{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GA Baptist Discipleship","title":"FORMED - Real Relationships with John Spencer, Sherwood Baptist","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2286,"description":"Key Outcomes \nScott Sullivan and John Spencer (Discipleship Team Leader at Sherwood Baptist  Church in Albany, GA) introduced FORMED, A Discipleship Culture Blueprint, a new resource developed over 2.5 years to help Georgia Baptist churches create disciple-making cultures rather than programs. This resource addresses the core question: How do we reach new people, connect them to the church, move them to spiritual maturity,  and launch them to multiply. \n\nResource Overview \nFORMED Structure: \n• Four core elements: Real Relationships, Transformational Teaching, Disciple Making Environments, and Intentional Multiplication \n• Built from dozens of pastor roundtables identifying common church struggles. • Developed by Scott Sullivan, Ray Sullivan (now Pastor at First Waycross), and PJ  Dunn (overseeing Revitalization at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board) • Will be taught through six regional cohorts led by trained leaders, including John.\n \nKey Definitions: \n• Culture: The shared expression of beliefs, values, and rhythms that define an  organization's identity; \"how it feels\" rather than just mission or vision\n• Disciple (Georgia Baptist definition): A committed, passionate follower of Jesus  Christ, based on 2 Timothy 2:1-7's four generations of disciples and three-word pictures (soldier, athlete, farmer) \n\nCritical Leadership Questions \nThree essential questions every pastor should answer: \n• Do we have a culture of discipleship, and is it working? \n• Do you have a definition of a biblical disciple for your people? \n• Does the culture and success of the ministry depend solely on you as the leader? Core Principle: \"I hope so is not a strategy\" - churches cannot keep running the same play if it's not helping them win. \n\nReal Relationships Framework \nFoundation: Jesus invited disciples into a relationship (\"follow me\"), not a program - discipleship happens best within relational contexts. \nThe Rebar Principle:\n• Like rebar tied together before concrete is poured...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zNKX3icnJ47p9LBPU6AxotTfzrzOS3CL0lQn3dy79Aw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEyOTY2LzE2Njgx/MDIxODMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}