Rethinking Discipleship: The Design
Rethinking Discipleship: The Design by Ron Bennett
What does first-century Hebrew discipleship look like in the 21st century? Is the picture of a disciple that Jesus had in his mind when he gave the original eleven apostles the Great Commission anywhere close to the picture we have in our minds? In Rethinking Discipleship: In The Design, we will explore the blueprints for New Testament discipleship. Blueprints allow the contribution of various people while maintaining the integrity of the original design. Paul saw discipleship as a building process. He was a wise master builder, laying a foundation that others would build upon. His challenge was to make sure each building followed the Designer’s blueprints, using the right materials.
The 31 Reflections in Rethinking Discipleship: The Design will help you be a wise master builder whether you are building your own life as a disciple or helping others. The concepts and principles in The Design can help you be more intentional and effective in becoming and making disciples.
Rethinking Discipleship: The Quest
Rethinking Discipleship: The Quest by Ron Bennett
Do we really know how to be authentic disciples? What should discipleship look like today? Is there common ground between those first New Testament disciples and disciples in the 21st Century? How did the gospel change the face of discipleship?
These are some of the questions we need to consider if we are serious about the Great Commission: to be and make disciples. Since discipleship is Christ’s idea, every generation needs to understand and embrace what he meant when he used this term.
Rethinking Discipleship: The Quest offers 31 reflections that will inform and challenge your discipleship perspective and journey. Each reflection will help you discover what discipleship looks like today with Christ as the risen, ascended Savior who is now King of his kingdom.
The HighQuest series is designed as a 3-dimensional discipling tool. It develops the vertical relationship with God (Knowing Christ Deeply), the inner relationship of transformation (Reflecting Christ Authentically), and the outward relationship with others (Sharing Christ Intentionally).
HighQuest can be used as a spiritual mentoring platform for building mature, reproducing disciples or as a ministry pathway for a 1-2 year discipling curriculum in a men’s or women’s ministry. The HighQuest series develops the convictions, character and skills foundational to a lifetime of following Christ.
The primary spiritual discipline that is foundational to each HighQuest unit is the daily appointment with God. Through this skill, each person learns how to hear God speak through His Word, reflect on what they hear, and apply it to their daily life. HighQuest is not a typical Bible study with questions to answer. Rather it is a guided self-discovery approach that teaches people to feed themselves on the Scripture.
HighQuest: Women of Distinction parallels the men’s series but is adapted to communicate to a woman’s heart. Women learn the same spiritual disciplines and life issues but with a format that fits today’s woman.
Intentional Disciplemaking
Intentional Disciplemaking by Ron Bennett (NavPress)
Cultivating a community of mature believers is essential to church growth. But how do you go about it? Offering a biblical, step-by-step strategy, Intentional Disciplemaking helps you develop solid followers of Christ. Learn to create a climate geared toward disciplemaking, reevaluate your outreach ministry, overcome barriers to faith, minister beyond your means, and more. This book lays out what a biblical disciple of Christ looks like and how the church can create an environment geared toward making disciples and helping its people grow in spiritual maturity. Disciples don’t just happen. They’re developed through intentional planning and the efforts of a community of believers, one life at a time. Intentional Disciplemaking gives the principles behind developing a disciple making community.
The Adventure of Discipling Others
The Adventure of Discipling Others by Ron Bennett/John Purvis (NavPress)
Jesus believed in the power of one. From the woman dawdling by the well to the tax collector dangling from a tree, Jesus called out and mentored the individual. He turned the beleaguered into the beautiful, the meager into the mighty, by pointing them to God and spotlighting their potential.
He knew one person could stir up the world and make a spiritual difference. Just like Jesus you can pour faith into believers, helping them grow spiritually and fulfill their unique niche in God’s kingdom. With The Adventure of Discipling Others, anyone can mentor and love the process. Reading this book you’ll cultivate a passion and develop the skill for life-to-life discipling and discover the amazing impact one life can have on another.
Beginning the Walk
Beginning the Walk by Ron and Mary Bennett (NavPress)
Following Jesus? Start Here.
Following Jesus isn’t always
clear cut. Fortunately, many people have walked the path ahead of us,
and we can learn a lot from them.
Learn what you’ll need from some of Jesus’ earliest followers in this 18-lesson Bible study. Paul, John, and others will make sure you’re ready for the journey. Beginning the Walk provides you the essentials you’ll need along the way, including your identity in Christ, faith, the Word, prayer, community, grace, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance.
Participants don’t need an extensive church or religious background to get started. Full of valuable insights, each easy-to-understand lesson serves as a perfect foundation for building intentional discipleship and a solid commitment to Christ. Although intended for use with a mentor, they can also be used individually or with a small group.