The stats are troubling. In a recent survey, pastors acknowledged that discipleship is the aspect of church ministry that they do least well. And when church members are surveyed, only 23 percent of Christians say they were ever discipled one-on-one.
In this conversation with Peyton Jones, we talk about the severe need for our churches to become better at the main command Jesus gave His church: making disciples.
Peyton is a church planter and church planting specialist who is tackling this crisis head on. In his new book, Peyton uses the disciple-making pattern from the life of Jesus to describe the Discipology Flywheel, where three essential elements come together:
Teaching—Where Disciples Are Trained
Tactics—Where Disciples Are Sent
Time—Where Disciples Are Formed
Peyton is the author of several books, including the newly released, Discipology: The Art and Science of Making Disciples, which is the basis for this conversation.
Links
- Discipology: The Art and Science of Making Disciples
- Church Planting For Everyone, with Peyton Jones (Podcast Ep 021)
- Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches
- Few Pastors Believe Discipleship Tops Their Churches’ Efforts (article)
- The State of Discipleship (article)
BONUS CONTENT
The SHALOM Star: Six Aspects of Life that Find Balance as God Permeates Them, with Peyton Jones
In this subscribers-only content, I interview Peyton Jones about his acronym for balanced Christian living, based on the word and the concept of SHALOM. From the content of Peyton’s new book, Discipology: The Art and Science of Making Disciples.
- Spirit: Your soul’s connection to God
- Honor: The areas of life you steward
- Affections: Your family and friendships
- Learning: Your intellect and creativity
- Others: Your allies on mission
- Mental: Your emotional well-being
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