Doing Church as Family MasterClass
Build a church culture of belonging and growth with twelve short teachings from Michael Brodeur, original notes and new practical learning guides.
Lessons
1. The Family of God: Part 1
Free PreviewMichael Brodeur introduces spiritual family as a way to connect genuine belonging with intentional discipleship. Compare activity without development, rigid systems and a family approach that helps people mature and contribute. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
2. The Family of God: Part 2
Move from the idea of family to the skills that sustain it. Michael explores relational connection, dependable commitment, reproduction, development and working across generations of disciples. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
3. The Family of God: Part 3
Turn a family vision into clear leadership practice. Michael connects shared values, real responsibility, apprenticeship and ongoing support so that developing people becomes part of the team’s work. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
4. Spiritual Parenting: Part 1
Michael explores the heart of spiritual parenting: loving people before they perform, understanding their starting point and helping them grow. The aim is mature people who can serve others, rather than lasting dependence on a leader. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
5. Spiritual Parenting: Part 2
Leaders need people who help them grow, too. Michael connects receiving guidance, equipping others, discovering gifts and releasing people into meaningful service that serves their development. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
6. Spiritual Parenting: Part 3
Apply the family model in a smaller community where people can know one another, contribute and practise ministry. Michael outlines a leadership core, complementary responsibilities and apprentices who learn alongside others. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
7. Building Kingdom Culture: Part 1
Culture carries the habits of a community. Michael connects Romans 12 with shared values that make room for different gifts, genuine relationships and intentional development. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
8. Building Kingdom Culture: Part 2
Michael presents a practical framework for helping people believe, belong, become, be filled and be strong. Use it to notice gaps in support, rather than assuming everyone grows in the same order or at the same pace. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
9. Building Kingdom Culture: Part 3
Move from stated values to the calendar, choices and repeated practices that shape community life. Michael explains how agreement, celebration and gracious correction reinforce a church’s direction. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
10. Bridging the Generations: Part 1
Michael connects intentional relationships with a practical training sequence. Learn to identify, invite, train, release and support emerging leaders while keeping their growth ahead of the work you need done. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
11. Bridging the Generations: Part 2
Michael uses organic growth as an illustration for building from shared values and relationships. The practical focus is to sustain care, quality and support as new leaders begin developing others. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.
12. Bridging the Generations: Part 3
Michael closes the series by returning to Elijah, Elisha and the next generation. Use the final lesson to choose a realistic mentoring commitment and bring your family-church development plan together. The complete guide adds reflection questions, a practical exercise and a companion worksheet.