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Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations...
Matthew 28:19
I've read The Trellis and the Vine, now what?
Vinegrowers offers a free 45-minute call with one of our team members, during which you will receive a fresh and objective perspective on your current situation, and some clear and concrete recommendations for next steps on your journey to being a disciple-making church.
Shape the ministry culture of disciple making at your church.
Vinegrowers is powered by Matthias Media to train and equip.
Vinegrowers exists to help ministry leaders take the next step in reshaping their own personal cultures, on up to their entire church wide culture around the disciple-making call.
Our goal is to help you with a very specific implementation, that is, applying the principles you found yourself heartily agreeing with in The Trellis and the Vine.
Intentional
Other consulting or coaching services will have their own ecclesiological goals and assumptions—whether conscious or unconscious (all too often the latter). We very intentionally work from the principles of The Trellis and the Vine.
Resource-full
We work from the Matthias Media platform—a publishing ministry laser-focused on providing ministry resources purposely designed for implementing The Trellis and the Vine vision—we know the helpful resources that are available and how to make best use of them.
Say hi to our team
The members of our Vinegrowers team have years of experience in thinking about these issues and talking to pastors and other church leaders about them. They understand that there is no ‘program’ that’s going to turn your church culture around. They know church cultures don't work like that. They know it’s God and his gospel that transforms people and churches. Yet they also know there are resources and strategies which, under God, have helped many churches become far more effective in making disciples.
Beyond the initial free consultation, we do hope to offer ongoing coaching and consulting on a paid basis. However, our capacity to provide that continuing service is sufficiently limited that our goal is always to provide as much help as we can to as many churches as we can through the initial free call.
Marty Sweeney
Executive Director Matthias Media US
Marty started Matthias Media USA in 2006 and continues to lead its operations. He also plays an important role in the global work of MM as the overseer of all content. Since 2011, Marty has been a pastor at Old North Church in Canfield, Ohio, where he has played a key role in developing a culture of disciple-making and training.
Ian Carmichael
Publishing Consultant Matthias Media AU
Ian has spent over three decades as a key leader in Matthias Media's publishing ministry. Along with leadership roles in various churches and on the Board of the Ministry Training Strategy (MTS), he now has many years of thinking strategically and practically about disciple-making within a church context.
Lindsey Yeagley
Marketing Director Matthias Media US
Lindsey's main focus is to convey a clear message about the mission of Matthias Media and Vinegrowers. She enjoys leading Bible study in her home and discipling others one-to-one. Lindsey has been on the Matthias Media team since 2017.
FAQ
We understand that there is no ‘program’ that’s going to turn your church culture around. Church cultures don't work like that.
It is God and his gospel that transforms people and churches. Still, there are resources and strategies which, under God, have helped many churches become far more effective in making disciples.
This is what Vinegrowers exists to do - to help ministry leaders take the next step in reshaping their own personal cultures, on up to their entire churchwide culture around the disciple-making call.
We will then send you a questionnaire to fill in and return to us, which helps us form a picture of where you, your church and your church culture are currently up to.
Once we have reviewed your questionnaire responses, we will offer you some appointment times for your free consultation call. These calls will last from 45-60 minutes, and could be with just you, or with a small leadership team (of up to three people).
At the conclusion of our call we will email you a written summary of our recommendations. We may also include information about any ongoing paid services we can provide as you continue on your change journey.
A few times a year, Vinegrowers organizes regional in-person workshops for ministry leaders and teams to think through disciple-making together. The topics of these workshops have been:
The Trellis and Vine Workshop - thinking through the ‘why’ of making disciples.
The Vine Project Workshop - a one-day ‘shot in the arm’ approach to getting your Vine Project team going with the process of culture change.
Gospel Clarity Workshop - how the gospel message of Jesus not only informs evangelism but also all that a church does around its call to minister.
Vinegrowers also offers weekend training workshops for individual churches and ongoing coaching throughout your culture-change project. Please contact us for more information on any of the offerings above.
We hope to regularly encourage you with ideas and a variety of resources to keep furthering your disciple-making work. We will send out an email once or twice a month. You are free to forward the email on to others you know who may be interested or in need of replicating disciple-making work where they are. You are free to unsubscribe at any time, so sign up today and we trust you’ll find them helpful.
Beyond the initial free consultation, we do hope to offer ongoing coaching and consulting on a paid basis. However, our capacity to provide that continuing service is sufficiently limited that our goal is always to provide as much help as we can to as many churches as we can through the initial free call.
Many of the resources we mention are available from Matthias Media.
In fact, Matthias Media is a publishing ministry that grew from the ideas in The Trellis and the Vine. Many, if not most, of the resources were developed with the disciple-making-disciple in mind. If you aren’t sure which resource fits best for the ministry idea or context you have, contact us.
In fact, one of the ways doing the consultation helps is with positioning the right ministry resource in the right place in your personal or public ministry.
If you are looking for a quick way to get started, head over to the Resource Finder. After you answer a few questions, it will provide you with a list of ideas to consider for a small group or one-to-one meeting (and a number of other similar contexts).
Growing churches where making disciples in obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus is the normal agenda and priority.
Growing churches where making disciples in obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus is the normal agenda and priority.
Growing disciples who reach out to those around them to make new disciples, and who encourage one another to maturity in Christ.
Ask the Vinegrowers team a question or register your interest in a free consultation
"I appreciated the conversation (free consultation) with Marty. It was helpful to 'think out loud' with someone who understoodwhat I was trying to accomplish. He listened well and shared his recommendations based on what I was asking for instead of having a product-centered agenda."
–Donny C (Tennessee)
"The opportunity to have the Matthias Media/Vinegrowers group take a look at our ministry objectives and progress, was incredibly valuable. The dialog with Marty was a welcomed give & take that allowed him to provide a follow-up summary, detailing suggestions for how I can move forward in my leadership with men, small groups and culture change. What a terrific resource this has been, providing practical next steps!"
–Jack N (Idaho)
"Yes, I would wholeheartedly encourage people to join in the free consultation! I found the pre-questions thought provoking and useful. And I found the interaction and recommendations to be very significant and helpful."
