Get access to all of our 2025 National Disciple Making Forum Content: https://disciplemakerspodcast.supercast.com/   Church Project Track Session 3: Distributed Pastoral Leadership Today, the word “pastor” conveys someone far more centralized and public than was used in the New Testament (often it means the public speaker on a stage). How did the Early Church identify, equip, and empower ‘ordinary’ individuals to function as pastors, and how could implementing this change the church today?   Effective Leadership and Distributed Model: Insights from Titus Chapter 1 Dive deep into the principles of effective church leadership as drawn from Titus Chapter 1. This episode outlines the importance of localized pastoral leadership and decentralized structure for fostering rapid gospel movement, referencing works by theologian Alan Hirsch. Learn about the history and evolution of house churches, the critical balance between centralized and light centrality, doctrinal training, and the intricate processes of raising new house church pastors. Gain practical insights into maintaining sound doctrine, facilitating diverse community growth, and the importance of continuous leadership development. The episode also covers the successful transition strategies for legacy churches, effective house church operation, and quantitative versus qualitative measurement of church health. 00:00 Introduction to Titus Chapter One00:13 The Role of Elders in the Early Church01:11 Centrality and Movement in the Church02:16 Distributed Leadership and Sound Doctrine03:46 House Church Origins and Growth05:12 Developing Doctrine and Duties07:56 Pastoring House Church Pastors14:23 Handling Diversity and Sanctification17:45 Sunday Gatherings vs. House Churches24:23 Reflections and Lessons Learned28:59 Connecting People in a Growing Community29:56 Leadership Turnover and Mobility33:13 One-on-One Discipleship Approach35:35 Challenges in Transitioning Legacy Churches41:35 Preaching and Teaching in House Churches45:49 Leadership Pipeline and Testing50:12 Measuring Success and Engagement57:46 Recruiting Initial House Church Pastors59:38 Final Q&A and Leadership Development   Get Discipleship.org's premium Podcast Feed: https://disciplemakerspodcast.supercast.com/  Check out the following eBooks from Discipleship.org: -- What Is Church? And How Important Is It? https://discipleship.org/shop/what-is-church-and-how-important-is-it/ -- Family Discipleship Blueprint: A Year-by-Year Guide to Family Discipleshiphttps://discipleship.org/shop/family-discipleship-blueprint-a-year-by-year-guide-to-family-discipleship/ -- Becoming a Disciple Makerhttps://discipleship.org/shop/becoming-a-disciple-maker/ -- National Study: The State of Disciple Making Churches: A 10 Minute Visual Guidehttps://discipleship.org/shop/national-study-the-state-of-disciple-making-churches-a-10-minute-visual-guide/ -- Reaching & Discipling Women: A Guide to Women’s Ministry in Your Churchhttps://discipleship.org/shop/reaching-discipling-women-a-guide-to-womens-ministry-in-your-church/ Check out the following Books from Discipleship.org: -- The Discipleship Gospelhttps://himpublications.com/product/the-discipleship-gospel/?utm_source=discipleship-org&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=books-page -- Disciple-Making Culturehttps://himpublications.com/product/disciple-making-culture/ -- Recreated to Be like God: Making Disciples in the Image of Jesushttps://a.co/d/6DDvUrC -- King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleshiphttps://a.co/d/7d85z6T -- The Disciple Maker's Handbook: Seven Elements of a Discipleship Lifestylehttps://a.co/d/4ZHIbQz Take the FREE Disciple Maker Assessment:https://church-multiplication.com/disciplemaker/ Come to the The National Disciple Making Forum: https://discipleship.org/national-disciple-making-forum/ Stay informed - Get our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hPViAr Listen - Disciple Maker's Podcast: https://discipleship.org/resources/podcast/