Product Description

How to promote Christian leadership development through the study of the history of Christianity, including discipleship, mentoring, Christian community, and personal relationships

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122329 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 343 pages

Review
"Biblical, practical, and insightful..." -- Dr. Joel Comiskey, Author, Cell Church Solutions

"Organic Disciplemaking is biblical...I have said many times that this church represents authentic New Testament Christianity." -- Dr. John Perkins, President, John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation & Development

"Read this ministry lifting book! I was refreshed with insights..." -- Dr Waylon B. Moore, Author, Multiplying Disciples

"These are master disciple-makers. Dennis has personally mentored more people into spiritual maturity and leadership than anyone I know." -- Dr. Dave Earley, Director for the Center for Ministry Training

"The highly relational discipleship process the authors have written about is precisely what cell churches need..." -- Ralph Neighbor, Author, Where Do We Go From Here

From the Publisher
This is currently the most comprehensive guide to spiritual parenting (discipleship) in print today. The church in which the authors serve is Xenos Christian Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. The process revealed in this book has helped Xenos to bring 80% of their church members into a discipling relationship with another person. Simply amazing!

From the Author
How did the early church raise up leaders and servants when they had no seminaries or training schools? Why were they so vital that they grew in a way never seen since the first century? Maybe we should take a look at the ancient method of mentoring that built quality into people's lives, instead of warehousing numbers who passively absorb what the professionals dish up?

This is not a curriculum for making disciples.

Forget about formulas for making disciples.

Avoid high-control, "shepherding" theories of discipleship.

This is an approach that grows the organic way: out of love relationships and real community.

Jesus didn't only tell us to go and make converts. He told us to go and make disciples! Maybe if the modern church focused more on building into the lives of its people we would see the kind of dynamic fellowship described in the New Testament.

Customer Reviews

Great Primer on Making Disciples
For a number of years now I've been working on a practical how-to book on discipleship. Dennis McCallum has beaten me to the punch with Organic Disciple Making. He's written the most practical book on how to disciple people I've ever read.

Time and time again I find myself saying, "Yup, he nailed that one; that's how it works." For example, early on the book covers the subject of modeling and its key role in making disciples. Later it delves into the practical questions of how you counsel and disciple through various issues or how you deal with blocks in their development.

For example McCallum distinguishes the difference between weakness and resistance and the appropriate response of a disciple maker. A disciple struggling with weakness generally needs encouragement, whereas a disciple who is resistant often needs confrontation and possibly discipline.

I loved that the book had a whole section on coaching and I loved that its counsel is both biblically grounded and rooted in the everyday experience of someone who leads 250 home churches. I've read so many books on discipleship and few drill down to address the questions ordinary people have as they struggle to help their disciples grow.

All of us who have committed ourselves to following Jesus and representing his name need to learn how to make disciples. It was the last thing he asked us to do before leaving the earth. If you as a Jesus-follower feel like you need help in learning how to do this in a way that feels natural, do yourself a favor and get Organic Disciple Making.

Reap What You Sow
As much as I am learning about discipleship, I am learning even more about my own personal walk with Christ through the eyes of this book. I am challenged at every turn of the page to consider my strengths, weaknesses, and daily decisions as they impact my effectiveness in ministry. Discipleship is a love relationship expressed in service. Props to the authors!

An excellent read
This book is an excellent read. It is both Biblically sound and extemely practical. I would recomend it for anyone who is interested in learning how to do Christian ministry. Dealing with people is a challenge, and this book gives great insight into how to better understand people, and how to more effectively love them.