Discipleship Essentials

Discipleship has regained notice in the church today. This book will give you some options and formats you may not have thought about yet. In my duties as a professor of Pastoral Ministry and as Discipleship Pastor I have used the previous versions of this book. If you are looking for a great overall book on Discipleship start here. I have used many of the ideas in established churches and believe they adapt well in a variety of church models and theologies.

It is crystal clear that Jesus commanded us to make disciples of all nations. It is shocking that so many churches have either dropped this from their practice and their theology or think of it as only teaching personal evangelism. When we examine the Gospels we see Jesus adapting the Rabbinical School method where by those who have been called by Him and believe His message are taught as He ministers to others, as well as, in times when he directs His efforts directly to them as He includes them as a part of His day to day life and activities. Greg has done all of the work at hammered it out in real life day to day living.

The material below is from intervarsity's web site. There is a link at the end of the article where you can find more materials.

Discipleship Essentials: Discover the fullness of life in Christ.

We grow in Christ as we seek him together. Jesus' own pattern of disciple-making was to be intimately involved with others and allow life to rub against life. By gathering in twos or threes to study the Bible and encourage one another, we most closely follow Jesus' example with the twelve disciples.

This workbook by Greg Ogden is a tool designed to help you follow this pattern Jesus drew for us. Working through it will deepen your knowledge of essential Christian teaching and strengthen your faith.

Each week contains the following elements:

• a core truth presented in a question-answer format
  
• a memory verse and accompanying study
  
• an field-tested inductive Bible study
  
• a reading on the theme for the week
  
• questions to draw out key principles in the reading

This material is designed for groups of three. It has also been used successfully as an individual study program, a one-on-one discipling tool and small group curriculum.

Jesus had a big enough vision to think small. Focusing on a few did not limit his influence. Rather, it expanded it. Discipleship Essentials is designed to help us influence others as Jesus did--by investing in a few.

This Second edition includes a new foreword by the author. These studies are for both individuals and groups.

Table of Contents
A Word from the Author
Getting the Most from Discipleship Essentials

Part One: Growing Up in Christ

1 Making Disciples
2 Being a Disciple
3 Quiet Time
4 Bible Study
5 Prayer
6 Worship

Part Two: Understanding the Message of Christ

7 The Three-Person God

8 Made in God’s Image

9 Sin

10 Grace

11 Redemption

12 Justification

13 Adoption

Part Three: Becoming Like Christ
14 Filled with the Holy Spirit
15 Fruit of the Holy Spirit
16 Trust
17 Love
18 Justice
19 Witness

Part Four: Serving Christ

20 The Church

21 Ministry Gifts

22 Spiritual Warfare

23 Walking in Obedience

24 Sharing the Wealth
Bonus Section
25 MoneyAppendix: Building a Discipleship Ministry

• Features & Benefits


• New edition of a bestselling book
  
• Has the same pagination as the original edition for those who want to use their original copy in mentoring
  
• New foreword by the author
  
• Includes 25 sessions
  
• Includes new sessions on stewardship at the back of the book
  
• Great for use in small groups, one on one or in mentoring pairs or triads
  
• Includes material for individual use as well as group discussion
  
• Includes inductive Bible study

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