{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"Don\u2019t Just \u201cDo\u201d Discipleship (Build the Culture in Your Church!) | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9RvwaEKusS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/dont-just-do-discipleship-build-the-culture-in-your-church\/\">Don\u2019t Just \u201cDo\u201d Discipleship (Build the Culture in Your Church!)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/dont-just-do-discipleship-build-the-culture-in-your-church\/embed\/#?secret=9RvwaEKusS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Don\u2019t Just \u201cDo\u201d Discipleship (Build the Culture in Your Church!)&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"9RvwaEKusS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Christian-Bible-Study.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"Culture encompasses the values, thoughts, attitudes, and actions of the people within it. According to John Kotter, culture is simply \u201cthe way we do things around here.\u201d Every environment we encounter has its own culture. Your home has a culture. Your workplace has a culture. And your church has a culture. Culture is developed over years through shared experiences, including joys, pain, and responses to environmental factors. It is akin to a set of unwritten rules that people follow within that specific environment. It\u2019s not just about actions\u2014it\u2019s about how you think, how you feel, and of course, how you behave. The culture of a given environment is what lies beneath the surface; it\u2019s what truly governs that environment. The concept of culture is like rebar on a construction site. No one looks at the rebar early on and is impressed by it. Instead, we wait until the structure begins to rise. We\u2019re not interested in what keeps it stable; we want to see what makes it look nice. Even though rebar isn\u2019t pretty, it\u2019s incredibly necessary. Rebar gives a building its stability and strength. It\u2019s what holds everything together below the surface, making a structure resistant against the forces of time and nature. Without rebar, a building crumbles because rebar controls the form of everything built above it. The same principle applies to culture."}