As a lay-leader at my church, I found this book to be refreshing, convicting, challenging, and inspiring. I immediately emailed my pastors and elders and encouraged them to buy the book, read it, and talk about how our church can benefit from it. I love that JT says that discipleship requires community and learning, and too often our churches focus too heavily on one or the other (usually community). You must have BOTH! And he lays out a case for a robust learning environment that any church of any size can implement. He calls for an active learning environment (asking students to participate through homework and regurgitating what they’re learning to others), accountability (holding people to a high standard of participation), and scale/sequence (bringing people deeper and deeper, continually). The goal is fellowship with God, and as people are being discipled, they will naturally disciple others.
This is NOT a book about one-on-one discipleship/mentor relationships, but I believe those relationships will naturally be born out of a culture built on deep community discipleship.
My only critique is that sometimes JT will say something, then say the same thing again in a different way. His chapters could have been about 20% shorter if he hadn’t done this. However, some people really benefit from hearing a point from many perspectives. It’s not my preferred style, but the content is too good to let that stop me from reading and recommending it.
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To form deep disciples, the church must teach the Bible, theology, and spiritual disciplines. |
Right discipleship points us away from self and to the God who made us. |
Right discipleship conveys God's presence both in and with His people. He has given us Himself. |
Right discipleship holds a right view of God. We must know God deeply to worship Him deeply. |
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The world cannot be a good discipler, yet many people in our churches look to it to teach them. It's time for the church to lead. |
True discipleship moves to action, to living the Christian life in a way that brings glory to the Father. |
The world says, "It's all about you! Be you! Find your truth!" but true discipleship is imploring people to turn their eyes to Christ. |
Deep Discipleship is for churches. For leaders. For learners. For you. |
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An Invaluable Resource that EVERY Church Leader should have on their Annual-Read List
I just completed my fourth read-through of this book and its quickly become a personal favorite--a resource that stays on my desk. I've given this book to our elders, sent it to pastor friends, and passed it out as Christmas gifts. I think the church has dangerously limited the scope of discipleship the last twenty-five years by limiting its definition to life-on-life mentorship. This, in my opinion, has left the church hurting for deep spiritual formation and covering the gash with "easier" replacement programs. Dr. English rips the band-aid off and exposes this wound, cleans it, and supplies the Church with a fresh balm and refocused vision for pursuing the good life offered by growing in the knowledge of God. I think what I appreciate the most about Dr. English's approach in Deep Discipleship is that he doesn't attempt to reinvent the wheel or even give the reader all the answers (though I suspect he could). Even better, instead of giving you better answers, he challenges leaders to ask better questions. In learning to ask the right questions, we find a sustainable and scalable approach to discipleship in the local church. I pray this book leads to a revival of parishioners who can say "I was discipled by my church."
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I just completed my fourth read-through of this book and its quickly become a personal favorite--a resource that stays on my desk. I've given this book to our elders, sent it to pastor friends, and passed it out as Christmas gifts. I think the church has dangerously limited the scope of discipleship the last twenty-five years by limiting its definition to life-on-life mentorship. This, in my opinion, has left the church hurting for deep spiritual formation and covering the gash with "easier" replacement programs. Dr. English rips the band-aid off and exposes this wound, cleans it, and supplies the Church with a fresh balm and refocused vision for pursuing the good life offered by growing in the knowledge of God. I think what I appreciate the most about Dr. English's approach in Deep Discipleship is that he doesn't attempt to reinvent the wheel or even give the reader all the answers (though I suspect he could). Even better, instead of giving you better answers, he challenges leaders to ask better questions. In learning to ask the right questions, we find a sustainable and scalable approach to discipleship in the local church. I pray this book leads to a revival of parishioners who can say "I was discipled by my church."
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