The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast High Tech, High Touch ... Featuring the SmallCircle App (feat. Steve McCoy)
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Today’s episode will help us understand how to effectively use the Small Circle mobile app to enhance relational disciple-making, streamline church activities, and track spiritual growth with advanced features and practical insights.
Join Steve McCoy as he presents the final session for Small Circle at the Discipleship.org National Forum. In this session, Steve explores the intersection of technology and relational discipleship, focusing on a mobile app designed to enhance disciple-making. Learn how the app's features—such as pre-session information sharing, customized relational tools, and secure functionalities—can streamline and deepen the discipleship process. Also, discover the app's global impact, with multiple language support and special features for use in persecuted regions. Practical insights on engaging youth and managing church-wide discipleship metrics are also shared. Perfect for pastors, discipleship leaders, and tech-savvy followers looking to elevate their approach to disciple-making.
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Key Takeaways
00:00 Welcome and Introduction
10:10 Customizing Your Discipleship Experience
24:51 Pairing and Metrics: Enhancing Discipleship Accountability
32:55 Tracking Discipleship Progress with the Mobile App
40:55 Q&A: Using the App for Discipleship
43:40 Q&A: Theological Background and Youth Ministry
51:55 Q&A: Practical Tips and Final Thoughts
Resources on Discipleship
Reaching & Discipling Women: A Guide to Women’s Ministry in Your Church
What Is Church? And How Important Is It?
Family Discipleship Blueprint: A Year-by-Year Guide to Family Discipleship
In this episode, Steve McCoy kicks things off by welcoming everyone and setting the stage for the Small Circle session at the discipleship.org national forum. Steve, lead pastor from Sarasota, Florida, emphasizes the vision of integrating disciple-making into all church activities and introduces the focus of this session: using technology to enhance disciple-making. He starts with a prayer for guidance and creativity.
Steve dives into the role of technology in modern disciple-making, featuring a session by Daniel M. called "High Tech High Touch," which highlights the relational benefits of tech in discipleship and dispels myths about technology being impersonal.
He then introduces the Small Circle mobile app, designed to make disciple-making more relational and efficient. The app helps users streamline their time by handling information before meetings, so gatherings can focus on interaction.
The Meeting Hub is highlighted as a new feature for tracking notes, prayer points, action steps, and gospel moves. Another feature, pairing, lets users share progress and notes, making meetings more efficient.
Steve emphasizes the importance of tracking metrics to monitor disciple-making success and identify areas needing support. The app’s security features are also discussed, including an emergency mode for high-risk areas and an offline version for places with limited internet access.
The episode wraps up with a Q&A session addressing practical usage, suitability for different church settings, and technical details. Steve and Chris, the IT expert behind the app, provide clear answers and guidance.
Overall, this episode is a practical guide to leveraging the Small Circle app for effective disciple-making, showcasing its features and benefits for diverse ministry needs.
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