Jim Britts: Second Interview Shows Progress As a Disciplemaking Movement

This is my second interview with Jim Britts and I hope for more as his story unfolds.

Jim is living on the

front lines of a disciplemaking movement in Oceanside, California. The church currently

operates a dual operating system as they transition to the new approach.

The congregation serves long-time members on Sunday mornings and then serves microchurch leaders with a less formal yet highly focused training time, laced with food and fellowship on Sunday evenings. The main function however takes place throughout the week as members continue to make disciples who will probably never attend on a Sunday.

If you’re hoping to build by making disciples rather than marketing programs you’ll love this interview for its practical details.

Jim tells how members prayer-walk with the purpose of meeting and praying for people who might self-identify as “spiritual but not religious.” When they meet a new person they explain that they are walking a neighborhood to pray that God will bless the homes and people in it. In the interview, he explains how these simple conversation starters lead to praying with new friends and quickly opening doors to disciplemaking relationships.

As you might guess, an occasional “person of peace” emerges from these efforts. This is the person who immediately shares what they are learning with family and friends. That leads to microchurches forming (without the terminology).

This one will shatter many of your categories and assumptions about being the church. It will point you toward new

opportunities for fruitful evangelism via prayer with near strangers.

You can catch Jim at https://parksidechurch.cc and

the interview is so good that we posted it to YouTube at https://youtu.be/BI14RgykXno

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