Phase 3: Integrating the Apprentice Welcome and Essential Information: Send a warm welcome package or email containing: Welcome letter from church leadership. Apprenticeship program overview (goals, schedule, expectations). Contact details for their mentor and program coordinator. Key church information (mission,…
Phase 1: The Trainer’s Mindset “I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual…
Dearest Immanuel Family, We pray you are experiencing the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What a joy it is to worship with you each week as we learn to know Jesus, follow Jesus, and share…
Read: John 17:1-17 Weekly Word with Pastor Mark for March 26,2025 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgfamotdZck&t=19s Jesus prayed for you! Jesus, who is seated at the right hand of Yahweh-God, represents you!He is praying for you now! You may ask, “Why would Jesus…
These are the recommendations of the strategic evaluation, refresh team, of IBC, Madrid. The Refresh Process was facilitated by a broad range of members from Immanuel. They met monthly, sometimes bi-monthly, to work on their assigned areas based…
Read: John 17:20-26 In the High Priestly Prayer recorded in John 17, Jesus prayed for “all who would believe” through the message of His first followers. In that upper room, Jesus saw you, he knew you, he prayed for you!…
LEADERSHIP PIPELINE TRAINING: On September 30th and October 1st 2024, IBC Madrid participated in a Leadership Pipeline Training led by Scott Ball and Andrea Hesterberg from Healthy Churches Global and the International Baptist Convention. (This was two days after Sharon…
What is it? A process in partnership with the International Baptist Convention and Healthy Churches Global/The Malphurs Group. The process is Strategic Envisioning, simply stated as “Refresh.” The Goal: to become a healthier church.The time frame: typically one year. 1.…
Read: John 16 Watch: Jesus was going back to His Father. He had already told His followers of His coming betrayal, death, burial, and resurrection. He even told them, “it is better for you if I go, so that…
Read: John 15Watch: At the heart of Jesus’ message is the image of being connected. The vine with its unseen roots going deep into the soil, draws up nutrients. The branches spread out receiving light and producing fruit. Jesus…