Building A Discipling Culture (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
I thought the first 4 chapters of this book were insightful and even profound. It then transitions to the tools for effective discipleship though the use of common language tools. I'm even going to disciple my 15 year old son using them. In many churches the focus is totally on "Go" and the "Make Disciples" piece is an after thought. Jesus said feed my sheep. This book offers an approach to do just that and do it in a powerful way. I think that if you read the first two chapters of this book, you’ve pretty much got the picture. Premise: There’s a lack of depth/growth/love in the Christian community. Why? Because people aren’t being discipled to truly know Christ and learn to be like Him. Breen asserts that we’re focusing so much on the knowledge/information facet (sermons, Bible studies, etc.) that we’re missing out on the relationship part. Jesus discipled his followers by being in relationship with them, sharing his life with them, and Breen suggests that if we follow Jesus’ pattern, emulating Him in our relationships, the rest will follow. I like it. I think there might be something to Breen’s premise. He spends the rest of the book fleshing it out, the specifics of which may or may not apply to your specific situation. I particularly liked the three pronged approach – focus upward (towards God), focus inward (towards the church), and focus outward (outreach), keeping everything in balance.
What do You think about Building A Discipling Culture (2014)?
Very inspiring book about what we, as Christians, are meant to be doing in our cultures!
—MhaineMartin
One of the best blueprints...not a formula...for discipleship that I have read.
—Bella
