You don’t divorce the teachings of Jesus from the methods of Jesus and get the results of Jesus. – Jim Putman
In this podcast from Exponential East 2016, Senior Pastor Virgil Grant of Eastside Community Church (Richmond, KY) joins Real Life Ministries Senior Pastor Jim Putman (author of Church is a Team Sport, Real Life Discipleship and co-author of Discipleshift) and Eddie Bateman of the Relational Discipleship Network to discuss “Creating Processes That Intentionally Reproduce Disciples Making Disciples.” Making disciples requires a process in order to reproduce on a church-wide scale.
Don’t miss Exponential East 2017, where there will be several workshop tracks on discipleship.
Key “Reproduce It” Highlights:
- Jesus’ process of disciple-making
- Steps of spiritual growth
- Shifts to make before you can lead a disciple-making culture
Virgil Grant began full-time ministry in 1990 and became senior pastor of Eastside Community Church in Richmond, Kentucky. He has been involved with Next Level since 2007, providing leadership development and training for the SBC. Virgil has also served on the board of directors for Prince of Peace since August 2010.
Jim Putman is the co-founder and senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. Real Life was launched with a commitment to discipleship and the model of discipleship Jesus practiced, which is called, “Relational Discipleship.”