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Transformational Discipleship

TRANSFORMATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP: A REVIEW

By On September 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

In June 2010 I wrote a review of Transformational Church which may interest readers. The follow-up book, Transformational Discipleship was recently released with great fanfare and high hopes, two years after its forerunner.  People interested in church leadership and discipleship will want to read Transformational Discipleship. The three authors, Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley, [...]

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FIVE ELEMENTS OF A BOOK REVIEW

By On June 27, 2012 · 2 Comments

As an author of a book and the writer of book reviews on the Simple Discipleship blog, some may wonder what are the criteria of a five-star rating? Traditional reviewers may have their own criteria that are consistent with the scholastic environment, while the focus of the writer for this blog includes scholarship, simplicity [...]

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SUNDAY SCHOOL THAT REALLY RESPONDS by Steve Parr: AN UNSOLICITED REVIEW

By On June 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Parr, Steve R. (2011), Sunday School that Really Responds: Wisdom for Confronting 24 Common Sunday School Emergencies. Grand Rapids, MI: Kreger Publications. 256 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8254-4064-9 (sc). $14.99.

After I finished high school and after several uninteresting jobs, I befriended the director of the local emergency medical service (EMS). Time was that emergency medical [...]

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BREAKING THE EVANGELISM CODE by Victor H. Benavides

By On June 24, 2012 · 3 Comments

I met Victor Benevides when we attended doctoral seminars together at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a contagious spirit for sharing Christ. I love being with him in public places just to see how easily he engages in sharing Christ with others in authentic yet inventive ways. While sharing my faith does [...]

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ARE WE “SLAVES” OR “SERVANTS” OF CHRIST? A DISCUSSION ABOUT BIBLE TRANSLATION AND THE HCSB

By On February 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

ABSTRACT: The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) offers an excellent contemporary translation alternative. However, the HCSB may present a potential unnecessary offense to some black readers by translating the Greek word “doulos” as “slave” in most occurrences regardless of context. This comes at a time when the Southern Baptist Convention is making good faith reconciliatory [...]

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SIMPLE DISCIPLESHIP SYNOPSIS

By On December 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

A SIMPLE CHURCH DISCIPLESHIP PROCESS

Simple Discipleship (SD) is a process for leading and motivating Christians to greater spiritual maturity and participation. It is a return to biblical and organic transformational discipleship. SD reflects Jesus’ model of discipleship, providing adequate instruction and emphasizing practical hands-on experience. Only in this manner do the essential values [...]

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THE WHOLE LIFE OFFERING: CHRISTIANITY AS PHILANTHROPY—BOOK REVIEW

By On June 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Eric Foley’s book The Whole Life Offering is one of those rare books that will surprise because the concepts challenge core faith values of the reader. Most people do not consider themselves to be philanthropists, a designation usually reserved for wealthy people who give money to support worthy [...]

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CHURCH PLANTING WITH SIMPLE DISCIPLESHIP IN NEW YORK

By On April 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

For some time I have wanted to see church planters use Simple Discipleship to implant disciple-making DNA into the church at the beginning. It is much easier to accomplish this at the time of the church’s birth than later. Stagnate or declining churches must [...]

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A REVIEW OF “GROWING MISSIONAL LEADERS” by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

By On March 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

BOOK REVIEW: GROWING MISSIONAL LEADERS

Imagine how fast God’s kingdom would grow if people in every church, regardless of denomination, determined to accomplish the Great Commission in their community in their lifetime. This is not a proposal to take away from missionary endeavors around the world but [...]

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