Author: Glenn Shaffer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998855646
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Is there anything more vital in today¿s world than training believers to be godly, committed, and powerful followers of Christ? Author, Glenn Shaffer, addresses the important topic with originality, wisdom, and insightful principles in Discipleship 201. This exhaustive, yet easy-to-read, interactive Bible study should be available to all, but most certainly as required reading for those in church leadership, teachers, and Bible study directors.Shaffer¿s premise is stated loud and clear: ¿There must be a systematic means of developing followers of Jesus Christ. These practical truths are not just religious rhetoric; they have been beaten out on the anvil of personal experience.¿ Shaffer puts it all in perspective: Jesus¿ command was to go and make disciples.Discipleship 201 is designed to help believers learn how to walk in the personal victory that Christ has given, and then pass it on. Jesus trained and prepared others to assume ministry responsibilities after his departure. Christians should do no less. Be infected by the author¿s enthusiasm for the vision. If you are passionate about learning to be a committed, dedicated, and bold Christian, dive into Discipleship 201.
Discipleship 201
Author: Glenn Shaffer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998855646
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Is there anything more vital in today¿s world than training believers to be godly, committed, and powerful followers of Christ? Author, Glenn Shaffer, addresses the important topic with originality, wisdom, and insightful principles in Discipleship 201. This exhaustive, yet easy-to-read, interactive Bible study should be available to all, but most certainly as required reading for those in church leadership, teachers, and Bible study directors.Shaffer¿s premise is stated loud and clear: ¿There must be a systematic means of developing followers of Jesus Christ. These practical truths are not just religious rhetoric; they have been beaten out on the anvil of personal experience.¿ Shaffer puts it all in perspective: Jesus¿ command was to go and make disciples.Discipleship 201 is designed to help believers learn how to walk in the personal victory that Christ has given, and then pass it on. Jesus trained and prepared others to assume ministry responsibilities after his departure. Christians should do no less. Be infected by the author¿s enthusiasm for the vision. If you are passionate about learning to be a committed, dedicated, and bold Christian, dive into Discipleship 201.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998855646
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Is there anything more vital in today¿s world than training believers to be godly, committed, and powerful followers of Christ? Author, Glenn Shaffer, addresses the important topic with originality, wisdom, and insightful principles in Discipleship 201. This exhaustive, yet easy-to-read, interactive Bible study should be available to all, but most certainly as required reading for those in church leadership, teachers, and Bible study directors.Shaffer¿s premise is stated loud and clear: ¿There must be a systematic means of developing followers of Jesus Christ. These practical truths are not just religious rhetoric; they have been beaten out on the anvil of personal experience.¿ Shaffer puts it all in perspective: Jesus¿ command was to go and make disciples.Discipleship 201 is designed to help believers learn how to walk in the personal victory that Christ has given, and then pass it on. Jesus trained and prepared others to assume ministry responsibilities after his departure. Christians should do no less. Be infected by the author¿s enthusiasm for the vision. If you are passionate about learning to be a committed, dedicated, and bold Christian, dive into Discipleship 201.
Conversion and Discipleship
Author: Bill Hull
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310520088
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Discipleship occurs when someone answers the call to learn from Jesus how to live his or her life as though Jesus were living it. The end result is that the disciple becomes the kind of person who naturally does what Jesus did. How the church understands salvation and the gospel is the key to recovering a biblical theology of discipleship. Our doctrines of grace and salvation, in some cases, actually prevent us from creating an expectation that we are to be disciples of Jesus. A person can profess to be a Christian and yet still live under the impression that they don’t need to actually follow Jesus. Being a follower is seen as an optional add-on, not a requirement. It is a choice, not a demand. Being a Christian today has no connection with the biblical idea that we are formed into the image of Christ. In this ground-breaking new book, pastor and author Bill Hull shows why our existing models of evangelism and discipleship fail to actually produce followers of Jesus. He looks at the importance of recovering a robust view of the gospel and taking seriously the connection between conversion—answering the call to follow Jesus—and discipleship—living like the one we claim to follow.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310520088
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Discipleship occurs when someone answers the call to learn from Jesus how to live his or her life as though Jesus were living it. The end result is that the disciple becomes the kind of person who naturally does what Jesus did. How the church understands salvation and the gospel is the key to recovering a biblical theology of discipleship. Our doctrines of grace and salvation, in some cases, actually prevent us from creating an expectation that we are to be disciples of Jesus. A person can profess to be a Christian and yet still live under the impression that they don’t need to actually follow Jesus. Being a follower is seen as an optional add-on, not a requirement. It is a choice, not a demand. Being a Christian today has no connection with the biblical idea that we are formed into the image of Christ. In this ground-breaking new book, pastor and author Bill Hull shows why our existing models of evangelism and discipleship fail to actually produce followers of Jesus. He looks at the importance of recovering a robust view of the gospel and taking seriously the connection between conversion—answering the call to follow Jesus—and discipleship—living like the one we claim to follow.
The Acts and Proceedings of the 201st Regular Session of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America
Author:
Publisher: Reformed Church Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Publisher: Reformed Church Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide
Author: Michelle J. Morris
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1501899082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Each congregation has a unique mission field. Several tools for developing disciples and for engaging in discipleship are available to churches; however, the resources assume that the churches using them are similar to the church that created them. With Gospel Discipleship, individuals and churches learn how to engage in self-reflection, which then defines a path that fits their context. The discipleship path for each individual disciple is assessed and determined through the Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide while this Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide guides the implemntation of the program and assesses the discipleship path for the congregation as a whole. Therefore, the program leader(s) needs the congregation guide while individual particpants need their own participant guide. With Gospel Discipleship, churches can identify a pathway for discipleship applied from one of the four Gospel storytellers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each had a distinct approach to discipleship which can be applied to a given church's identity, vision, and mission. As disciples are encouraged by the church to step beyond the door and engage the needs of people, they can be sent forth confidently with an awareness of personal, unique gifts, and insights into the actual mission field where they participate with God in changing the world.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1501899082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Each congregation has a unique mission field. Several tools for developing disciples and for engaging in discipleship are available to churches; however, the resources assume that the churches using them are similar to the church that created them. With Gospel Discipleship, individuals and churches learn how to engage in self-reflection, which then defines a path that fits their context. The discipleship path for each individual disciple is assessed and determined through the Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide while this Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide guides the implemntation of the program and assesses the discipleship path for the congregation as a whole. Therefore, the program leader(s) needs the congregation guide while individual particpants need their own participant guide. With Gospel Discipleship, churches can identify a pathway for discipleship applied from one of the four Gospel storytellers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each had a distinct approach to discipleship which can be applied to a given church's identity, vision, and mission. As disciples are encouraged by the church to step beyond the door and engage the needs of people, they can be sent forth confidently with an awareness of personal, unique gifts, and insights into the actual mission field where they participate with God in changing the world.
At Your Best
Author: Carey Nieuwhof
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0735291373
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0735291373
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.
Homo Florens?
Author: Nadia Marais
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666767115
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What does it mean to flourish? Human flourishing lies at the heart of the good news of the gospel, and yet contemporary theologies know not only one way of speaking about what it means to flourish. If we embed our theological grammars of flourishing in the doctrine of salvation, as the doctrine in which theological flourishing talk is arguably rooted and from which rich fruit may be borne, there is not one but various ways in which to speak about what it means to flourish. Yet what governs our speaking? Why do we speak of flourishing as we do? The various conceptions of human flourishing that are outlined in this book – piety, joy, and comfort; being fully alive, healing, and dignity; grace, happiness, and blessing – represent a collection of attempts not only to imagine human flourishing, but also to imagine ways of speaking about human flourishing. Perhaps what theology could offer to the vibrant and robust conversations on human flourishing lies exactly in the reminder to take care about how we speak about that which is truly and deeply human: our longing to flourish.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666767115
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What does it mean to flourish? Human flourishing lies at the heart of the good news of the gospel, and yet contemporary theologies know not only one way of speaking about what it means to flourish. If we embed our theological grammars of flourishing in the doctrine of salvation, as the doctrine in which theological flourishing talk is arguably rooted and from which rich fruit may be borne, there is not one but various ways in which to speak about what it means to flourish. Yet what governs our speaking? Why do we speak of flourishing as we do? The various conceptions of human flourishing that are outlined in this book – piety, joy, and comfort; being fully alive, healing, and dignity; grace, happiness, and blessing – represent a collection of attempts not only to imagine human flourishing, but also to imagine ways of speaking about human flourishing. Perhaps what theology could offer to the vibrant and robust conversations on human flourishing lies exactly in the reminder to take care about how we speak about that which is truly and deeply human: our longing to flourish.
Into Thy Word
Author: Richard Krejcir
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595148735
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book is about how to read and study the Bible. This book is about getting the non-Christian to learn how to study the Bible, and this book is for the Pastor and theologian who needs to have their "refresh" button pressed. This book is in fact for anybody desiring to know the Book of ages. If you are new to the Word or are a seasoned teacher. If you do not know where to begin, or you have tried countless times and feel overwhelmed and frustrated, this is the book for you!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595148735
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book is about how to read and study the Bible. This book is about getting the non-Christian to learn how to study the Bible, and this book is for the Pastor and theologian who needs to have their "refresh" button pressed. This book is in fact for anybody desiring to know the Book of ages. If you are new to the Word or are a seasoned teacher. If you do not know where to begin, or you have tried countless times and feel overwhelmed and frustrated, this is the book for you!
The Cost of Discipleship
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535181075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535181075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus.
Advanced Missiology
Author: Kenneth Nehrbass
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725272229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Advanced Missiology draws the connections between the theory and practice of missions. Using the metaphor of a river, the book shows how theories “upstream” such as theology, education, anthropology, community development, and history have exerted an influence on missiology (and missiology, in turn, has gone back upstream to influence those disciplines). What causes these disciplines to converge in missiology is the goal of making disciples across cultures. Whereas missiologists are not always explicit about how their abstract theories actually relate to the task of making disciples across cultures, each chapter in Advanced Missiology shows how numerous theories, sub-fields, models, and strategies of missiology ultimately facilitate the Great Commission. The book argues that by using interdisciplinarity for this fundamental purpose, missiological studies will be more credible and useful. With contributions from: Rebecca Burnett Leanne Dzubinski Julie Martinez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725272229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Advanced Missiology draws the connections between the theory and practice of missions. Using the metaphor of a river, the book shows how theories “upstream” such as theology, education, anthropology, community development, and history have exerted an influence on missiology (and missiology, in turn, has gone back upstream to influence those disciplines). What causes these disciplines to converge in missiology is the goal of making disciples across cultures. Whereas missiologists are not always explicit about how their abstract theories actually relate to the task of making disciples across cultures, each chapter in Advanced Missiology shows how numerous theories, sub-fields, models, and strategies of missiology ultimately facilitate the Great Commission. The book argues that by using interdisciplinarity for this fundamental purpose, missiological studies will be more credible and useful. With contributions from: Rebecca Burnett Leanne Dzubinski Julie Martinez
Traditioning Disciples
Author: Colleen Mary Mallon
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608990885
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
In a globalized world and an "age that cannot name itself," how do Christian communities sustain a recognizable gospel identity? How might examining tradition and identity formation from both theology and cultural anthropology help churches approach the challenges of being a follower of Jesus today? With these questions in focus, Colleen Mallon studies symbol systems in the works of anthropologists Mary Douglas, Victor Turner, and Clifford Geertz and places her findings in dialogue with a "thick description" of discipleship gleaned from the great Roman Catholic ecclesiologist Yves Congar, OP. The result is a reflection on gospel identity that will be invaluable to Christian ministers, missioners, and students of theology interested in the social and theological processes of disciple formation.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608990885
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
In a globalized world and an "age that cannot name itself," how do Christian communities sustain a recognizable gospel identity? How might examining tradition and identity formation from both theology and cultural anthropology help churches approach the challenges of being a follower of Jesus today? With these questions in focus, Colleen Mallon studies symbol systems in the works of anthropologists Mary Douglas, Victor Turner, and Clifford Geertz and places her findings in dialogue with a "thick description" of discipleship gleaned from the great Roman Catholic ecclesiologist Yves Congar, OP. The result is a reflection on gospel identity that will be invaluable to Christian ministers, missioners, and students of theology interested in the social and theological processes of disciple formation.