Sorry about missing last week.  Tuesday was an incredibly busy day and my plan to catch up on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday . . . you get the idea.

But now it’s this week and I’m back. Yesterday I met with a colleague named Gary Comer.  I have known Gary for a couple of years now and have been impressed with his ministry. He serves in a very large church as a small groups, discipler kind of guy, and he writes a great deal.  His book is titled, Soul Whisperer, but I was speaking with him about a small groups resource that he has written titled Launch Point: Community Group Mission Guide. This is a resource to help small groups become evangelistic and missional.

I was asked to write an endorsement for Launch Point and here is what I wrote:

Jesus Christ was, and is, serious about the Great Commission, and so is Gary Comer.  Launch Point equips the church with a valuable tool for leveraging small groups in the missionary process of making disciples.  Primarily considered a vehicle for discipleship inside the church, small groups are mobilized to go outside to reach the lost.  Discipling disciples is one thing; making disciples is quite another.  Launch Point effectively puts small groups on mission.

Let me share a few quotes from Launch Point:

Do we really believe that God can help, save, heal, transform and bless our friends? Do we believe that Jesus can meet their pressing needs? Mission always begins with belief.  If you believe that he wills to do something miraculous, then you can summon the courage to make the monumental effort.

Stop trying to reach the world, start trying to reach someone!

Let’s try to reframe the way we approach evangelism. Instead of thinking that you have to tell the whole Christian story (which can be too much too soon and awkward), we want you, rather, to think in terms of creating a “faith-glimpse.” Your aim is to help your friend see something of faith’s relevancy to their life.

Principle: It’s not about getting a decision, but rather making a disciple.

Gary’s comments speak for themselves so I’ll leave it at that.

Food for thought!