This is how we grow.

  • Come & See

    Goal: Experience the life and love of Jesus in community.

    • What it looks like: Attending services, engaging with others, hearing the Gospel.

    • Environments: Sunday gatherings, community events, special outreach.

    • Next Step: Join a Welcome Lunch / Intro to Good News class. 

  • Follow & Grow

    Goal: Build a foundation in faith and personal spiritual practices.

    • Core Practices: Daily prayer, Bible reading, baptism, understanding the Gospel, learning to follow Jesus.

    • Support: 1-on-1 mentorship, 6–8 week "Foundations" course, small group discussions.

    • Next Step: Commit to a small group and personal devotional life. 

  • Serve & Belong

    Goal: Live out your faith in community and discover your gifts.

    • What it looks like: Serving on a ministry team, contributing in your gifting, being part of a small group.

    • Support: Team leader mentorship, spiritual gifts discovery, ongoing discipleship in group settings.

    • Leadership Principle: Every ministry leader should identify and actively develop 1–2 others who can step into their role or a future role. 

  • Lead & Multiply

    Goal: Develop as a servant-leader who disciples others.

    • What it looks like: Leading a small group, mentoring others, overseeing ministry areas, initiating outreach.

    • Support: Leadership development track (biblical leadership, team building, vision casting, conflict resolution), regular coaching from pastors/elders.

    • Leadership Principle: Leaders are not just managing a role — they’re multiplying leaders.

    • Next Step: Identify and invest in future leaders. 

  • Send & Support

    Goal: Multiply leaders and ministries beyond Good News Co.

    • What it looks like: Planting small groups, launching new ministries, sending missionaries, starting church plants.

    • Support: Ongoing pastoral covering, leadership coaching, peer network.

    • Next Step: Remain in the multiplication cycle — always raising up new disciples and leaders. 

  • Ongoing Rhythm

    Monthly Discipleship Guides

    Goal: Equip everyday believers to grow in Christ and practice their faith in simple, repeatable ways.

    • What it looks like: Monthly guides centered on Scripture, prayer, and practical habits you can use on your own, with your family, or in a group.

    • Support: Step-by-step practices, guiding questions, pastoral input, and a churchwide rhythm that keeps us growing together.

    • Next Step: Lean in each month — use the guide, talk it over with others, and put it into practice as a rhythm of walking with Jesus.

This Month’s Guide

September Discipleship: Prayer — Talking with God
This month’s guide focuses on the practice of prayer. Through Scripture, simple habits, and reflection questions, you’ll learn how prayer opens the door to God’s peace, presence, and power. Use it on your own, with your family, or in your group as a way to deepen your daily walk with Jesus.

OUR HEART FOR FAMILIES

At Good News Co., we believe discipleship begins at home. Research shows the single most important influence on a child’s faith is the faith of their parents. That’s why we see parents as the primary disciplers of their children, and our role as a church is to walk alongside you - equipping, encouraging, and resourcing you for that sacred calling.

We embrace an intergenerational approach to ministry because children grow best when they are woven into the life of the whole church family. Studies show that kids who regularly worship with adults are more likely to continue in their faith as they grow older . When they see worship modeled, they don’t just learn about faith, they experience it in action.