Real-Life Discipleship
Description
Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples?
Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America's fastest-growing churches.
In this book, you will learn:
- How to create churches that succeed and grow
- How to intentionally disciple believers in every stage of their spiritual development
- How to find and develop leaders in your church
This book also contains these helpful features:
- A summary and profile of each stage of spiritual growth
- Recommended resources for disciple-makers
- Spiritual facts
- A presentation of the gospel
Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices in this great church resource.
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Person
Jim Putman is a nationally recognized pastor, discipleship leader, and author. He is the co-founder and Senior Pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho-one of the most influential churches in the U.S., known for its focus on Relational Discipleship. Jim also co-founded the Relational Discipleship Network (RDN), which equips churches nationwide with his discipleship model and provides built-in reach to pastors, ministry leaders, and men's groups.
He is the author or co-author of multiple bestsellers-including Real-Life Discipleship, DiscipleShift, and The Power of Together-which are widely used in small groups, leadership training, and seminary settings. Jim is a sought-after speaker at discipleship conferences and men's ministry events, and his voice reaches audiences through church media, podcast guesting, and the broader discipleship movement.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: Setting the Stage for Discipleship
- 1. How Do We Create Churches That Succeed?
- 2. The Invitation Is the Definition
- 3. Intentional: Taking the Accidental Out of Discipleship
- 4. Relational: Making a Way for Real Change
- 5. Strategic: Following a Reproducible Process
- Part 2: Mastering the Discipleship Process
- 6. Only Our Part
- 7. Moving the Spiritually Dead Toward Life: Share
- 8. Nurturing Spiritual Infants: Share
- 9. Guiding Spiritual Children: Connect
- 10. Training Young Adults: Minister
- 11. Releasing Spiritual Parents: Disciple
- 12. A Few Warnings
- 13. A Curriculum for Small Groups
- Part 3: Letting Disciples Emerge as Leaders
- 14. Finding Leaders for Your Church
- 15. Creating a "Leadership Development Factory"
- Appendix A: Summary and Profile of Each Stage of Spiritual Growth
- Appendix B: Recommended Resources for Disciple-Makers
- Appendix C: Spiritual Facts
- Appendix D: Presentation of the Gospel
- About the Author
- Appendix
- Appendix
- Back Cover
