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Book Synopsis The Cost of Discipleship-For the 21st Century by : Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Download or read book The Cost of Discipleship-For the 21st Century written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cost of Discipleship, a call to more faithful and radical obedience to Christ and a severe rebuke of comfortable Christianity: "Cheap grace is preaching forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession. É Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate."
Book Synopsis The Cost of Discipleship by : Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Download or read book The Cost of Discipleship written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus.
Book Synopsis Journey Inward, Journey Outward by : Elizabeth O'Connor
Download or read book Journey Inward, Journey Outward written by Elizabeth O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Costly Grace written by Jon Walker and published by Leafwood Publishers & Acu Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1937, on the threshold of Nazi Germany's war on the world, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote what turned out to be one of the most influential books of the century, The Cost of Discipleship. In it, he challenged the flabby faith and compromises of German Christians, famously writing, "When Christ calls a man he bids him come and die." Now, seventy-three years after the book was first published, Jon Walker writes Costly Grace: A Contemporary View of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship. Walker brings to a new generation the timeless message of Bonhoeffer against the background of today's political upheaval and societal change and what it means to those who claim to follow Christ's teachings.
Book Synopsis The Cost of Discipleship by : Bonhoeffer Dietrich
Download or read book The Cost of Discipleship written by Bonhoeffer Dietrich and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s most radical book, this reading of the Sermon on the Mount has influenced many Christians throughout the world over the last 50 years.
Book Synopsis Spirit-empowered Christianity in the Twenty-first Century by : Vinson Synan
Download or read book Spirit-empowered Christianity in the Twenty-first Century written by Vinson Synan and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2011 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirit-Empowered Christianity in the 21st Century is an authoritative compilation of the presentations from thirty leaders in the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement given at the Empowered 21 Conference in Tulsa, OK, in April 2010. These chapters share emerging insights on how the next generation will handle the profound issues facing Christians within the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement in the 21st century.
Book Synopsis 21st Century Pastor by : David C. Fisher
Download or read book 21st Century Pastor written by David C. Fisher and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third millennium. It's a time of tremendous opportunity for the church--and tremendous challenge. More than ever, pastors need a model for ministry that can equip them for the rigors of a restless, increasingly secularized culture. In the 21st Century Pastor, David Fisher explores the apostle Paul's concept of ministry to offer a paradigm that is both biblical and relevant. Paul's view is fleshed out with examples from Fisher's own twenty-five years of pastoral experience, presenting a roadmap for today's pastor that is scholarly, practical, dynamic, and inspiring. The 21st Century Pastor first addressees crucial issues of pastoral identity, the significance of geography, time, and ecclesiology. It then explores Paul's metaphors for ministry (jars of clay, farmers and builders, servants and stewards, and others) to reveal an accurate portrait of an effective, biblical pastor--the kind who will speak to the heart of modern culture rather than languish on its fringes. Filling the rare role of a pastor to pastors, Fisher's sage insights help pastors answer their own identity questions, empowering them to minister to a deeply needy society. Says Fisher, "Pastors who know what time it is will, in the name and power of God, create communities of faith where the values of the Gospel are embraced, taught, and lived out."
Book Synopsis Disciple Development Coaching by : Mark Tidsworth
Download or read book Disciple Development Coaching written by Mark Tidsworth and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for a "program in a box/book" to transform your Christian education and discipleship programs at the congregational level, you will need to rethink your presuppositions as you read and work through the ideas in this pivotal work. A twentieth-century mentality will not carry you very far into the movement contemplated by Tidsworth and Harrison. This is an urgent call for the church to realign with the nature of the twenty-first-century world of which we are a part. If for no other reason, this book is a significant read. The authors support their discussion with clear biblical and spiritual insights. The chapters also provide some good contemporary background from others who are writing and thinking about church development. Reading this book will help bring the reader up to date on leadership, church culture, change, and the general state of God's church in the twenty-first century. All around us we hear moaning about how the church has lost its place in the world. Disciple Development Coaching is a highly relational movement that has the potential to empower all Christians to find their places in the world. It also locates the responsibility for the church's mission in the hands, hearts, and minds of all disciples. The chapters are set forth in a highly linear and logical manner as the authors explain thoroughly their proposal. It is a "working read." The reader must place herself in the text and move through exercises in the context of a training manual. Yet, this is not a method or program. The entire foundation is relational, almost natural. One wonders why we didn't figure this out a long time ago. The relationship between the coach and the disciple is a movement through conversation with a major emphasis on listening and empowering the disciple to develop competencies already available in his frame of Christian reference. The coach and the disciple ask, listen, explore, design, commit, and support in a shared experience that has a natural move back and forth. There is no beginning or end; it is a relational process that is part of an intentional long-term way of life.
Book Synopsis Discipleship on the Edge by : Darrell W. Johnson
Download or read book Discipleship on the Edge written by Darrell W. Johnson and published by Regent College Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revelation is probably the most read, but least understood book of the Bible. History is replete with examples of how not to interpret it, and books featuring end-of-world prophecy claims based on Revelation consistently top the bestseller lists. But how can the message of such an enigmatic book be applied to our lives today? In Discipleship on the Edge, Darrell W. Johnson drives home the challenging and practical message of Revelation in thirty carefully crafted sermons. Paying careful attention to the original context of Revelation and the circumstances surrounding its composition, Johnson shows that the book is not a "crystal ball" but rather a "discipleship manual." Thoroughly researched and yet accessible, this collection of sermons is a helpful resource for pastors and small group leaders who are looking for models to help them preach and teach the message of Revelation in a time when there is much confusion about the end times. Darrell W. Johnson serves as Scholar-in-Residence at The Way Church and Canadian Church Leaders Network in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A popular conference and retreat speaker, he has also served as the preaching pastor for a number of congregations in North America and the Philippines, as well as serving as Adjunct Professor of Preaching for the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a Teaching Fellow at Regent College. His other books include Experiencing the Trinity and Fifty-Seven Words That Change The World.
Book Synopsis The 21st Century Christian by : Michael Beck
Download or read book The 21st Century Christian written by Michael Beck and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cost of Discipleship by : Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Download or read book The Cost of Discipleship written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW FOREWORD BY ERIC METAXAS Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century, illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus in this classic book on living as a Christian. What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the government worker? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life." The Cost of Discipleship is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty.
Book Synopsis Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century by : Daniel T. Benedict
Download or read book Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century written by Daniel T. Benedict and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benedict and Miller identify 3 basic formats for contemporary worship: Book of Common Song, Book of Common Worship, and Seeker's Service. Included are six examples of contemporary worship services.
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Book Synopsis Christian Education Leadership by : Judy Morris D Min
Download or read book Christian Education Leadership written by Judy Morris D Min and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Description: The collective work of twenty Christian leaders known for their expertise in Christian education, this book is an up-to-date, comprehensive resource on Christian education, with the emphasis on making disciples as Jesus instructed. This volume addresses spiritual formation for all age groups and gives guidance on how to develop an effective church discipleship ministry. The book shows church leaders how to provide for the spiritual formation of all age groups, including people with special needs, who are often neglected. The aim of the book is to forge a strong connection between what happens on Sunday and how people live every day. The goal is discipleship, stressing how to develop a congregation that is on mission rather than merely a group of people who convene on Sundays. The book contains a strong emphasis on missions as an integral part of church identity and activity. Church leadership must provide ways for growing and encouraging disciples in being on a mission for Christ. At the core of the book is Jesus' command to his disciples, including church leaders today, "Go . . . and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20, NASB). As we enter the third millennia of the Christian church, church leaders must learn and practice ways to truly obey Jesus' command. This comprehensive book provides guidance and inspiration for doing that. The Christian leaders who authored this resource also point to the urgent need to equip and involve lay people in all the work of the church. The authors call for church leaders to involve church members in planning, decision-making, and action rather than to promote, on purpose or by default, a spectator mentality. Citing Ephesians 4:11-12, the authors emphasize that a church's staff members exist to equip and deploy all believers in the mission and ministry of Christ. The book stresses guiding Christian leaders to move their church from a school-with-pews mentality to a place that heeds the biblical call to develop disciples. Instead of just maintaining members, church leaders must focus on making disciples in order for their congregation to be on a mission as a vibrant force for change in their community and around the world. WHO NEEDS THIS BOOK? University and seminary professors will find this volume a good choice for a textbook for preparing ministers for church ministry. It will also be a valuable tool for pastors, general staff leaders, and practitioners for the various age group staff and key volunteer leaders in the local churches.
Book Synopsis Joining Jesus on the Way by : Phil Mayo
Download or read book Joining Jesus on the Way written by Phil Mayo and published by Elm Hill. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to ‘take up your cross daily’? “Sell your possessions and give to the poor”--really!? “Deny yourself,” Jesus says. How does all of this fit together in a world two thousand years removed? Joining Jesus on the Way, takes a look at the discipleship teachings of Jesus through the lens of the Gospel of Luke. Luke’s unique emphasis on discipleship has long been recognized among the Gospel traditions. One might even call Luke’s Gospel a discipleship manual. In Luke, Jesus prepares his disciples for the power packed ministry they will live out in Luke’s second volume, Acts. Jesus teaches his disciples about self-denial, obedience to his commands, proper attitude toward possessions, faith and prayer, and, after his resurrection, promises them the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to continue the ministry he began. Most of Jesus’ discipleship teachings are found in the “travel narrative” portion of the Gospel of Luke. In these ten chapters, Jesus is traveling up to Jerusalem and his ultimate destiny, the cross. This is a journey on which Jesus invites all would-be disciples to join him. On the way, we learn what it means to be true followers of Jesus. The ultimate goal of the journey is the cross, which every disciple must bear, but the journey does not end here. Death to self means resurrection to new life in Christ. Two thousand years later, Jesus is still calling his followers to join him on the way, but we don’t always know how to answer that call. It’s not necessarily our fault, as we seem to hear very little these days about true discipleship. Some are answering the call but don’t know what to do next. Their pursuit of Jesus is avid, but they need someone to help them along the way. This book is written to be that help. In Joining Jesus on the Way, Mayo considers the implications of Jesus’ discipleship teachings for would-be disciples both then and now. This book is written to challenge 21st century believers to deepen their walk with Jesus, and to choose to take up that proverbial cross and follow him daily.
Book Synopsis Spiritual Autobiography by : Richard Peace
Download or read book Spiritual Autobiography written by Richard Peace and published by NavPress Publishing Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This SPIRITUAL FORMATION STUDY GUIDE explores and explains how writing a spiritual autobiography can deepen our walk with God and our community with other believers.
Download or read book Hard Sayings written by Joshua West and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the version of Jesus we talk about and preach in our churches the same Jesus that is revealed to us in the scriptures? Is there such a thing as discipleship without self-denial and sacrifice? Is our idea of the American dream and having it all compatible with what the Bible says about the cost of discipleship? In this book, Joshua West will ask these questions and talk about what it means to pick up your cross and follow Jesus in the twenty-first century.
Book Synopsis Hard Enough Already: Following Jesus in the 21St Century by : Johnny White
Download or read book Hard Enough Already: Following Jesus in the 21St Century written by Johnny White and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is the most familiar sermon in the world. Jesus of Nazareth spoke it over 2000 years ago. The Sermon on the Mount provides insight into the authentic Jesus of the bible. Jesus did not come to make things more complicated than they already are by limiting salvation to only a few. Instead, he upheld impossible possibilities that point to the undeniable grace of God for the many. Have you ever asked yourself, “Who was Jesus? Is the Bible true? Or how do we know the bible is true?” Then Johnny White’s Hard Enough Already: Following Jesus in the 21st Century could be a good Christian book to explore. It will help you answer, “What did Jesus say in the Sermon on the Mount?” Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is still a critically important message for followers of Jesus in the 21st century. This brief Christian book addresses every word and topic of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus is drawing the watching world to remarkable teachable moments about being salt and light citizens in the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. He also unpacks what the authentic Jesus looks like to those who want to follow him. Jesus pointed to a life more abundant than retribution, revenge, and violence. He told of the Third Way of mercy, forgiveness, and grace that refuses violence yet never fails to confront evil. The author helps people understand who Jesus is today and how to trust in him even amid a crisis of belief. What could be more apropos for a contentious uncivil time such as this? No matter what happens next.
