-Ready One-Day Training & Course
- Making Disciples Podcast
- Email Vick
- Easter Devotional From Fishhook
- Link to NEW! Soul Care Essentials Online: 3-Session Video Series
- Link to NEW! Soul Care Essentials Cohort: 6 Weeks of Guided Conversations for Post-Conference Groups
- 95Network – Soul Care Essentials
- 95Network – Healthy Church Assessment
- Read Stalled: Hope and Help for Pastors Who Thought They’d Be There By Now
- Watch Podcast on YouTube
Key Takeaways
- Make the future urgent today. If the vision is not urgent, the urgent will win every time.
- Get vision clarity that changes decisions. A real vision helps a church say “no” to good things that do not fit the mission.
- Stop measuring maturity by program participation alone. Attendance and activity can be good, but they are not reliable indicators of transformation.
- Build discipleship around practice, not just information. People grow through doing, feedback, and repetition in relationships.
- Small churches can have a “team.” It might not be paid staff. It can be lay leaders who share vision and embody culture.
- Multiplication happens through people, not just preaching. Shared vision spreads through leaders living it out.
- Bible engagement is a catalyst. When people engage Scripture consistently, other spiritual growth markers tend to rise.
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