Maximum Discipleship In The Church
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Maximum Discipleship In The Church
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Author : Randy Wollf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-22
Maximum Discipleship In The Church written by Randy Wollf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-22 with categories.
Do you want your church to be a disciple-making church, but aren't sure how to get there? Are you struggling to come up with a church-wide strategy for making disciples? In Maximum Discipleship in the Church, veteran pastor and leadership coach, Dr. Randy Wollf, helps church leaders understand and grow 11 essential elements that will move their churches toward greater disciple-making effectiveness. In the pages of this book, you will discover: How the culture of a church can set the stage for discipleship to thrive. Why focusing on one discipleship approach is not enough to make disciples in a maximum way. How you can strengthen each of the 11 essential disciple-making elements and take your church to the next level in making disciples. The book comes with access to the online Church Discipleship Assessment, a tool that helps you measure your church's effectiveness in the 11 disciple-making areas. Every chapter has reflection/discussion questions that will help you and your leadership team identify and apply key insights from the assessment and the book. Imagine that discipleship in your church is like a grape vine. Of course, we want our churches to bear fruit like seeing people accept Christ and grow in him. Yet, the growth of the vine and its ability to produce fruit is dependent on at least four things: water, sunlight, good soil, and a supportive structure. As we think about making disciples in the church, it's imperative that we recognize the Holy Spirit's role. He is the One who draws people to Christ and helps them grown in him. He provides water and sunlight to make discipleship flourish in our churches. Unless God grows the plant, our efforts are pointless. Even though God ultimately causes discipleship to thrive in our church, He has chosen to partner with us in this great, vine-growing venture. One of the ways that we can participate is to make sure that the soil has the right nutrients to support the growth of the vine. The first five disciple-making elements relate to your church's culture - the heart of your church. The five church cultural factors are like nutrients in the soil. They provide what discipleship needs to thrive in your church. Of course, growing a vine requires more than just the right soil. You also need to have appropriate structures like a trellis that support the vine's growth. That's where the remaining six discipleship elements come in. The church is God's primary way of making disciples, but only if we grow certain qualities and strengthen structures that will support optimal disciple-making. If you are longing to see your church make more and deeper disciples of Jesus, Maximum Discipleship in the Church is for you!
Maximum Discipleship In The Church
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Author : Randy Wollf
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-10-22
Maximum Discipleship In The Church written by Randy Wollf and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-22 with categories.
Do you want your church to be a disciple-making church, but aren't sure how to get there? Are you struggling to come up with a church-wide strategy for making disciples? In Maximum Discipleship in the Church, veteran pastor and leadership coach, Dr. Randy Wollf, helps church leaders understand and grow 11 essential elements that will move their churches toward greater disciple-making effectiveness. In the pages of this book, you will discover: How the culture of a church can set the stage for discipleship to thrive. Why focusing on one discipleship approach is not enough to make disciples in a maximum way. How you can strengthen each of the 11 essential disciple-making elements and take your church to the next level in making disciples. The book comes with access to the online Church Discipleship Assessment, a tool that helps you measure your church's effectiveness in the 11 disciple-making areas. Every chapter has reflection/discussion questions that will help you and your leadership team identify and apply key insights from the assessment and the book. Imagine that discipleship in your church is like a grape vine. Of course, we want our churches to bear fruit like seeing people accept Christ and grow in him. Yet, the growth of the vine and its ability to produce fruit is dependent on at least four things: water, sunlight, good soil, and a supportive structure. As we think about making disciples in the church, it's imperative that we recognize the Holy Spirit's role. He is the One who draws people to Christ and helps them grown in him. He provides water and sunlight to make discipleship flourish in our churches. Unless God grows the plant, our efforts are pointless. Even though God ultimately causes discipleship to thrive in our church, He has chosen to partner with us in this great, vine-growing venture. One of the ways that we can participate is to make sure that the soil has the right nutrients to support the growth of the vine. The first five disciple-making elements relate to your church's culture - the heart of your church. The five church cultural factors are like nutrients in the soil. They provide what discipleship needs to thrive in your church. Of course, growing a vine requires more than just the right soil. You also need to have appropriate structures like a trellis that support the vine's growth. That's where the remaining six discipleship elements come in. The church is God's primary way of making disciples, but only if we grow certain qualities and strengthen structures that will support optimal disciple-making. If you are longing to see your church make more and deeper disciples of Jesus, Maximum Discipleship in the Church is for you!
Maximum Discipleship Radical Results
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Author : John F. McGeorge, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
Release Date : 2003-05
Maximum Discipleship Radical Results written by John F. McGeorge, Jr. and has been published by Xulon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05 with Religion categories.
Deep Discipleship
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Author : J.T. English
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2020-09-29
Deep Discipleship written by J.T. English and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-29 with Religion categories.
Everyone is being discipled. The question is: what is discipling us? The majority of Christians today are being discipled by popular media, flashy events, and folk theology because churches have neglected their responsibility to make disciples. But the church is not a secondary platform in the mission of God; it is the primary platform God uses to grow people into the image of Jesus. Therefore, as church leaders, it is our primary responsibility to establish environments and relationships where people can be trained, grow, and be sent as disciples. There are three indispensable elements of discipleship: Learning to participate in the biblical story (the Bible) Growing in our confession of who God is and who we are (theology) Regularly participating in private and corporate intentional action (spiritual disciplines) Deep Discipleship equips churches to reclaim the responsibility of discipling people at any point on their journey.
Brave New Discipleship
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Author : Max Anders
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2015-02-10
Brave New Discipleship written by Max Anders and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-10 with Religion categories.
Brave New Discipleship presents a new and comprehensive discipleship model for Christians living in a culture that has grown increasingly hostile to spirituality. This book is a toolkit of biblically sound ways to grow and strengthen your church. We live in a social climate that tries to force spirituality to take a backseat to cultural demands. We see this in the way technology has made it easy to access any kind of moral degradation. We see this in the deteriorating ethical landscape of popular culture, from unrestrained violence to open explorations of deviant lifestyles. Many young Christians see this as normal. In response to this, Christians—and especially the church at large—need a holistic discipleship strategy that addresses all areas of life to meet the new challenges of a radically shifting and secular modern world. Max Anders will help you and your church integrate the best of modern educational research to guide the most effective discipleship strategy possible. Using strong biblical principles, Brave New Discipleship, Explores the seven spiritual responsibilities, or 'marks,' of a Christian. Describes the three educational goals in a Christian's life that lead to spiritual growth. Explains and employs a set of knowledge, lifestyle, and ministry skill methods that impact the Christian's life and walk with Christ. Throughout, Anders explores Scripture and sheds light on what is negotiable and what is non-negotiable for modern ministry. Features include: Memory exercises to help the reader absorb a summary of what he or she has read. Understanding exercises to help the reader put into his own words what he or she has read, to be sure he grasps the truth. Application exercises to allow the reader to apply the truth to his or her personal life.
Making Disciples In The Twenty First Century Church
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Author : Joel Comiskey
language : en
Publisher: CCS Publishing
Release Date : 2013-12-02
Making Disciples In The Twenty First Century Church written by Joel Comiskey and has been published by CCS Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
We know that the goal of the Christian life is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. While this is God's ultimate plan, does he have a particular purpose for the cell-based church? I've been wrestling with this question for the past twenty-two years. This question confronts me every time I coach a pastor or pastors. In preparation for coaching, I ask myself, "What is my principal objective in helping this pastor?" "Where am I guiding this church?" "What am I trying to do?" I've come to the conclusion that the primary goal of cell ministry is to make disciples who make disciples. Christ's last command to his disciples was for them to repeat the process and to reproduce new disciples. But how were they supposed to do that? This book answers these questions.The early church followed Christ's pattern by making disciples through the house churches that periodically celebrated together in public worship. In 2 Timothy 2:1-2, Paul tells Timothy to continue the discipleship process by passing on the pure gospel message to faithful men and women. Even though the term "disciple" is later replaced by words such as "brothers," "sisters," "Christians," and "saints," the concept remains the same. We in North America and the Western world often project our own cultural bias into Christ's great commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Most discipleship books, in fact, assume that discipleship is an individualistic endeavor--between me and God. And yes, there is an important individual aspect (e.g., personal devotions, etc.). Yet in Matthew 28, Jesus was talking to a group of disciples. He wanted them to follow his example by making disciples in a group. Jesus molded twelve disciples in a group and then sent them house to house. So how does the cell church make disciples? In this book, I show how the cell (small group) works together with the cell system to make disciples who make disciples. In the cell, a potential disciple is transformed through community, priesthood of all believers, group evangelism, and team multiplication. In the cell, potential disciples are formed through learning how to love one another, exercising their gifts, evangelizing together as a group, and then sent forth as teams to start new groups. Discipleship is a group process in the New Testament, and God is calling his church to re-emphasize this truth. The cell system ensures each leader has a coach and that training (equipping track) happens. Then the cells gather together to worship and grow through the teaching of God's Word. All three aspects are essential to form disciples. Training is needed because disciples won't learn all they need to know in the cell. Coaching ensures that each leader is cared for and receives shepherding. The celebration service brings the cells together to hear God's Word, worship, and receive fresh vision. The goal of the two-wing cell church is to make disciples who make disciples. The cell church today makes disciples by following the early church pattern of cell and celebration. Recommendations: I’ve read all of Joel Comiskey’s books, but Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church is his best work yet. In this book Joel reminds us that the real call and challenge of the Church is not developing leaders or numerical growth, but "making disciples who make disciples." He also helps us understand why that is best done in a cell or small group context, and gives us great insight about how to make that happen. I’m looking forward to having all of our Pastors, Coaches, and Cell Leaders and Members read this book in the near future. Dennis Watson Lead Pastor, Celebration Church of New Orleans ____ I am so excited about Joel Comiskey’s new book, Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church. When I’m asked what makes a cell church thrive, I always say, “discipleship.” Thank you, Joel, for unpacking discipleship; not just as an endeavor for individuals, but as the critical element for creating a church community and culture that reproduces the Kingdom of God all over the earth. I pray this book won’t only be read, but lived out as we were made to make disciples. Jimmy Seibert Senior Pastor, Antioch Community Church President and Founder, Antioch Ministries International ____ I really like that Joel asked the Why question before the How question. He even takes on the What question which is just as important. The interest in discipleship is greater now than anytime in the last fifty years. I fear however that we are using the same words but are not speaking the same language. I recommend this work, I cheer Joel on, he joins many of us who are masters of the obvious. It seems so obvious that our purpose is to be disciples and make disciples. I cheer him on because he goes beyond the What and Why and does address the How. This will help any person who reads it and I pray that there will be many. Bill Hull, Author of Jesus Christ Disciple Maker, Disciple Making Pastor, Disciple Making Church, and The Complete Book of Discipleship, Adjunct Faculty at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University __ The history of the cell church movement in Brazil has many names of great man of God. Joel Comiskey certainly is one of them. We see how over the years his understanding of the New Testament Church has deepened. Again Joel surprises us with this jewel. He covers many aspects of cell church life, showing us how discipleship relates to the broader scope of it, and how to shape followers of Jesus. He takes us to the heart of the matter of the cell church as he states it: “The purpose of cell ministry is making disciples who make disciples.” Excellent book. The movement in Brazil, certainly, will be blessed through this book. Enjoy it. Robert Michael Lay Cell Church Ministry in Brazil Pioneer in the cell movement in Brazil, and publisher of Joel’s books __ In his tremendously helpful new book, Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church, Joel Comiskey cuts directly to the core purpose of cell ministry, which is “making disciples who make disciples.” Then he tells us how to do it through the Cell-Based Church. Like Joel’s other books Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church is solidly biblical, highly practical, wonderfully accessible and is grounded in Joel’s vast research and experience. Great job Joel! Dave Earley, Lead Pastor, Grace City Church of Las Vegas, Nevada Author, Eight Habits of Highly Effective Small Group Leaders Adjunct Professor, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary __ For more than twenty years Joel Comiskey has served the cell church movement. He has helped scores of congregations move from being traditional churches to communities where edification and harvest occurs. Twenty years! Now he combines two decades of observation as his capacity as a researcher. He has scoured many books to assemble wise counsel for us. His discussion of how community varies from culture to culture is indeed penetrating. As I read through the pages I mentally noted specific Christian workers who need to read these pages. Thanks, Joel, for the way you allow the King to speak through you to enlarge His Kingdom on earth! Ralph Neighbour, Jr, key pioneer of the cell church movement. ____ “Joel Comiskey continues to deepen our understanding of the cell-based church. In Making Disciples we are equipped to carry out the Great Commission at maximum capacity. Get ready to have your vision for ministry strengthened and expanded!” Andrew S. Mason, Small Groups Pastor Thrive Church, Elk Grove, CA Founder, SmallGroupChurches.com ____ As one of the world's leading experts on cell-based churches, Joel Comiskey is well placed to show how New Testament-style disciple making works. His decades of experience in fields of ministry all over the world confirm that every-member ministry and personal investment in disciples are God's pathway to true maturity and expansion of the kingdom of God. This well-written book deserves attention from every serious Christian! Dennis McCallum, Author, Organic Discipleship
Our Highest Calling
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Author : Sang Sur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-13
Our Highest Calling written by Sang Sur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-13 with categories.
Become a Disciple of Jesus to Make DisciplesHow fruitful are you in evangelism? Throughout history, Christians have forgotten that evangelism, missions, and discipleship occur through relationships. Instead, we have treated them more like business transactions that, since they do not bear us much fruit, we set aside and leave behind as mere historical memories. However, Jesus called us to make disciples. Let us attract others to Jesus by the way we live and love. In this book, you will learn: - How Jesus made disciples, modeling His command for us to do the same - How the gospel may have been distorted over history, leading to the way we do church today, requiring us to renew our minds - How to be a disciple of Jesus who makes other disciples by meeting the lost where they are Join the global movement of making disciples through life-on-life relationships at https: //www.prayertents.com
Biblical Discipleship Essential Components For Attaining Spiritual Maturity
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Author : Dr. Todd M. Fink
language : en
Publisher: Selah Book Press
Release Date : 2017-04-17
Biblical Discipleship Essential Components For Attaining Spiritual Maturity written by Dr. Todd M. Fink and has been published by Selah Book Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-17 with Religion categories.
Today, we have many ways of defining success in life. Some define it as being a sports hero, others as being wealthy, others as being popular and well liked, and still others as being happy. How does God define success? He defines it as being spiritually mature! How do we become spiritually mature? There’s only one way, and it’s called discipleship. However, statistics show that discipleship is in a state of crisis today. Many Christians are not growing in Christ and are stuck in the process of reaching spiritual maturity. A Barna study reveals that almost nine out of ten senior pastors of Protestant churches assert that spiritual immaturity is one of the most serious issues facing the church. Sadly, what discipleship meant in the time of Christ and what it means today is vastly different. Moreover, the importance Christ and the Apostles gave to discipleship is also stunningly different than the importance many Christians and churches today give it. Unlike the disciples who had much of Scripture memorized, a whopping 81% of Christians today don’t read their Bibles regularly. Unlike Christ’s disciples who were “Fishers of Men,” 61% of believers today have not shared their faith in the past six months. And sadly, unlike Christ and the Apostles who made discipleship the central focus of their ministries, 81% of pastors today have no regular discipleship programs in their churches. Discipleship is being neglected today, and the consequences are crippling many Christians and churches. This book hopes to change that! Chapter 1 focuses on the state of discipleship today and exposes the sad truth that it’s in crisis mode. Chapter 2 reveals 13 key factors contributing to the lack of discipleship today. Chapter 3 defines biblical discipleship based on central phrases Christ used in His ministry. Chapter 4 brings to light 14 essential components of the discipleship-making process that must be understood and practiced in order to attain spiritual maturity. Chapter 5 provides practical, “how-to” help for growing in Christ. It includes self-assessment tests for measuring your level of spiritual maturity in each essential component of discipleship and gives hands-on, useful ideas for taking steps toward spiritual maturity. Discipleship is a command for all believers and is our highest calling. This book provides biblical help for fulfilling this calling and seeks to discover what God says about genuine growth in Christ. It’s both an informative book and a “how-to” book. It deals with the barriers that are hindering discipleship, and offers practical help for overcoming these barriers and attaining spiritual maturity. So, are you ready to grow? Would you like to be pleasing to God? Would you like to fulfill the reason for which you’ve been created? Would you like the full blessings of God in your life? Would you like to become spiritually mature? Would you like to hear Christ’s words, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” when you arrive in heaven? If so, this book is for you.
Discipleshift
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Author : Jim Putman
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2013-04-23
Discipleshift written by Jim Putman and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-23 with Religion categories.
Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church? Answer: Relational discipleship. DiscipleShift walks you through five key "shifts" that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities. Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. While many of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship. Making disciples—helping people to trust and follow Jesus—is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationships with non-believers. Through biblical and professional insights, Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington discuss the transformational effectiveness of making disciples and just how to do so, in practical terms. You’ll learn: The specific roles of a disciple-making pastor. The components of person-to-person discipleship. How each ministry in your church leads to discipleship. How to implement discipleship in your church. Disciple-making leaders will not produce perfect churches, but they will create effective churches.
Our Highest Calling Study Guide
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Author : Sang Sur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-18
Our Highest Calling Study Guide written by Sang Sur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-18 with Religion categories.
Study Guide for Our Highest Calling Make disciples of all nations as you are going, baptizing, and teaching. -Matthew 28:19-20 The Great Commission is a way of life. It is something to be carried out as one is going about. It is not a one-time evangelistic event. It is a call to make disciples as we live out our lives. In our modern-day, Christians have fallen prey to the trends of the world, including idolizing busyness and individualism, which are counter to the love that God called us to share and the community we are to be. The center of focus of the Early Church was love toward God and others, which fulfilled the Greatest Commandment. Our Highest Calling is about how to live out that life, and it is through discipleship that we can make disciples in our lives. Discipleship is a practice of love with other close-knit Christian brothers and sisters over time. It is about being available for one another and pursuing God-given callings together for the kingdom of God. As Christians grow in discipleship and form deep relationships, they will, in turn, make disciples who genuinely love God. They can then walk together and make even more disciples, just as Jesus and His disciples did throughout their lives.