Stop Buying Curriculum

For far too long, churches have fallen prey to the smooth sales pitch:

Buy this! 

It's the latest and greatest disciplemaking curriculum!

Six easy lessons to fully committed disciples!

Yet Jesus never used curriculum. He established personal relationships with people. He said, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." He lived and worked with his disciples, teaching them by his actions, words, and attitudes how to love God and love people.

The 21st Century word for this is mentoring. If you want to know more about it, I recommend this article.

So stop buying curriculum.

And start mentoring.

Build relationships.

Demonstrate by your life, your words, your attitudes, what it means to follow Christ.