Download or read book Developing an Intentional Disciple Making Strategy for Fathers to Lead Their Families in Spiritual Transformation written by Michael Cauthorne and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do current student ministries produce disciples that can stand the test of the current culture? Has creating a separate ministry worked against God’s plan for making disciples? Statistics from across the Church would suggest the American Church is in decline. Within the Southern Baptist Convention there has been a continual decline in baptisms over the past few years. This project will seek to determine if there is a correlation between how student ministries are led in the modern church to how effectively the church has been in making disciples. With research and data collected from current and former student ministries, Data will be presented to study the long-lasting effects student ministries have had on reaching the lost and making disciples with and without parental support. Does the demand to produce numbers hurt student ministry and keep them from fulfilling the Great Commission. This research and data will be used to encourage and provide a return to the basics in making disciples in the local church through the family of God. Michael Kibbe shares “this is the first key to this phase of research; you need to have something to contribute to the discussion”.
Download or read book Intentional written by Brandon Guindon and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Go and Make Disciples" will become more than a church slogan as the power of Jesus's command transforms our lives. Jesus Christ intentionally discipled twelve people every day for three and a half years and then commanded us to go and make disciples as well. And he empowered us by sending us the indwelling Holy Spirit to guide us. The early church thrived and expanded by imitating the intentional relational methods Jesus modeled, yet somewhere along the way we lost sight of the simple truth that Jesus' methods of disciple making are as holy as his message. Today, churches and their leaders relentlessly pursue innovation of the next new idea that will somehow capture the attention of the spiritually lost, yet very few Christians know how to walk out a day-to-day lifestyle of intentional disciple making. Rather than looking for something new, Intentional equips you to imitate the methodology Jesus modeled for us. Drawing from decades of experience making disciples, pastor Brandon Guindon equips you by introducing the eight principles of disciple making and practically showing you how to apply them in everyday life. Personal stories of success and failure in discipling relationships illustrate how we must be personally committed to consistently living out the values that Jesus modeled. Brandon also examines the obstacles in our lives that prevent us from imitating the ancient ways of Christ, sharing practical steps for approaching relationships differently and viewing the world through a Kingdom oriented lens.
Download or read book Forming Intentional Disciples Study Guide to the Revised and Expanded Edition written by Ximena DeBroeck and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. As we emerge from a pandemic into a post-Christian world, these are times of immense challenge and enormous opportunity for the Catholic Church in the United States. Ten years after it was first published, Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell is still helping scores of Church leaders, parish staff, and all Catholics transform parish life from within. Her book leads you through the steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. This companion study guide will help you transform your parish or small faith community. Created by people who have experienced the transformative impact of discipleship firsthand, this study guide to the revised and expanded edition of Forming Intentional Disciples provides tools and resources to initiate conversations, share the story of faith, and begin walking the path of discipleship together.
Download or read book Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples written by Sherry A. Weddell, Editor and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is not the same thing to have known Jesus as not to have known him, not the same thing to walk with him as to walk blindly, not the same thing to hear his word as not to know it.... We know that with Jesus life becomes richer."-Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel In her first book, Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus, Sherry Weddell, cofounder of the Catherine of Siena Institute, captured the attention of Catholics across the globe as she uncovered the life-changing power that accompanies the conscious decision to follow Jesus as his disciple. Now, in the groundbreaking Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples, she has gathered together experienced leaders and collaborators whose exceptional field-tested wisdom and enthusiasm for transforming Catholic parishes into centers of discipleship and apostolic outreach is both inspiring and practical. The authors consider: The role of intercessory prayer in parish transformation How "fireside chats" can help a pastor connect with his parishioners and call them to personal discipleship and mission The co-responsibility of lay people andpastors in the work of making disciples The revolutionary impact of a discipleship approach to youth ministry How one parish successfully fostered a culture of intentional discipleship, and much more As Sherry asks in her own chapter, "Are we willing to answer the call and pay the price necessary to become a new generation of saints through which God can do extraordinary things in our time?"
Download or read book Intentional Disciplemaking written by Ron Bennett and published by NavPress Publishing Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disciples don't just happen. They're developed through intentional planning and the effort of a community of believers. This strategy-filled guide shows readers how they, too, can make disciples of their church members.
Download or read book Real Life Discipleship written by Tom Cheshire and published by Made For Success Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-27 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one BIG question: How do you disciple another man? Men in thousands of churches across the world know there is more to faith than just attending church — they know there is the potential to walk in Christ’s image, live in Christ’s image, and work to spread Christ’s word. But the one big question they are all asking is how? The Spirit of God is compelling them to seek the answer. This book is the gateway to answering that question. The authors spent years struggling to build a life of meaning before realizing their depravity and asking the questions: “What does it mean to be a godly man, and how can I become one?” The Spirit answered by sending men into their lives to disciple them, not with disdain or judgment, but with love and compassion, a gospel-centered focus. These men walked alongside them in the messiness of life, helping them to apply Biblical truths and spiritual disciplines in a challenging world. From their own personal journeys, out of the abyss, the authors have written this book. Here you will learn to: • BUILD a one-on-one relationship • CREATE a culture of men who support each other • LOOK TO CHRIST and find what obstacles are blocking you • TRANSFORM your life seeing the Gospel advance through the discipling of other men. Real-Life Discipleship: The Ordinary Man’s Guide to Disciple-Making offers a gateway from confusion to clarity, from struggle to transformation.
Download or read book Parent Driven Discipleship written by Michael F Kennedy Jr. and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As many Christians bemoan the deterioration of "family values" in our society, have we, as Christian parents, abdicated our responsibility by spiritually abandoning our children?Although the church has a part in our children's spiritual education are we not accountable before God for the spiritual development of our children? Statistics reveal that Christian parents are rarely involved in the spiritual lives of their children. Scripture, however, paints a very different picture of what this relationship should look like. As parents, we have the responsibility to "drive" the discipleship process in the home. We must keep our hands on the wheel and take responsibility to guide our children as they journey through life. This includes purposefully sharing the gospel with them, teaching them the ways of the Lord, and modeling for them a Great Commission focused lifestyle. The purpose of this book is to examine the biblical responsibility parents have to be involved in their children's spiritual lives and help equip them to take an active role. - Michael Kennedy Besides laying out a clear study of the biblical foundation for his call to parents, author Michael Kennedy supplies a parent and church questionnaire to give the reader an assessment of their starting place and then proceeds to give practical stepping stones to begin raising their children in the admonition of the Lord.
Download or read book Family Discipleship written by Matt Chandler and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important disciple a parent will make is within their own home, and yet this is the most difficult disciple to make. Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin helps readers develop a sustainable rhythm of gospel-centered discipleship through a guided framework focusing on moments of discipleship in 3 key areas: time (intentional time gathering your family around gospel activities or conversations), moments (leveraging opportunities throughout the day), and milestones (celebrating significant life events). Each section provides parents with Scriptures to consider, questions to answer, structures to implement, and ideas to try out as they seek to see Christ formed in their children. Here is a book that begins with the end in mind, offering ideas and examples of what gospel-centered family discipleship looks like, helping parents design their own discipleship plan as they seek to raise children in the love and fear of the Lord.
Download or read book Small Batch Disciplemaking written by David Sunde and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recover Jesus' strategy of training the few to reach the many. What if rather than funneling people through church programs, you invested in their growth? Would this kind of intentional investment help you discover a new kind of Christian purpose and spiritual legacy? And, what if you already have what it takes to develop your spiritual growth as a disciple while apprenticing others? As Christians, we should all participate in spiritual leadership by seeking to make spiritual investment in the lives closest to us. It’s time for us to move away from institutionalized, Sunday morning faith and toward a more relationally driven, culturally friendly, and doable approach to disciple-making. What you will discover is how discipleship is not about learning more but learning to give away what you already have in Christ. Small-Batch Disciplemaking by David Sunde is a compelling field guide for Christians looking to make a difference in the world by sharing their faith. With practical and empowering strategies for navigating the intimidating Biblical mandate of making disciples, this book equips and empowers readers to Grow in faith in order to give faith away Learn intentional spiritual practices like hospitality, compassion, and gratitude Confidently go out and make a difference in the world Get ready for a deeply pragmatic, culturally informed disciple-making faith.
Download or read book Intentional Parenting written by Tad Thompson and published by Cruciform Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are thousands of books on how to live the Christian life At lest couple of dozen of these books involving family life and child training are well worth reading. This book will allow you to take what you have read, and all the sermons, teachings, and exhortations you have received on family discipleship and make sense of it. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Intentional Disciple making written by Schalk J Bornman and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of intentional-disciple-making. It will be of value to church leaders, Bible study leaders, or church members with a calling to make disciples. Disciple-making is not an option. Jesus gave his Church four tasks: go, make disciples, baptize and teach. "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20)To be effective, all Christians should all have adequate, accurate and truthful knowledge of the Bible to understand and apply it correctly. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)So, there is a need for strong and confident Christians that know and understand the Bible. Because: - "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge ..." Hosea 4:6The aim of this book is also to encourage Christians in their faith. Hearing, reading and studying the Gospel leads to faith and greater confidence. "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ." (Romans 10:17) A living faith leads to deeds. "I will show you my faith by my works." (James 2:18b)
Download or read book Grow at Home written by Winfield H. Bevins and published by Seedbed. This book was released on 2016 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Real Life Discipleship Training Manual written by Jim Putman and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100,000 sold! Reform the way small groups make disciples. This companion training manual to Real-Life Discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program. With a thorough, results-oriented process that can be applied in other contexts and cultures, this manual explains the necessary components of disciple-making so that every church member can play a part in reaching others for Christ. A great leader’s resource, it shows you how to cultivate new leaders for the future and equip them to make disciples. This manual includes these teaching tools: Activities and questions that teach an effective, Christlike approach to discipleship Training on how to identify, recruit, and develop gifted leaders from within your church fellowship An explanation of the role of personal relationships in making disciples Part of following Jesus is reaching out to others and sharing what we believe. Develop the heart of a disciple-maker in the members of your small group and help them follow God’s call to go and make disciples.
Download or read book The Disciple Maker s Handbook written by Bobby Harrington and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that discipleship is important, but they need help. In fact, the vast majority of Christians report that they have never been personally discipled by a more mature follower of Jesus. Is it any wonder that they have a difficult time knowing how to disciple others? If making disciples of Jesus is the greatest cause on earth, how should we equip people to do it? This handbook is a practical guide for how to embrace the discipleship lifestyle – being a disciple of Jesus and how to make other disciples of Jesus. With contributions from pastors and teachers like Francis Chan, Jeff Vanderstelt, Bill Hull, Jim Putman, KP Yohannan, and Robert Coleman, the authors present seven elements that are necessary for disciple making to occur: Jesus—the original disciple maker and centerpiece of discipleship. Holy Spirit—fuels the disciple-making process. Intentionality—making disciples utilizing a strategy and a roadmap. Relationships—creating a loving, genuine connection with others who trust and follow Jesus. Bible—using the Word of God as the manual for making disciples. Journey—forging a traceable growth story from a new birth to spiritual parenthood. Multiply—reproducing the discipleship process so that the disciple becomes a disciple maker. Whether you are a parent who wants to disciple your children, a small group leader who wants to disciple those in your group, or a church leader who wants to disciple future leaders, the seven key elements in this handbook form a framework for understanding discipleship that can be applied in countless situations. In addition, there are questions provided in each section to help you think through how to apply the material to your disciple making efforts.
Download or read book The Lack of the Spiritual Father written by Pastor Edgar Baez JD. and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a criminal defense attorney and as a pastor, the author has noticed that for the most part, not every man that he represents or counsels has had a father figure in his life (let alone a spiritual one) nor every man has had a good father involved in his life; however, every man deserves to be all that our Creator intended us to be""a man after God's own heart. Just like King David. This book was born out of fact that "the Body of Christ" is the salt of the Earth. As such, we must recognize that although not every man has had a spiritual father, every man is commanded to be the spiritual leader of his household. This requires a process by which these men who were not afforded the opportunity of a spiritual father, and that would otherwise not know this, would be able to learn and subsequently help other men achieve the same spiritual maturity required in our Christian walk.
Download or read book Personal Disciplemaking written by Christopher B. Adsit and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intentional Fatherhood written by Adam Sculnick and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Intentional Fatherhood," fathers embark on a transformative quest, delving into the heart of the Gospel for a deeper understanding of what it means to be and to teach their sons to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. This isn't just a book; it's a tactical guide, illuminating the path to stronger relationships and Gospel-centered living. *Unveil the intricacies of God's love, the depths of redemption, and the purpose of a life lived in gratitude. With insights that draw from a rich Christian tradition and timeless biblical truths, this book equips fathers to share the message of the Gospel with clarity, purpose, and love. As they guide their sons, they embark on a journey of spiritual discovery and transformation, nurturing the next generation of faithful believers. Whether you're new to the Gospel or seeking to deepen your faith, "Intentional Fatherhood" offers guidance, inspiration, and a pathway toward a life lived in full devotion. Join the ranks of fathers who have chosen to embrace intentional discipleship, strengthening the bond with their sons and leaving a legacy of faith that will transcend generations. Get ready to embrace the transformative power of discipleship, deepen your relationship to your kids, and experience the radical power of the Gospel like never before.
