The Disciple-Making Church: Leading a Body of Believers on the Journey of Faith

The Disciple-Making Church: Leading a Body of Believers on the Journey of Faith

The Disciple-Making Church: Leading a Body of Believers on the Journey of Faith

The Disciple-Making Church: Leading a Body of Believers on the Journey of Faith

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Overview

Scripture places high priority on the disciplemaking capacity of the church, This book shows how to accomplish it. Foreword by Howard Ball.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441212276
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 06/15/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 985 KB

About the Author

Bill Hull is a writer and discipleship evangelist as well as the founder of T-Net International, a ministry devoted to transforming churches into disciple-making churches. He has spent more than twenty years as a pastor and is the author of several books, including Jesus Christ, Disciplemaker and Choose the Life. He and his wife, Jane, live in California.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

2010 Introduction: The Disciple-Making Church, a Force to Be Reckoned With 11

1990 Introduction: Is Disciple Making for Everyone? 15

Part 1 What Does Disciple Making Mean? 21

1 A Biblical Look at Discipling 23

2 The Focus of the Disciple-Making Church 33

Reflection 2010 52

Part 2 The First Church: Jerusalem 57

3 Founding the First Church 59

4 Practices and Priorities of the First Church 65

5 Challenges for a Growing Church 79

6 Breaking the Barriers to Disciple Making 89

Reflection 2010 105

Part 3 The Mission Church 109

7 The Early Mission Church Meets Jesus 111

8 The Maturing Mission Church Follows Jesus 123

9 The Mission Church Reproduces 137

Reflection 2010 151

Part 4 The Discipling Church 155

10 Ephesus: The Congregation and Its Priorities 157

11 The Pastoral Priorities 175

12 Development of a Leadership Community 191

Reflection 2010 205

Part 5 The Principles of a Growing Church 209

13 The Well-Principled Church 211

Reflection 2010 225

Appendix: Developing a Leadership Community by Randall K. Knutson 229

Leadership Community 231

How to Run a Cell-Based Church 242

Structuring Small Groups 247

Discovering the Power of 4: Opening Your Heart to God, Yourself, and Others 254

Why I Believe More in Responsibility than Accountability Today 260

Notes 265

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