What we need in our day is a discipleship movement that will train and send men and women to be reproducing disciples of Christ. Organic discipleship is an understanding of spiritual formation that begins and ends with the gospel. This organic understanding of discipleship will require church leaders to rethink current church systems and structures in Biblical terms.
In this book, pastor and author Winfield Bevins presents an organic model of discipleship for the 21st century that focuses on making disciples with four essentials: gospel-centered, missional, community, and reproductive. These four points of organic discipleship are not a program or a curriculum; rather they are essential tools that you can adapt and apply to your local church setting to rapidly make disciples of Christ, regardless of your culture or context. There is also a study guide to help you implement the ideas contained in this book.
Author(s)
Winfield Bevins is Director of Church Planting at Asbury Seminary and also serves as Director of Re-missioning for Fresh Expressions US. As a seasoned practitioner, he has helped plant several churches and has used his experience to train leaders from around the world. He is a sought after coach and frequently speaks at conferences on a variety of topics. He is the author of several books including Church Planting Revolution and Marks of a Movement. He and his wife Kay, have three beautiful girls Elizabeth, Anna Belle, and Caroline. You can find out more about him at his website winfieldbevins.com.
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