tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65936992853402521742011-08-02T13:01:53.733-04:00LYNTYSTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-70928750064014318432010-02-16T09:52:00.001-05:002010-02-16T09:53:58.319-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Jumpstart.Sometimes we need a jumpstart. The battery is dead. The engine won’t start. The car won’t move.
Making new disciples can be similar. You’re trained. You’re convinced. You’re even willing. The trouble is, it has been a while since you have talked with any non-Christian friends about what Christ has done and is doing in your life. It’s been even longer since you encouraged any Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-89753148821237831682010-02-09T16:06:00.001-05:002010-02-09T16:06:19.964-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Making disciples of men.
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<!--StartFragment--> <!--StartFragment-->I live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and from time to time thick, dense fog make it nearly impossible to drive at night. Increasing the light by turning on the high beams only makes the situation worse. Car manufactures discovered a solution to this problem by locating another set of lights on or even below the bumper of the car. Where the main Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-71339117908322308682010-01-19T09:58:00.003-05:002010-01-19T10:02:46.993-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: One faith, many races.
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Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-9450360579216215912010-01-12T10:24:00.000-05:002010-01-12T10:24:20.381-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Develop a culture of multiplying disciples.
Effective leaders know they must be intentional about shaping the culture of their organizations. Effective pastors and missions leaders also understand they play a key role in establishing the culture of their churches and ministries. It is a characteristic that often sets apart leaders and their results.
Establishing a culture is different from launching a program or publicizing a seasonal Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-53692786048231341002009-12-29T11:59:00.001-05:002009-12-29T12:03:59.182-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Last words.
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Relationships among people living in small towns are complex. We might be tempted to think relationships of urbanites would be more complex, but in reality small town relationships are substantially more complicated. Your barber is also your son’s little league coach. You both serve on the volunteer Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-36603777609038686862009-12-01T10:32:00.001-05:002009-12-01T10:33:23.476-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Simple as 1, 2, 3.Recently, I received some information from a friend engaging a city with the Gospel. He is seeing a significant advance with many non-Christians repenting and becoming disciples of Jesus Christ. Out of these efforts he has seen more than 100 new churches started.
He shared with me 8 core principles that shape his efforts, and he would be quick to say these are not a method. Here are the eight Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-66363579716224999832009-11-17T23:55:00.000-05:002009-11-17T23:55:16.598-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Start fewer churches.
You leave your house at 4am for the marina. By 6:30 you motor up to the location marked on your GPS. Your fish finder indicates fish all over the structure 120 feet below you. You fish this spot a couple of times each year, and it always holds fish, big fish. You tell everyone onboard to drop their lines; they have already put bait on their hooks. Thirty seconds later, several onboard are Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-12285911218201727982009-11-09T23:07:00.003-05:002009-11-09T23:12:53.561-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: GPS for small group leaders.
Recently, some friends were discussing how fun it would be if they could change the messages on their GPS units. Here are a few suggestions that might invigorate your next trip:
“What is your problem? I told you three times to make a U-turn as soon as possible.”
“I’m sorry. It seems you have been busy and have not had time to download the map updates. This road has been closed for 6 months due Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-4757640734695642092009-11-02T20:37:00.003-05:002009-11-02T20:39:37.664-05:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Making disciples of homeless people.
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You must listen to disciples if you are to do more than make church members who sit in your seats or serve in your community and continue living like the world.
Urban environments bombard us with an endless stream of sounds, music, information, messages, and images. Our disciple making efforts are little different. We direct messages, teachings, lessons, books, studies, music, prayers, and Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-78699643932345216602009-10-12T07:00:00.022-04:002009-10-13T10:09:48.680-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Prayer of an urban missionary.Urban missionaries and church starters are doers. Action and execution mark their lives. Our systems and culture of missions reinforce this character. They cannot rest on the labor of others because they are starters, launching new churches and making new disciples.
Yet, they must be people of prayer. We hear admonitions for enlisting prayer partners, developing prayer strategies, a term I Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-36676870192620694982009-10-05T07:00:00.005-04:002009-10-06T10:38:49.989-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Prayers of an urban pastor.Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s preaching is legendary. Most people, however, know little about his ministry of prayer. His prayers reveal his theology, pastoral spirit, evangelistic zeal, missional vision, and his passion for reaching London. It has been said by those who heard him preach and pray that his prayers were more profound than his sermons. When his church built the Metropolitan Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-57791903997488891812009-09-28T21:55:00.008-04:002009-09-28T22:09:47.838-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: It is never too late.After a military career, employment with a state government, and a divorce, he moved to Alaska. He wanted to get away, even start over. Well, she lived in Alaska, though he said his moving there was more about convenience than love.
I was at one of my favorite spots in an airport I pass through frequently. The restaurant was full, and this fellow traveler was looking for a place to enjoy his Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-24898898815283109432009-09-21T07:00:00.001-04:002009-09-28T21:48:19.100-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: It’s about the gifts, not the gift.Search Google for evangelism, and you get 5.1 million hits! Search Amazon for evangelism, and you will find 36,117 books. Search Google for the gift of evangelism, and you will get 400,000 hits. Search Amazon for the gift of evangelism, and you will find 532 books.
Search the more popular English translations of the Bible for evangelism or the gift of evangelism, and you may be surprised by Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-26862206577942959692009-09-14T07:00:00.001-04:002009-09-28T21:15:51.128-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Some have less time.In Baltimore our oldest church starter is 73. He is an accountant. Many people might say a man of this age who is trained to be methodical and cautious will not lead the way in church starting. But this church starter refuses to be bound by such a limited perception.
He works as hard as any 20-year-old church starter, though he might take a few more breaks. He has started two churches in Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-62291604438489485742009-09-08T12:06:00.005-04:002009-09-28T22:05:35.376-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: New disciples making disciples.<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-25389315099068455872009-08-31T18:27:00.009-04:002009-08-31T19:06:11.553-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: An example for life.Last week my oldest son began his senior year of high school. My other son began his junior year. My daughter began her freshmen year. My boys attend Pace High School, and my daughter participates in virtual school at home, which is a very real education!
I count it a privilege to say Frank Lay, the principle of Pace High School, is a personal friend. He is an outstanding educator and community Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-62912990703050684602009-08-17T11:42:00.005-04:002009-08-17T12:47:06.916-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: An exclusive Lord’s Supper.The epicenter of missions, namely the Great Commission, is Christ. Yes, I know I am about to lose your attention because you already believe this truth. Hang on just a little longer. This precious truth is under assault via the Lord’s Supper.
One of the Adversary’s greatest schemes to hinder the kingdom of God is to shift our efforts slightly off course. All he really needs to do is to Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-69308090862532331772009-08-03T02:39:00.004-04:002009-08-03T02:49:59.667-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Baptize new disciples.<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-18512724801023760822009-07-27T14:29:00.007-04:002009-07-27T14:51:46.399-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: Diligence is necessary.Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV)
This passage is one of my favorite missions, ministry, and disciple-making passages. Taken out of context it could be understood to encourage more ministry that extends to the edge of the church, but not much further. Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-57942851924417703832009-07-20T13:15:00.004-04:002009-07-20T13:47:16.865-04:00Mondays Are for Making Disciples: A little test<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-79417540453296069302009-07-06T12:45:00.023-04:002009-07-06T15:28:25.507-04:00Dancing with Missions Teams<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-38247181693250977472009-06-20T22:00:00.007-04:002009-07-14T21:18:06.245-04:00Focusing the Great Commission ResurgenceTomorrow, I depart for the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, KY. I lived in Louisville for four years in the late ‘90s. Those were great days in a great city. I remember walking on the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for the first time. I fully understood that men and women of faith and courage had begun a work more than a century before that allowed me to stand thereTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-15933138468804129422008-11-13T01:00:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:31:15.036-05:00The Holiday Season<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-22450381628966827882008-09-25T22:19:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:52:13.191-04:00Thanking Our Veteran LeadersOn May 7, 1945, German forces surrendered to mark the end of the European Theater in WWII. On September 2, 1945, Japanese forces surrendered to end the Pacific Theater in WWII.
In May 2004 our nation finally reversed decades of neglect and opened the National WWII Memorial. It is a beautiful tribute to the more than 16 million men and women that served our country in this war.
I visited the Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-87231299704690134872008-09-20T20:00:00.000-04:002008-09-21T17:33:54.892-04:00Missional. . .Smissional (Part 1)I remember when distinctions were debated between mission and missions.
The discussions are now about being missional. The problem is all of these words and a few others like missionary are used so diversely they are practically useless. Doubt me? Ed Stetzer has written a 5-part series just to define what it means to be missional. See his well written and helpful commentary HERE. Rick Meigs, Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-48830154840244339072008-09-13T01:07:00.000-04:002008-09-13T09:56:43.315-04:00Hurricanes, Gas Prices, Mega Churches, and ElectionsI do not like hurricanes! I was born in Pensacola, FL, and lived there until leaving to attend seminary. I returned to the Pensacola area a few years ago and now live in Pace, FL, a small community just outside of Pensacola. I remember many names like Camille, Andrew, Frederick, Opel, Ivan, Dennis, Katrina, and now Ike.
Though Ike is hundreds of miles away, the waves at Pensacola Beach are 15Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-80575772715421064292008-06-24T00:18:00.000-04:002008-06-24T02:53:16.861-04:00Summer ThoughtsA few of you have noticed that I have not written in a couple of weeks. Actually, I have written but chose not to upload for one reason or another. Let me tell you a little about what has been occurring.Recently, my middle child,Caleb, caught this 49" King Mackerel. You should have been there!A number of new opportunities have arisen for LYNTYS to expand. I am excited about days ahead and theTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-9060034006134498872008-05-03T16:22:00.000-04:002008-05-04T23:08:35.631-04:00Have a LYNTYS WeekTodd Robertson, Associate Pastor, Missions, at Walnut Street Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, provided the following post. Todd is a dear friend, and he his wife Kim, along with their three sons, live LYNTYS. You can email Todd at trobertson@walnutstreet.org.His post will also appear in his church's monthly publication. You'll benefit from his practical tips below.I would like to offer you Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-49557039967848269882008-04-22T23:47:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:05:00.056-04:00Life Is Not RandomLunch today was at a local restaurant. Earl Gray, Darnell Ranson, and I met to enjoy good food and to discuss a pilot project I proposed to them. Earl is the director of evangelism and leadership development for Embrace Baltimore, and Darnell is the director of community impact for Embrace. They are outstanding team members and a blast as lunch guests.This pilot effort will be based on four Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-28357400015297089802008-04-14T00:31:00.000-04:002008-04-14T02:17:15.368-04:00Southeastern and Church StartingThis past week I spent a day at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, to meet future church starters and speak in several classes. This was my first visit to Southeastern and it was long overdue!Bruce Ashford is the director of the Lewis A. Drummond Center for Great Commission Studies, and he hosted me for this visit. He shared that seminary President Danny Akin has Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-90826325489145015992008-03-28T23:29:00.001-04:002008-03-29T11:05:29.373-04:00DreamsYesterday was a day of dreams.The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware hosted Bob Roberts Jr. to lead a workshop for a group of church starters. Bob covered a variety of subjects, most coming from his latest book, The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches. You can learn more about Bob and his incredible ministry HERE.Some might think this book would appeal to church Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-91728991178661582202008-03-15T21:42:00.000-04:002008-03-16T20:14:27.671-04:00Having Almost EverythingThis past week a great team from Walnut Street Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, came to Baltimore to work with us. I thank Pastor Rusty Ellison for sending the team and Associate Pastor Todd Robertson for leading them.The team worked several days at Catonsville Baptist Church. They also went into four communities and talked with people living and working in those areas. This work helped us Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-18315764715496936552008-03-10T10:02:00.000-04:002008-03-11T18:08:44.654-04:00LYNTYS in MoscowMisha Elchaninov is great friend in Moscow. Together we started the first house fellowship of a church in Moscow that now has multiple house fellowships and meets corporately each week. Eight leaders in the church are preparing to launch 8 churches out of it. God has blessed him with a wonderful wife, Natasha, and a beautiful daughter, Veronica.Misha and Natasha helped us with LYNTYS when we wereTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-40505562243329422812008-03-04T22:46:00.001-05:002008-03-06T20:33:55.931-05:00LYNTYS & The Louisiana Horse WhispererThis week I took a few days off from my responsibilities with Embrace Baltimore. I have been in Orlando participating in the Florida Baptist Convention's Evangelism Conference, and it has been a blast.I thank David Burton, the director of the evangelism department for the Florida Baptist Convention, for inviting me to lead sessions on LYNTYS. Several pastors and church leaders are planning to Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-36841837177183650952008-02-29T22:26:00.000-05:002008-03-01T10:24:25.895-05:00NAMB Church Planting and National Missionary ForumI am in Atlanta attending the Church Planting and National Missionary Forum of the North American Mission Board. When you gather at one hotel some 300 missionary types from around the country, you will most certainly encounter interesting conversations with other hotel guests.It was no surprise that one of the guests sharing an elevator ride with me asked, "What kind of group is here at the hotelTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-29959065579048338342008-02-25T23:07:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:16:44.923-05:00How Can We Pray for You?One of the great churches using LYNTYS is not yet having public worship services. Last November Brad Graves invited me to work with his church starting team in San Diego, CA. Brad, Becky, Nathan, and Noah (pictured to the right) are part of the team Brad is leading to launch Cross Church San Diego.During my time in San Diego, I led their team through the LYNTYS Equipping Workshop. One element of Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-15049119122564198532008-02-19T23:19:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:33:19.186-05:00LYNTYS & StarbucksKim U. Jernigan, DDS, is my family's dentist. She was named Florida's 2004 Dentist of the Year, and soon she will serve as president of the Florida Dental Association. She is an outstanding dentist with an exceptional staff. No one at the Bush house dreads dental appointments!Here is the rest of the story. Kim lives LYNTYS daily, and she is a faithful patron of Starbucks. Her love for good coffeeTroy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-61309049665928056762008-02-15T23:04:00.000-05:002008-02-16T12:53:45.718-05:00Meet The Prince Family--Baltimore Church Starters Let me tell you about one of our church starter families. Ellis and Ginger Prince, along with their children, Lauren (8) and Caleb (5), moved to Baltimore at the beginning of this year. This move was actually a homecoming because Ellis grew up in Maryland. We are delighted the Princes are part of our Embrace Baltimore Church Starting Team.They will launch the Gallery Church Baltimore on Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-44160955868873517812008-02-14T01:18:00.000-05:002008-02-16T12:00:56.513-05:00A LYNTYS Valentine's StoryValentine’s Day is here. While it is not too late to buy flowers, you will certainly pay more for what someone else did not want.Danny Hardy, one of my good friends at Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL, called me today. He has a beautiful daughter, Hannah, that recently had surgery to insert a device in her brain to control her seizures. Now she has a staph infection, and they are hoping they Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-7196277787543058512008-02-12T23:18:00.000-05:002008-02-14T23:37:24.022-05:00Ministers of Evangelism Are NetworkingToday I had the pleasure of meeting in Charleston, SC, with ministers of evangelism from six SBC churches. Dr. Tim McKnight, associate pastor of evangelism for Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC, initiated this strategic gathering of leaders from around the country. They are preparing for a 2009 meeting of SBC ministers of evangelism from churches across the nation. See Tim's LYNTYS Blog Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593699285340252174.post-47153896963835408912008-02-08T22:57:00.000-05:002008-02-16T11:57:46.007-05:00Sit Anywhere on the PlaneI boarded a plane a few days ago and walked toward my assigned seat. A flight attendant stood just beyond my seat and told me I could sit anywhere I wanted because the flight would not be full. This plane was a miniature jet (small seats with no legroom), so I chose an empty row.
Soon after I sat down, the attendant told a woman approaching her she could sit anywhere. The woman looked at her Troy Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701059193287367340noreply@blogger.com0