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| Simple Discipleship News |
| What Pastors and Leaders are Saying |
| Church Smart CEO David Wetzler "Simple Discipleship is particularly suited for many Southern Baptist churches because their Natural Church Development minimum factor is most often 'effective structures.' Simple Discipleship provides the tools to improve a church's effective structures." Church Smart editor, Dana Adams for Simple Discipleship: "Three main strengths 1) very well organized practical how-to for discipleship, and 2) written for today's church with today's challenges, and 3) based on up-to-date-research. Glenn Williams, Pastor, Paper Mill Baptist Church, Marietta, GA "Thank you for all you have done to help us and get us moving forward with direction, purpose, and vision." Dr. J. Perry Fowler, Pastor, First Baptist Church Kennesaw, GA "I believe Simple Discipleship has helped us connect our evangelistic focus to a more Great Commission focus which obviously is about winning and discipling. Also, it has made our people more aware of "where we are" as disciples. It helps me in leading the church so I can help move the church to a more balanced discipleship focus." |
| Simple Discipleship LAUNCH! Seminars Schedule a one-day workshop for your church or for a group of churches. Email tom@simplediscipleship.com |
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| Dr. Nelson Price, Pastor Emeritus, Roswell St. Baptist Church, Marietta, GA Immaturity of Christians is a cause for conflict within churches and a failure to reach out to the unchurched. These dual challenges are addressed by “Simple Discipleship.” Fledgling Christians need nurturing in order to become stable and mature. Implementation of the steps espoused in SD can enable them to have the joy of their salvation and become more productive followers of Christ. Arrested spiritual development among persons who have long been Christians but who have reached a point of arrested spiritual growth is a problem needing to be addressed. This work proposes ways to renew the personal appetites of long time believers for further maturation. A church comprised of immature new and long time spiritually dormant Christians is a fertile field for Satanic disruption. Not only are the members not on task their energies are turned inward providing for an inevitable implosion. SD is a life-support system for churches. The concepts are definitive and measurable. However, there is a little known secret of success in all of life. It is this: “Nothing works.” This program will not work. You have to work it. If worked the result is a potentially renewed church comprised of confident and fulfilled Christians. It is to be commended as a method of permeating the life-style of individuals and putting the total church on task. |
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| Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dean, Billy Graham School, Vice President for Academic Programming, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "Far too many believers have never been discipled, and too few churches are prepared to address this problem. Tom Cocklereece has proposed not a program, but a process that drives discipleship into the DNA of a congregation. Read this book, work the ideas for your church, and start making disciples!" |
Tennessee- The Discovery conference will be held at Belvue
Baptist Church August 13-14, 2010. Simple Discipleship will
offer 3 workshops.
Georgia- The DisciplEquip conference will be in Macon, GA
on September 24-25. Simple Discipleship will provide 3
workshops.
Australia churches are interested in Simple Discipleship!
Baptist Church August 13-14, 2010. Simple Discipleship will
offer 3 workshops.
Georgia- The DisciplEquip conference will be in Macon, GA
on September 24-25. Simple Discipleship will provide 3
workshops.
Australia churches are interested in Simple Discipleship!
Discipleship is a critical element in every church, and one that cannot
be overlooked. Dr. Tom Cocklereece has written an excellent book
about discipleship in the 21st century and explains in this article how
Servant Evangelism is an essential aspect of the discipleship
process…Steve Sjogren, author of Servant Evangelism
be overlooked. Dr. Tom Cocklereece has written an excellent book
about discipleship in the 21st century and explains in this article how
Servant Evangelism is an essential aspect of the discipleship
process…Steve Sjogren, author of Servant Evangelism
For over a decade I have been teaching evangelism and church
planting courses, and for the last eighteen months a discipleship class
for Liberty Seminary. There are numerous discipleship materials
available, but few walk a pastor through the implementation of a
comprehensive strategy. Another major deficiency common in the
genre is the lack of assessment strategies. We want to make
disciples, but never have a means to evaluate if we are truly
accomplishing the task. As a result, little changes. Tom Cocklereece’s
Simple Discipleship satisfies these concerns. The following will give
you an overview of the text. This would be a great addition to your
ministry library. Remember, the Great Commission is all about
making disciples, which encompasses evangelism, missions, and
results in church planting. –Dr. Bill Brown, adjunct professor, Liberty
University
planting courses, and for the last eighteen months a discipleship class
for Liberty Seminary. There are numerous discipleship materials
available, but few walk a pastor through the implementation of a
comprehensive strategy. Another major deficiency common in the
genre is the lack of assessment strategies. We want to make
disciples, but never have a means to evaluate if we are truly
accomplishing the task. As a result, little changes. Tom Cocklereece’s
Simple Discipleship satisfies these concerns. The following will give
you an overview of the text. This would be a great addition to your
ministry library. Remember, the Great Commission is all about
making disciples, which encompasses evangelism, missions, and
results in church planting. –Dr. Bill Brown, adjunct professor, Liberty
University
Tom Cocklereece knows how to keep it simple! In his recently
released book, Simple Discipleship, Tom provides “a framework for
building your ministry process to effectively make disciples” (9). Tom
gives a play-by-play game plan to move your church from complex to
simple. The bridge of effectiveness from the old way of “making
disciples” to the simple discipleship way is spiritual life coaching. Tom’
s simple process of discipleship “does not replace teaching materials
per se, but instead provides a framework umbrella, matrix, and method
that will help ministry leaders do simple church and discipleship” (22).
A wise person once said, “It takes a good tool to do a good job.”
Simple Discipleship is a good tool that will raise the bar of discipleship
in your church. My highest recommendation for Simple Discipleship.
Below Tom elaborates on the simple discipleship process that moves
beyond a program-driven approach to a disciple-making approach. –
Jess Bousa (author of The Discipleship Dare)
released book, Simple Discipleship, Tom provides “a framework for
building your ministry process to effectively make disciples” (9). Tom
gives a play-by-play game plan to move your church from complex to
simple. The bridge of effectiveness from the old way of “making
disciples” to the simple discipleship way is spiritual life coaching. Tom’
s simple process of discipleship “does not replace teaching materials
per se, but instead provides a framework umbrella, matrix, and method
that will help ministry leaders do simple church and discipleship” (22).
A wise person once said, “It takes a good tool to do a good job.”
Simple Discipleship is a good tool that will raise the bar of discipleship
in your church. My highest recommendation for Simple Discipleship.
Below Tom elaborates on the simple discipleship process that moves
beyond a program-driven approach to a disciple-making approach. –
Jess Bousa (author of The Discipleship Dare)
I recently read a great book by Dr. Tom Cocklereece entitled Simple
Discipleship: How to Make Disciples in the 21st Century. The book
maps out a process for local churches to implement discipleship into
their congregations. After personally being involved in Total Quality
Management in my own business prior to selling it, I can say that Tom’s
approach is well designed to address every step of implementation and
to measure the effectiveness of the discipleship process. Jesus said
that we will know a tree by its fruit: “Either make the tree good and its
fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known
by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33) As local churches examine the fruit of their
discipleship process, they will know whether the process needs to be
changed. Below is an article by Dr. Cocklereece with an introduction to
his book. – Alan Melton, co-author of “Disciple Like Jesus.”
Discipleship: How to Make Disciples in the 21st Century. The book
maps out a process for local churches to implement discipleship into
their congregations. After personally being involved in Total Quality
Management in my own business prior to selling it, I can say that Tom’s
approach is well designed to address every step of implementation and
to measure the effectiveness of the discipleship process. Jesus said
that we will know a tree by its fruit: “Either make the tree good and its
fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known
by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33) As local churches examine the fruit of their
discipleship process, they will know whether the process needs to be
changed. Below is an article by Dr. Cocklereece with an introduction to
his book. – Alan Melton, co-author of “Disciple Like Jesus.”
