—- Dive Into the disciple dilemma —-
Christians Too Busy for Discipleship? Barna Research
Book Review: “The Great Dechurching” – New York Times
“Secularization Begins at Home” – The Institute for Family Studies
How Religion Drives People Away From Church, But Not From God – The Dechurched Project
3 Reasons Why Pastors Refuse to Make Disciples – Biblical Leadership Magazine
How Pastors & Non-Christians See the Church’s Role – Barna Research
Lots of Americans are Losing Their Religion. Have You? Five-Part Series in the New York Times
Discipled by our Culture?: Ethics and Public Policy Center 2021
Many Americans Say Other Faiths Can Lead to Eternal Life: Pew Forum 2018
How Western Christians Think About Their Faith: Baylor University Religion Study
In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace Pew Forum 2019
Sharing Faith Is Increasingly Optional to Christians Barna Research
Sexual Brokenness: The Modern Tsunami of Pornography Josh McDowell and Barna Research
The Decline and Renewal of the American Church Dr. Tim Keller, A Four-Part Article
The Foundation of a Disciple Making Culture Navigator’s Church Ministry Webinar
The Bonhoeffer Project for Discipling
Practical Conversations About Disciples By Disciples The Practitioner’s Podcast
—- SOME OF the books that inspired the disciple dilemma —-
The book you would go through with a new believer to help them begin to think about their life as a disciple – and a disciple-maker.
Asking if the primary objective of the church—discipling individuals —has been “outsourced”.
How to make more disciples with fewer people.
A classic. A pragmatic way to: Go, make disciples, baptize, and teach.
A mammoth 10-year research project about the changing shape of religion in America.
Probably the best “culture” book out there for disciple making
Another classic: How to “Go and Make” very very well.
Can we afford Western Christianity’s price tag? John
The dangers of production methods to mass produce Christ-followers.
From Fuller Seminary: Six “stages” of a disciple’s life
Pastor, Philosopher and Intellectual Francis Schaeffer’s magnum opus on culture and disciples.
A Classic for the modern disciple.
Counselor and theologian Ashley Chesnut tackles key issues for women as disciples.
An uncomfortable and invaluable read.
A deep dive into the Biblical case for discipleship
People say this book should have been titled “The Master Plan of Dscipleship”
William Wilberforce, the British slave emancipator writes about the loss of discipleship as society and time trundle along.
We need a different style of leadership—one patterned after Jesus.
Examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders.
For forty years, The Measure of a Man has taught how to live faithfully, lovingly, and spiritually.
The course of the thinking person’s journey toward faith and meaning.
9 Marks of a healthy church: Mark Devers on discipling through the church.