Author : Jonathan Leeman
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433689057
God means to fulfill the Great Commission through local churches. How did the apostles and the churches of the New Testament obey the Great Commission? By gathering Christians together in churches. The church is God’s plan for evangelism, discipleship, and the Great Commission. This connection between the Great Commission and the church dramatically impacts how both leaders and members should think about their work of making disciples. We do it together.
Author : Bill Bright
Publisher : New Life Publications
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 1991-07-01
Category : Great Commission (Bible)
ISBN : 9781563990069
Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher : Reformation Trust Publishing
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642890563
After His resurrection, Jesus gave His followers a mission: to go to all the nations and make disciples. What does this Great Commission mean? How are disciples made? And does every Christian have a role to play? In this booklet, Dr. R.C. Sproul explores the Great Commission by defining key terms such as the gospel, evangelism, missions, and discipleship. Dr. Sproul explains that disciple-making requires much more than just sharing the gospel, and two thousand years after Jesus' commission, this mission continues. The Crucial Questions booklet series by Dr. R.C. Sproul offers succinct answers to important questions often asked by Christians and thoughtful inquirers.
Author : Bobby Jamison
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433689065
Why did Jesus give the church a meal to eat together? The Lord's Supper isn't just something churches do together, it's something that binds us together, making many into one. This accessible work biblically explains what the Lord's Supper is, how it relates to a local church's life together, who should celebrate the Lord's Supper, and how we should approach it.
Author : Jonathan Leeman
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,13 MB
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433688905
Congregational authority is less about the meetings and more about the mission. Congregationalism has a bad rap for well-known reasons: inefficient meetings, upstart members, browbeaten ministers. But biblical congregationalism isn’t so much about the meetings. It’s about empowering the whole church to promote and protect the gospel. Pastors lead and equip. Members get to work strengthening one another and pursuing Christ’s mission in the world.
Author : Dave Harvey
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433571579
Building and Sustaining a Thriving Leadership Culture Essential to every healthy church is a biblical model of leadership. In the New Testament, church leadership is built around a team of elders working together, each bringing his own unique skills and gifts to the cause of shepherding the flock God entrusted to them. However, in many churches today the principle of plurality in leadership is often misunderstood, mistakenly applied, or completely ignored. Dave Harvey encourages church leaders to prioritize plurality for the surprising ways that it helps churches to flourish. This book not only builds a compelling case for churches to adopt and maintain biblical elder pluralities guided by solid leadership but also supplies practical tools to help elders work together for transformation. Download the free study guide.
Author : M. David Sills
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 26,32 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575679353
Most Christians know and understand that we are to seek to reach the lost around the world. Yet, Christ's command to us is more specific and calls us to a higher standard of involvement with the peoples of the world. He has called the church to make disciples of all people groups and to teach them to observe all He commanded us (Matthew 28:18-20). In recent years mission agencies and missionaries have increasingly shifted away from discipleship and teaching toward an emphasis upon evangelism and church planting—many to the exclusion of any other field activity. While evangelism and church planting are essential components of a biblical missions program, they are not sufficient for the complete task to which we have been called. Reaching and Teaching examines the task Christ gave in the Great Commission and redefines the task of missions from that which is currently prevalent. It surveys missions strategies and methodologies that have increasingly replaced Christ’s Great Commission instructions even as they have sought to fulfill it. It is a clarion call to return to the biblical task of reaching and teaching the nations for Christ’s sake.
Author : Craig Ott
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441213678
With nearly fifty years combined global church-planting experience, Craig Ott and Gene Wilson are well qualified to write a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for cross-cultural church planting. Combining substantive biblical principles and missiological understanding with practical insights, this book walks readers through the various models and development phases of church planting. Advocating methods that lead to church multiplication, the authors emphasize the role of the missionary church planter. They offer helpful reflection on current trends and provide best practices gathered from research and empirical findings around the globe. The book takes up a number of special issues not addressed in most church planting books, such as use of short-term teams, partnerships, and wise use of resources. Full of case studies and real examples from around the world, this practical text will benefit students, church planters, missionaries, and missional church readers.
Author : Daniel L. Akin
Publisher : Kregel Academic
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825444489
Jesus' Great Commission is one of the key pillars of the church's evangelistic work and has been the guiding principle for missionaries throughout church history. In 40 Questions about the Great Commission, scholars Daniel Akin, Benjamin Merkle, and George Robinson unpack the meaning, history, theology, and practical applications of Jesus' command to go and make disciples. Ideal for personal or group study, this volume will reignite your passion for evangelism while answering key questions like:
Author : Bobby Jamison
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433688867
What's the big deal about baptism? Jesus commands his disciples to be baptized, and it’s a glorious picture of a person’s union with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Still, many Christians feel unclear about the topic, having more questions than answers. This short work provides a biblical explanation of baptism. What is it? Who should be baptized? Why is it required for church membership? And how should churches practice baptism?
