{"id":12826,"date":"2024-04-29T13:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/?p=12826"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:17:19","slug":"do-you-know-the-four-types-of-people-in-your-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2024\/04\/do-you-know-the-four-types-of-people-in-your-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know the Four Types of People in Your Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is a series of five posts based on Pastor Daniel Im\u2019s book, <\/em>The Discipleship Opportunity: Leading a Great-Commission Church in a Post-Everything World. In this first post, Daniel explains each of the four types of people in your church. In each consecutive post, Daniel equips you to help disciple a person where they\u2019re at.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus never said that He might build a few churches<\/a>\u2014if the conditions are ideal, or if He has the right leaders in place. No, Jesus said that He will build His church, and that nothing and no one can or will ever overpower, overcome, or prevail against her\u2014not even the gates of hell (Matthew 16:18). Jesus is the master builder and the cornerstone. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. And we, the church, are His beloved bride. So no matter what comes our way, Jesus will always prevail and conquer\u2014in His perfect timing\u2014 because He loves us, He cares for us, and He gave Himself for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that regardless of what has happened to your church<\/a>, or what is happening right now, He\u2019s got this. He is your shepherd and defender. He is protecting and leading you with His rod and His staff. And He will renew your life and your church by leading you along the right path for His name\u2019s sake (Psalm 23). If we want to be healthier, stronger, and better able to fulfill Jesus\u2019 command to make disciples of all nations, we need a new discipleship strategy. This is the wonderful opportunity before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the Spiritual Temperature of Your Church<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you know the people in your church? I\u2019m referring to your church right now, your regulars. I\u2019m not just asking if you know their names or would recognize them at the grocery store. I\u2019m asking if you know their stories, their pain, their joy, and how they came to know Christ. Do they know Christ? Did they come to know Christ at your church? Do they want to be known by Christ? Do they want to make Christ known? I recognize these are difficult questions to answer for churches that are larger than fifty people, but it\u2019s important that church leaders try to take the spiritual temperature of their church from time to time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Interested\/Uninterested Matrix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just like our communities and churches have people everywhere along the non-Christian to Christian scale, the same is true with the uninterested and the interested\u2014it\u2019s also a scale. When you put both scales together, you get the Interested\/Uninterested Matrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s further define each quadrant in this matrix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n