it I would definitely recommend, Re:Lit has hit it out of the ballpark once again! : Bill Clem writes in such a simple and understandable yet profound style.
It's quite unique I should say, And it's a great study as well with study questions at the end of each chapter, Excellent, practical and biblical encouragement and advice in how to follow Jesus and disciple others to do likewise, At times encouraging, convicting and challenging this book is well worth the read and going into my reread cycle, Well written and gives you something to think about in terms of your relationship with God, If you had to live your life the way Bill describes, you will most certainly experience a life change that will impact those around you.
A good, easy read, This was a fabulous book that seeks to encourage the Christian to find their identity in Christ as His disciple, Clem studies how a disciple made in the image of God should see themselves in God's story in areas such as image, worship, community, and mission.
He also talks about many ways in which each of these four things can be distorted in a fallen world, I found each of these categories helpful as Clem gave a solid biblical framework through which to view the Christian life, Then the chapters on distortions were especially helpful as he was clear about what he meant and deconstructed the folly of the distortions.
Clem finishes with a call toward a discipleship plan, This plan involves the reader surrounding him or herself with the proper shepherdcoach or even multiple shepherdcoaches that can help them mature in accordance with a selfdesigned plan.
He also includes a final chapter on multiplication which takes the process and lays it out in the lives of others.
I especially liked Clem's hesitancy to be overly formulaic in the discipling process, Much of what we find in Christian literature about discipleship focuses on a "reproducible process" that is really just code for a formulaic process that is not unique to the struggles and needs of the individual.
If you are looking for a packaged way to "make disciples" by putting them through a list of generalized assignments, this book is not what you are looking for.
However, it might be helpful for you in seeing a different perspective that focuses more on imaging Christ and the individual's needs than the reproducible process.
This is a great book, Get it! Read it, and use it to help you be a valuable shepherdcoach in the life of another disciple, Pastor Bill Clem has been teaching on this subject for years now, I have been very fortunate to sit under his teaching numerous times, At Mars Hill Church we have used this robust definition of being a disciple of Jesus for many years now, In a nut shell it consists of four key aspects:
, Image Being an image bearer of God gives us Identity, purpose, and meaning, This is because of His character, and the work He has accomplished,
. Worship as His Image bearers we are created as worshipers, We see this in the God head itself, God is by nature othercentric, Father pours out to Son and Spirit, Son pours out to Father, Spirit, Spirit pours out to Father, Son, We do the same. We pour are made to be filled up by Him, and pour out to Him, What I mean by pour out is to ascribe worth, value, adoration to Him, However because of sin we get filled up by things of our own invention, or things God has created, and thus pour out to those things instead of Him.
This is called idolatry.
. Community We see the Trinitarian God in community with Himself, As His image bearers He has designed us to be in community with each other,
. Mission God has a mission, and has called us to be a part of the work He is doing, We do this in community with other people,
Each of these points is expounded upon and has tons of scripture references, These are obviously Biblical truths, which should enhance all of our lives with meaning and purpose,
Every chapter has a great set of questions and a Bible study reflection to go along with it, I recommend setting aside the time needed to go through each of these studies, A very encouraging book about discipleship, Unlike any other recent books on discipleship, Clem advises that true discipleship does not just happen in the time allotted for a weekly meeting, but also in the inbetween times.
He asserts that if those inbetween times do not happen, that discipleship is ineffective because it is not sharing one's life, Wow. The thought I have been looking for all of my Christian life, May his tribe increase. This book was ok definitely not my favorite but its ok, Excellente ressource! Cest juste que je nai pas été captivée par lécriture je devais me forcer à finir le livre, Like the title itself, the content of the book is fine but unfocused, Its like an older, pixelated photo next to a highdefinition image, which would represent a number of more recent titles on the subject of disciplemaking, many of which can be found through the site discipleship.
org. Good info, but not presented in a strategic or actionable format, Helpful at times, but suffered from a lack of clear direction, A good beginners book on discipleship, There were some areas where I disagreed with him, but it needs more depth, This work was not programmatic as much as paradigmatic, It provided a solid paradigm for understanding the identity of a disciple with excellent and current examples of the way idolatry distorts each of those aspects of discipleship.
Its strengths are not found in profound insights as much as a thorough and compelling picture of the "destination" of discipleship, This isn't a "how to" discipleship book, It's a thoughtprovoking look at what it means to follow Jesus and not just accept him, The focus on identity, community and imagining Christ pushed the analysis deeper than other books in the christianliving genre, I enjoyed it. What I appreciated most about the book was that it speaks to holistic discipleship, it is practical, even with thoughtful reflective questions at the end of each chapter, and it is transferrable information.
It can be a great instrument to help others get a clearer
vision of what it means to be a disciple and make disciples.
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