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Spiritual AuthorityMike Betts
Mike addresses the use of spiritual authority, including healthy practice, pitfalls and abuse.
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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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How do you develop the gifting of others in discipleship?Mike Betts
A focused question for leaders who want to recognise and develop other people’s gifts.
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What can we learn about discipleship from the ministries of Jesus, Paul, Peter, and others?Mike Betts
Biblical models to accompany the practical material on raising and releasing leaders.
Watch · Video · YouTube
Word & Spirit: Spiritual GiftsMike Betts, Anna Goodman, Adam Voke
A discussion of spiritual gifts, their use and cautions, from the RM Word & Spirit series.
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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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.
Watch · Teaching · Forum of Christian Leaders
How can the church family in Europe grow?Mike Betts
An interview linked to Multiplying Ministry: Raising Spiritual Sons and Daughters.
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.
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.
Watch · Teaching · Forum of Christian Leaders
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.
Watch · Teaching · Forum of Christian Leaders
What is the goal of discipleship in Philippians 1?Mike Betts
A short answer on Paul's goal for discipleship.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Climate Maps, 2024 and the decade ahead!Mike Betts
Global mission and the next decade.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
Your life, your ‘call’ and the next 10 years!Mike Betts
Calling, vocation and responding to Christ.
Read · Article · Relational Mission
London Calling: A New ChapterMike Betts
Personal calling and the development of church planting in London.
View source · Teaching · Community Church — Chafford
Building the Local Church — 1 Corinthians 3:5–15Mike Betts
A local-church message on 1 Corinthians 3.