27 min
15: Building a Downline with Matt Kelley and Davis Craig Grace Church, EQUIP Podcast
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Check out gracechurchsc.org/equip to access additional resources and coaching opportunities. If you have questions, need coaching, or just want us to discuss a topic on the podcast, please email us at equip@gracechurchsc.org.
In episode 15, Chris Rivers speaks with Matt Kelley, Worship Pastor/Director of Leadership Development at Grace Church, and Davis Craig, Students’ Advisor and Internship & Residency Director, about the concept of creating a downline. This discipleship strategy involves intentionally pouring into the lives of others with the goal of replicating future leaders. Matt shares his experience being the recipient of a downline and also building his own downline. He poses the question to listeners: Who are the 2-3 people in your life you need to be investing time into who could be the next person to take your role?
Matt and Davis unpack the challenges involved in creating a downline including: seeing the process as a threat to your position, making the time to include people in your world, having flexibility with your schedule, creating opportunities for training and cleaning up the messes this may create, and loving people well enough to tell them the truth. This strategy, while difficult to flesh out, is an important and necessary step in the process of reproducing leaders. With an attitude of humility, patience, and intentionality, listeners can learn to build a discipleship culture that impacts the future of the church and those who will come behind.
If you're new to Grace Church Equip, head on over to gracechurchsc.org/equip to access coaching opportunities, additional resources on our EQUIP Hub, and upcoming EQUIP events. Have a question or want to speak to someone on our team? Email crivers@gracechurchsc.org and we will get you connected.
Many thanks to Lauren Bryant, Meg Gurley and Scott Beardsley for helping to produce this episode.
Check out gracechurchsc.org/equip to access additional resources and coaching opportunities. If you have questions, need coaching, or just want us to discuss a topic on the podcast, please email us at equip@gracechurchsc.org.
In episode 15, Chris Rivers speaks with Matt Kelley, Worship Pastor/Director of Leadership Development at Grace Church, and Davis Craig, Students’ Advisor and Internship & Residency Director, about the concept of creating a downline. This discipleship strategy involves intentionally pouring into the lives of others with the goal of replicating future leaders. Matt shares his experience being the recipient of a downline and also building his own downline. He poses the question to listeners: Who are the 2-3 people in your life you need to be investing time into who could be the next person to take your role?
Matt and Davis unpack the challenges involved in creating a downline including: seeing the process as a threat to your position, making the time to include people in your world, having flexibility with your schedule, creating opportunities for training and cleaning up the messes this may create, and loving people well enough to tell them the truth. This strategy, while difficult to flesh out, is an important and necessary step in the process of reproducing leaders. With an attitude of humility, patience, and intentionality, listeners can learn to build a discipleship culture that impacts the future of the church and those who will come behind.
If you're new to Grace Church Equip, head on over to gracechurchsc.org/equip to access coaching opportunities, additional resources on our EQUIP Hub, and upcoming EQUIP events. Have a question or want to speak to someone on our team? Email crivers@gracechurchsc.org and we will get you connected.
Many thanks to Lauren Bryant, Meg Gurley and Scott Beardsley for helping to produce this episode.
27 min