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 an author, artist, and speaker whose passion is to help others connect to the roots of the Christian faith for discipleship and mission. He is the Director of Church Planting at Asbury Theological Seminary. He frequently speaks at conferences on a variety of topics and is a regular adjunct professor at several seminaries. Having grown up in a free-church background, Winfield eventually found his spiritual home in the Anglican tradition, but freely draws wisdom from all church traditions.
Having authored several books, his writings explore the convergence of liturgy, prayer, and mission. His latest book, Ever Ancient, Ever New, with Zondervan examines young adults who have embraced Christian liturgy and how it has impacted their lives.
As an artist, Winfield is dedicated to connecting the church and the arts community. He is a visual artist who enjoys painting iconography, landscapes, and portraits. Over the past decade, he has helped start numerous arts initiatives, including a non-profit art gallery and studio and an arts program in North Carolina.
He and his wife Kay have three beautiful girls Elizabeth, Anna Belle, and Caroline and live in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky.
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