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Why Discipleship is Better than Evangelism
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Why Discipleship is Better than Evangelism

by Bill Hull and Bobby Harrington Evangelism is a disrespected word now among many Christians. It may be a good thing. Jesus told us to preach “the gospel” (Mark 13:10), but he never commanded just evangelism. He commanded us to “make disciples.” He gave his command to make disciples in Matthew 28:19-20. Two subordinate phrases…

Why is Reproducing Disciples so Important?
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Why is Reproducing Disciples so Important?

Taken from Revisiting the Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman and Bobby Harrington Reproduction is evidence your discipling program is beginning to multiply, because until you see what is emerging from this person in whom you’ve invested, you really don’t know if you’ve gotten through. Until you see the fruit of your discipling in…

Better Discipleship: 5 Broken Views of Discipleship and How to Fix Them
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Better Discipleship: 5 Broken Views of Discipleship and How to Fix Them

Article by Ed Setzer, Taken From Christianity Today There is a lot of talk about discipleship these days—and it is about time. Jesus seemed to think discipleship was a big deal, putting it as the heart—and the verb—of the Great Commission to “make disciples of all nations.” Yet, it seems discipleship has fallen on hard…

About Discipleship·org

Who We Are About Discipleship.org Discipleship.org is a collaborative community of men and women committed to the discipleship lifestyle—being disciples of Jesus and making disciples of Jesus. Our Main Goal Our main goal is that people would become Jesus-style disciple makers. That’s why we host the National Disciple Making Forum every year. We know that it’s life-on-life interactions with…

Jesus Is the Gospel
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Jesus Is the Gospel

An excerpt from Evangelism or Discipleship by Bill Hull and Bobby Harrington The root word for “evangelism” is euangelion. It is also the root word for “the gospel.” Euangelion simply means, “good news.” In a sense, evangelism is “good news-ing people,” telling them about Jesus, who is Himself, the “Good News.” Following this logic, evangelism…

Discipleship
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Discipleship

an excerpt from Evangelism or Discipleship by Bobby Harrington and Bill Hull Like evangelism, the word “discipleship” is not in the Bible. By adding “ship” to it, discipleship literally means “the state of learning” or “following a teacher.” Some people like to refer to it as apprenticeship, which we think is a good description. At…

Why are Relationships and Love So Important in Discipleship?
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Why are Relationships and Love So Important in Discipleship?

An excerpt from Discipleship is the Core Mission of the Church By Bobby Harrington I am a relational person. Ask me what matters in this life and I will quickly tell you that, next to God, the most important thing to me is my family and friends. The thought of life without these relationships would…

Don’t Leave Disciple-making to Chance

Don’t Leave Disciple-making to Chance

by ROBERT GALLATY with ReplicateMinistries.org Even casual conversations with fellow pastors inevitably turn to the increasingly crucial topic of discipleship. While engaged in one of these with a fellow pastor of a larger church, he spoke about how he was indeed personally discipling a group of men in his church, but beyond that, church-wide disciple-making…

DiscipleShift – The Book

DiscipleShift – The Book

DiscipleShift: Five Steps to Help Your Church Make Disciples Who Make Disciples (Zondervan/Exponential) by Jim Putman (with Robert Coleman and Bobby Harrington)! The signature book for Exponential ’13, DiscipleShift walks readers through five key “shifts” that churches must make to refocus on the biblical mission of discipleship: From Reaching to Making From Informing to Equipping…

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