My daughter Karyn gave me this book the summer of 2013. Bill had done a training for her church's men's group. The best part was that I had the opportunity to visit with the author, Bill Hull, in his home town of Long Beach, California that November when I was at the BNI International Conference there.
Bill has a simple model of what discipleship should look like based on the New Testament:
1. A disciple submits to a teacher who teaches him or her how to follow Jesus.
2. A disciple learns Jesus’ words.
3. A disciple learns Jesus’ way of ministry.
4. A disciple imitates Jesus’ life and character.
5. A disciple finds and teaches other disciples for Jesus.
Bill contends that we have found ways to be Christian without becoming Christlike. Items 1 and 5 make it all work, but most people who call themselves Christians do not go there. In fact most do not work on Items 2, 3 and 4, let alone Items 1 and 5.
This book will help Christians appreciate the benefits and joy of trying to follow the New Testament model of discipleship.
Exploring a Faith that Embraces Discipleship.
"Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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