Maximum Discipleship in the Church
Reviews
Randy provides a great overview of some of the personal and church/corporate aspects of discipleship. I really appreciated his blend of theory and practical. He clearly wants to provide some practical tools to help leaders and churches to move forward in terms of discipleship.
Brad Reid - Pastor
Dr. Wollf outlines 11 core characteristics of ministries that effectively build disciples and then succinctly describes each of these characteristics and how to build them. Some may see the book as a bit technical, but that is the effect of the author successfully having a clear focus on the areas that shape a ministry toward disciple making.
Kajle - Seminary Leader
Focus on discipleship is a timeless strategy in building God's people towards maintaining their faith and spiritual development. Discussing the five layers helps shed light for many small groups in building their members. And the reflection questions assist the learner of the important lessons learned in every chapter. It is an easy read but filled with great principles about discipleship strategies.
Aldrin Navo - Denominational Leader
Book Description
Do you want your church to be a disciple-making church, but aren’t sure how to get there? Are you struggling to come up with a church-wide strategy for making disciples?
In Maximum Discipleship in the Church, veteran pastor and leadership coach, Dr. Randy Wollf, helps church leaders understand and grow 11 essential elements that will move their churches toward greater disciple-making effectiveness. In the pages of this book, you will discover:
How the culture of a church can set the stage for discipleship to thrive
Why focusing on one discipleship approach is not enough to make disciples in a maximum way
How you can strengthen each of the 11 essential disciple-making elements and take your church to the next level in making disciples
The book comes with access to the online Church Discipleship Assessment, a tool that helps you measure your church's effectiveness in the 11 disciple-making areas. Every chapter has reflection/discussion questions that will help you and your leadership team identify and apply key insights.
Imagine that discipleship in your church is like a grape vine. Of course, we want our churches to bear fruit like seeing people accept Christ and grow in him. Yet, the growth of the vine and its ability to produce fruit is dependent on at least four things: water, sunlight, good soil, and a supportive structure.
As we think about making disciples in the church, it’s imperative that we recognize the Holy Spirit’s role. He is the One who draws people to Christ and helps them grown in him. He provides water and sunlight to make discipleship flourish in our churches. Unless God grows the plant, our efforts are pointless.
Even though God ultimately causes discipleship to thrive in our church, He has chosen to partner with us in this great, vine-growing venture. One of the ways that we can participate is to make sure that the soil has the right nutrients to support the growth of the vine. The first five disciple-making elements relate to your church’s culture – the heart of your church. The five church cultural factors are like nutrients in the soil. They provide what discipleship needs to thrive in your church.
Of course, growing a vine requires more than just the right soil. You also need to have appropriate structures like a trellis that support the vine’s growth. That’s where the remaining six discipleship elements come in.
The church is God’s primary way of making disciples, but only if we grow certain qualities and strengthen structures that will support optimal disciple-making. If you are longing to see your church make more and deeper disciples of Jesus, Maximum Discipleship in the Church is for you!