Say something worth believing, gospelcentered discipleship, here in spirit. By explaining various motivations for discipleship, dodson charts a biblically faithful, gracedriven alternative. Gcd exists to publish resources that help make, mature, and multiply disciples of jesus. Sermons jt english what is gospel centered discipleship. As a result, disciples burn out or drift from devotion to jesus. When the pressure is on us to decide who we are, there is no one to blame but ourselves when we fail to become who we want to be. He is the coauthor of the gospel centered community, another christ centered small group study. For too long weve put making disciples ahead of a clear understanding of the gospel. These men walked alongside them in the messiness of life, helping them to apply biblical truths and spiritual disciplines in a challenging world. Dodson s book sheds a great deal of light on a topic that is widely known, constantly discussed, but rarely understood. Gospelcentered discipleship ebook 9781433530241 by jonathan k.
In cultures around the world, disciples lean away from the gospel toward religious performance or spiritual license. Through the process, you and possibly your whole church will learn if you are a markan holy spirit centered, matthean action driven, lukan relationship focused, or johannine mentorapprentice nurtured disciple. The spirit answered by sending men into their lives to disciple them, not with disdain or judgment, but with love and compassion, a gospel centered focus. Gospelcentered discipleship is an authentic recentering of discipleship around the gospel of grace, in the context of community, for the mission of god.
Additionally, he provides a practical model for creating gospel centered discipleship groupssmall, reproducible, missional, genderspecific groups of believers that fight for faith together. Gospelcentered discipleship captures both the heart of the gospel and the essence of discipleship in the proper order. Gcd is a resourcing ministry with the purpose of helping make, mature, and multiply disciples of jesus. Navigating the paradox of leading god s people and pursuing gods mission. Thats the question gospel discipleship seeks to answer.