Review of “Discipleship that Fits” Chapters 12-14 – The Divine Context
In the final context of “Discipleship that Fits,” chapters 12 and 13 talk about the most intimate and personal context a human being can enter – being in community with divinity. God knows all things. There isn’t anything one can hide from God. In this context, we “are laid bare before him, and he opens […]
Leafwood Publishers – 40% off For our Readers
I am thrilled to let you know what Leafwood is offering Wineskins readers 40% off their orders. This came about because I read Don McLaughlin’s book “Love First” and wanted to get the word out about this book. Leafwood came on to advertise with Wineskins this month and offer the 40% off with the code […]
Recommended Books on How To Better Read the Bible
I love reading books about how to read the Bible. I guess I love that because I love meta-cognition, thinking about how we think about things. There are so many treasures in the scriptures and, as Bobby Valentine has written in the last two articles, the closer we come to understand things about their world […]
Review of “Discipleship that Fits” Chapters 8 & 9: Personal Context/Small Groups
The personal context consists of groups of 4-12 people. This would be a small group in most churches. This was embodied in Jesus’ ministry in his work with the 12. As the group size decreases the connectivity increases. Our ability to be more transparent goes up with fewer, better connected people in the room. Bobby […]
Review of “Discipleship that Fits” Chapter 3 – The Big Idea to Change Your View of Church
If you only read one of the chapter reviews, read this one all the way through and consider its ramifications on your ministry. I do hope what is covered in this article will encourage you to read not just these reviews but the book itself. It is worth your time or else I wouldn’t talk […]
Review of “Discipleship that Fits” Chapter 2 – You’re Not Cramming For An Exam
The second chapter in “Discipleship that Fits: The Five Kinds of Relationships God Uses to Help Us Grow” is the chapter that starts to dip its toes in the concept of the five relationships…different size spaces and groups of people with different purposes. It is not a full on treatment of this idea, that comes […]
Review of “Discipleship that Fits” Chapter 1 – It’s A Journey: Reimagining Discipleship
Chapter 1 of “Discipleship that Fits” by Bobby Harrington and Alex Absalom starts with this thought, “When you look at Jesus and see the kind of person he is, the quality of life he lives, and the depth of character he has, do you ever wish that you could be more like him? We certainly […]
Review of “Discipleship that Fits” By Bobby Harrington and Alex Absalom
“Discipleship that Fits” is a book that came out in 2016 by Bobby Harrington (of Renew and Discipleship.org) and Alex Absalom (who co-authored “Launching Missional Communities” with Mike Breen and 3DM). It is a book that has some influence by “The Search to Belong” by Joseph Myers which centers on social space in the ministry […]
Want to Make Disciples But Don’t Know Where to Start…Start Here with Some Free e-books
There is a website I want to point you to because of the quality and proven effectiveness of their resources – Renew.org. Renew is run by Bobby Harrington. Renew is dedicated to making disciples and they have produced a number of helpful resources. So many of us want to make disciples but just don’t know […]
Review of “Letters to the Church” Chapter 9 – Church Again
This is the last chapter in Francis Chan’s book “Letters to the Church.” This is the chapter where he gets practical and discusses some of their structure and practices. He is trying to get people back to be more like the first century church. This should hit home for those of us in Churches of […]