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Mike addresses the use of spiritual authority, including healthy practice, pitfalls and abuse.
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Church For The Broken World: The Call To Christian Influence
Introduction to a series on Christian service and influence in society.
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Strong Foundations: Romans 15 — Blueprint for Local Church LifeMike Betts
Paul, his team and their partnering churches provide a biblical case study in how apostolic mission works.
View source · Teaching · Relational Mission
Mike Betts: An overview of our recent shape changeMike Betts
Mike explains shared apostolic leadership, community leaders and releasing ministry into new places.
Watch · Video · YouTube
What does it look like to be a servant-hearted leader?Mike Betts
A focused question-and-answer video on servant-hearted leadership, explicitly linked from RM’s leadership values.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Heroes and mentorsJennie Pollock (article adapted from Mike Betts' teaching)
A short written adaptation of Mike’s teaching: leaders develop and release others instead of becoming the hero.
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Leading Yourself, Leading OthersMike Betts
A leadership “way of life” rather than skills alone; selected for character and long-term faithfulness.
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Heavenly Calling, Not a Career PathMike Betts
A resource for examining the motives behind ministry rather than treating leadership as career progression.
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How do we lead both ourselves and others well over a lifetime?Mike Betts
A question-and-answer companion to Mike’s longer talk on leading yourself and others.
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Be Fruitful and Multiply: Raising Spiritual Sons and DaughtersMike Betts
A practical starting point for developing leaders through relationship and multiplying ministry rather than retaining it.
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Reproducing Mature Disciples Ready for LeadershipMike Betts
Recognising and developing others’ character and gifting so that the next generation can lead and disciple.
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Everyone a WitnessMike Betts
A supplementary resource on ordinary believers participating in mission, rather than leaving ministry to a few leaders.
View source · Series · Relational Mission
Everyone a Witness — Leadership Conference 2016, parts 1 and 2Mike Betts
Mike’s two sessions connect 2 Corinthians 2:14–17 with an apostolic appetite for gospel advance.
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What can we learn from the way the Apostle Paul incorporated prayer into his mission?Mike Betts
A question-led entry connecting Paul’s apostolic mission with dependence on prayer.
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Strong Foundations: The Prayers of ManyMike Betts
A fuller treatment of shared prayer and gospel advance, drawing on Paul’s appeal in 2 Corinthians 1:11.
Read · Article · Vista
Creating a discipleship cultureMike Betts
Mike’s written explanation of sustained discipleship and developing others alongside one’s own calling.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Relational Mission: A Way of Life — overview and bookMike Betts
An overview of Mike’s wider vision for relational, multiplying church life, with an optional paid book.
Watch · Teaching · Forum of Christian Leaders
Healthy Christian Life — Raising Sons and DaughtersMike Betts
Developing others to go further through discipleship and ministry multiplication.
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Healthy Christian Life — Everyone a Witness/Prayers of ManyMike Betts
Building a shared culture of evangelism and corporate prayer.
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Healthy Christian Life — A Church for the Broken WorldMike Betts
Serving society, caring for the poor and engaging in everyday work.
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Healthy Christian Life — Starting New FamiliesMike Betts
A sustained local-church commitment to planting and partnering in mission.
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How does fruitfulness come from providence?Mike Betts
An interview question connected to Mike’s Philippians 1 discipleship teaching.
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What struggles with identity does a disciple-maker have?Mike Betts
An interview question about identity in the work of discipling others.
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What should disciple-makers focus on: character or gift?Mike Betts
An interview question about character and gifting in discipleship.
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How can the church family in Europe grow?Mike Betts
An interview linked to Multiplying Ministry: Raising Spiritual Sons and Daughters.
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Why is it so important that everyone in the Church is a witness for Christ?Mike Betts
Mike answers a question on every believer’s role in witness.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
A Real Family — A Way of Life 1.2Mike Betts, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on A Real Family.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
Everyone a Witness — A Way of Life 1.3Mike Betts, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on Everyone a Witness.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
Raising Sons & Daughters — A Way of Life 1.4, part 1Mike Betts, Alice Watts, Anna Goodman, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on Raising Sons & Daughters.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
Raising Sons & Daughters — A Way of Life 1.4, part 2Mike Betts, Alice Watts, Anna Goodman, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on Raising Sons & Daughters.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
Church for a Broken World — A Way of Life 1.5Mike Betts, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on Church for a Broken World.
Listen · Podcast · Relational Mission
Starting New Families — A Way of Life 1.7Mike Betts, Maurice Nightingale, Stef Liston, Isaac Butcher, Adam Voke
RM discussion episode on Starting New Families.
Watch · Teaching · Forum of Christian Leaders
Why do loyalty and faithfulness matter as much as character and gift in discipleship?Mike Betts
Short interview answer addressing the question in the title.
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Is there more than one way to spend time with those you’re discipling?Mike Betts
Short interview answer addressing the question in the title.
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What are some ways God uses his people as witnesses?Mike Betts
A short answer on Christian witness.
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How does someone become a witness?Mike Betts
A short answer on Christian witness.
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What is the goal of discipleship in Philippians 1?Mike Betts
A short answer on Paul's goal for discipleship.
View source · Teaching · Relational Mission
Landtakers — Part 1Mike Betts
A mission-focused message about moving into unfamiliar territory.
This link opens the Leadership Conference 2014 archive rather than a direct recording page.
View source · Teaching · Relational Mission
Landtakers — Part 2Mike Betts
Character and heart matter more than strategy in mission.
This link opens the Leadership Conference 2014 archive rather than a direct recording page.
View source · Teaching · New Ground / Pioneer
What will engaging outreach look like?Mike Betts
Mike's outreach session from Pioneer 2021.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Climate Maps, 2024 and the decade ahead!Mike Betts
Global mission and the next decade.
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Your life, your ‘call’ and the next 10 years!Mike Betts
Calling, vocation and responding to Christ.
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Church For The Broken World: The Call To Christian InfluenceMike Betts, John Raspin
Introduction to a series on Christian service and influence in society.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Reflections from the Lausanne ConferenceMike Betts
Global gospel partnership and the church's inheritance in Christ.
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Water and Agriculture (part one): Gardening God’s WayMike Betts, John Raspin
Creation care, food, water and Christian social responsibility.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
London Calling: A New ChapterMike Betts
Personal calling and the development of church planting in London.
View source · Book · Relational Mission
Everyone a WitnessMike Betts
Mike's book encouraging everyday Christian witness.
View source · Course · Relational Mission
Take a Step — IntroductionMike Betts
Mike introduces the everyday evangelism course.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
East meets West: Mike Betts updateMike Betts, John Samara
A conversation on partnership between Western churches and Middle Eastern Christians.