Contagious Disciple Making: Leading Others on a Journey of Discovery

by David Watson, Paul Watson

Overview

It is hard to deny that today’s world can seem apathetic toward Christians. Some may look down at their iPhones when we mention God, motion for the check when we bring up church, or casually change the subject when we talk about prayer. In a world full of people whose indifference is greater than their desire to know Christ, how can we dream of growing the church?

In Contagious Disciple Making, David Watson and Paul Watson map out a simple method that has sparked an explosion of homegrown churches in the United States and around the world. A companion to Cityteam's two previous books, Miraculous Movements and The Father Glorified, Contagious Disciple Making details the method used by Cityteam disciple-makers. This distinctive process focuses on equipping spiritual leaders in communities where churches are planted. Unlike many evangelism and church-growth products that focus on quick results, contagious disciple-making takes time to cultivate spiritual leadership, resulting in lasting disciple-making movements. Through Contagious Disciple Making readers will come to understand that a strong and equipped leader will continue to grow the church long after church planters move on to the next church.

Features include:

• Engagement tools for use in the field
• Practical techniques to equip others to make disciples

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780529112200
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	12/23/2014
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

David Watson serves the global church through Cityteam Ministries as the VP for Global Disciple-Making. He is also actively involved in mentoring the next generation of Disciple-Making strategists. Since 1989, Watson has been involved with movements that have seen 100,000 churches started, and he has trained more than 30,000 leaders from 167 nations.

Paul D. Watson is the son of David Watson. He grew up in Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Singapore. As a child, he saw his father develop the principles that led to Disciple-Making Movements. As an adult, Paul has trained 1500 disciple-makers in 14 countries. Currently, Paul serves as City Director for Cityteam, Portland, and is working to catalyze Disciple-Making Movements in the Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Part 1 The Mind-Set of a Disciple-Maker 1

Chapter 1 Disciple-Makers Embrace Lessons Taught by Failure 3

Chapter 2 Disciple-Makers Deculturalize, Not Contextualize, the Gospel 9

Chapter 3 Disciple-Makers Plant the Gospel Rather than Reproduce Their Religion 19

Chapter 4 Disciple-Makers Realize How Hard Completing the Great Commission Will Be for Strategies and Organizations Built Around Branded Christianity 23

Chapter 5 Disciple-Makers Realize the Structure of the Community Determines the Strategy Used to Make Disciples 29

Chapter 6 Disciple-Makers Realize Their Culture and Religious Experience Can Negatively Influence Their Disciple-Making Unless They Are Very Careful 35

Chapter 7 Disciple-Makers Understand the Importance of Obedience 39

Chapter 8 Disciple-Makers Make Disciples, Not Converts 47

Chapter 9 Disciple-Makers Understand the Importance of the Priesthood of the Believer 51

Part 2 Parctices of a Disciple-Maker 57

Chapter 10 Thinking Strategically and Tactically About Disciple-Making 59

Chapter 11 Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples 65

Chapter 12 Prayer 79

Chapter 13 Engage Lost People 105

Chapter 14 Finding a Person of Peace 123

Chapter 15 Discovery Groups 141

Chapter 16 Establishing Churches 157

Chapter 17 Leadership 173

Chapter 18 Mentoring 203

Afterword 233

Appendix 235

Notes 237