Growing True Disciples
New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2013
192 pages
978-0-307-83122-4 (ISBN)
Description
Christs command to the church is clear: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations... It is in building disciples--helping others to embrace Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, mature in him, and then lead others to do the same--that the Kingdom grows. And when the Kingdom grows, churches do, too.In Growing True Disciples,respected author and researcher George Barna helps pastors and leaders assess how their churches are doing in fulfilling their role as disciplemakers. And he reveals models and examples that will equip churches to dramatically increase their effectiveness. As a result, your church can begin to see more involved members who want to live out their faith in submission to God, and joyfully share their resources to fulfill Christs commission.
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Growing True Disciples
Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ
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10/2001
Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
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George Barna is president of Barna Research Group, Ltd., a marketing research firm located in Ventura, California. He has conducted research for hundreds of churches and parachurch ministries as well as Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations. A best-selling author and frequent speaker at conferences around the world, Barna has taught at universities and seminaries and has served as a pastor at a large, multi-ethnic church.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter One: Do You Want to Make a Difference?: Ignite people's passion for God and get out of their way
- Chapter Two: Focus on the Fundamentals: Jesus is seeking people who are absolutely serious about becoming new creations in Him
- Chapter Three: The State of Discipleship: Most believers say their faith matters, but few invest much energy in the pursuit of spiritual growth
- Chapter Four: Living Differently: How well do we measure up to the example set by Jesus and later by the disciples in Jerusalem?
- Chapter Five: How We Got Here-and Where We Go from Here: Why we've been ineffective as disciple makers-and why there's reason for hope
- Chapter Six: The Keys to Highly Effective Discipleship: What two dozen successful churches can teach us about growing true disciples
- Chapter Seven: Five Models of Effective Discipleship: Each model has great potential to produce zealots for Christ-people who "get it" and who live it
- Chapter Eight: Go, Make Disciples: When Jesus began His public ministry, His top priority was to recruit and train disciples
- Research Methodology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
