Missional disciple-making / Michael J. Breen and David M. Gustafson, editors. [print]

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction David M. Gustafson -- Making disciples on mission: an old task for a new era David M. Gustafson -- The eight practices of a disciple on mission: analysis of missional literature to identify missional disciple-making Scott Nelson -- Missional act in spiritual formation: moving beyond mission trips into the realm of missional living Simone Mulieri Twibell -- "Teaching them to obey": a missional perspective on the purpose of obedience in framing discipleship as identification with the humanity of Jesus Roland G. Kuhl -- Leadership in the missional church: pastoral realities of post-Christendom Phillip W. Sell -- Missional community as context for disciple-making: theological and theoretical foundations John Jay Flinn -- A new framework for missional spiritual formation: rediscovering God's age-old provisions S. Steven Kang -- Church gathered: formation of missional disciples in corporate worship H. Wayne Johnson -- Making disciples through missional preaching Michael J. Breen -- A disciple's heart: removing idols that prevent missional living John M. Kinningham -- Process from neighbor to disciple-maker: missiological insights Tony Chuang [Chih-Chao] -- Marks of a follower of Jesus on mission: case from Guadalajara, Mexico Benjamin D. Meyer -- Epilogue Michael J. Breen.

"This collection of scholarly essays has been written to think through the task of making disciples in the context of mission for the purpose of mission. The editors observed a number of books that dealt with spiritual formation, and a number that dealt with missional discipleship at a popular level, and a number that dealt with discipleship from a church growth perspective. However, we believed that a book was needed that treated the subject of missional disciple-making from a missional church perspective, at a scholarly level. Therefore, this book seeks to provide a basis for missional disciple-making that is built upon a biblical foundation and informed by literature from missional practitioners, as well as scholars that integrate wisdom from theology, church history, education theory, and the social sciences such as sociology and cultural anthropology. The chapters are written by missional scholars and scholarly practitioners who have thought deeply, critically, and analytically about making disciples in a context of mission for the purpose of mission." --

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