Relational Discipleship: Moving Back Home with God

by Brian Craig Drurey

Overview

God is waiting for each of us to return home! In fact, God is already out in the world searching and inviting each person to take the journey back to God's house. Relational Discipleship: Moving Back Home with God approaches discipleship from a fresh perspective and intentionally draws on biblical principles and examples of discipleship. In this approach, the metaphor of a house is used to describe our journey back to God. Hospitality plays a key factor in how discipleship, from this perspective, warmly calls each person forward in each step. Other modes of discipleship are solely focused on transformation of the disciple. Here, in this model, the transformation of the discipler must occur first. Then, the discipler can be a warm host helping other travelers on the path to God's house. Join in the journey today and see how Relational Discipleship offers the call to move back home with God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532615528
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	03/28/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Brian Craig Drurey is the Director of Discipleship at Green Valley United Methodist Church. Craig also teaches part time for Grand Canyon University and Ohio Christian University as an adjunct professor. His emphasis is in the areas of spiritual formation and discipleship, helping students to understand and engage transformation in Christ. He earned his Master of Divinity from Northwest Nazarene University. Currently, he is in the dissertation phase for a Doctor of Ministry in Wesleyan Practices from Ashland Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 God and Creation 13

2 Grace-God's Love in Action 28

3 Hospitality-Grace Expressed, Received, and Shared 42

4 The Class Meeting-Help for the Journey Back Home 66

5 One Step at a Time 90

6 The Woods 116

7 The Porch 129

8 The Door 140

9 The House 150

Appendix A The General Rules and Rules of the Band-Societies 169

Appendix B Rules of the Band-Societies 172

Bibliography 175