Comments on: MAKE Disciples – the rest is just details http://bodychurch.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/make-disciples-the-rest-is-just-details/ Reclaiming the biblical model of church as body Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brad Currah http://bodychurch.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/make-disciples-the-rest-is-just-details/#comment-670 Brad Currah Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:47:39 +0000 http://bodychurch.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/make-disciples-the-rest-is-just-details/#comment-670 What if small groups do make disciples, (and sermons, etc.)just extrememly poorly. Sort of like making a path by just occasionally walking on it. It takes a couple of generations before you have a clear path. I do see your point, but I'm wondering if making disciples just needs to be very intentional in order to see much fruit, vs. the way "the church" is today that sees very little fruit. You can put your toddler in one of those mop jumpsuits and have him/her collect dirt as he/she crawls, or you can mop your freaking floor. The former works, but it's also patheticly slow. I suppose I'm saying that I'm glad for much of the stuff I've learned in conventional churches, and now that I'm learning to intentionally make disciples, I can reconfigure much of what I've learned towards that end... profitably. I thank God for showing me a more effective way to make paths. What if small groups do make disciples, (and sermons, etc.)just extrememly poorly. Sort of like making a path by just occasionally walking on it. It takes a couple of generations before you have a clear path. I do see your point, but I’m wondering if making disciples just needs to be very intentional in order to see much fruit, vs. the way “the church” is today that sees very little fruit.

You can put your toddler in one of those mop jumpsuits and have him/her collect dirt as he/she crawls, or you can mop your freaking floor. The former works, but it’s also patheticly slow.

I suppose I’m saying that I’m glad for much of the stuff I’ve learned in conventional churches, and now that I’m learning to intentionally make disciples, I can reconfigure much of what I’ve learned towards that end… profitably. I thank God for showing me a more effective way to make paths.

]]> By: Buddy http://bodychurch.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/make-disciples-the-rest-is-just-details/#comment-529 Buddy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:59:57 +0000 http://bodychurch.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/make-disciples-the-rest-is-just-details/#comment-529 Great Post. "If your goal is have discipleship as a byproduct of another activity you’ll get no disciples. Make discipleship the single goal and you’ll get everything else." I copied this down for my quote file. Blessings, Buddy Great Post. “If your goal is have discipleship as a byproduct of another activity you’ll get no disciples. Make discipleship the single goal and you’ll get everything else.” I copied this down for my quote file. Blessings, Buddy

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