Redeemer Broadcasting : A Plain Answer

A Plain Answer: Multiplying Disciples and Churches - Pastor Al Baker


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"The church has one purpose � to make disciples of all the nations by going out to meet people who do not know Jesus, to evangelize them, resulting in their baptism, and to teach them to obey all that Jesus and His apostles and prophets say (Mt.28:18-20). We all know that, but how shall we get this work done? Paul instructs Timothy, �And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also,� (2 Tim.2:2). The model of ministry in Scripture is multiplication, but we almost always try to do ministry by addition. This approach is pedantic, too costly, too slow, and fraught with heavy-handed leadership or good men who often succumb to the temptation of celebrity pastor." Today we talk with the pastor who authored that quote in the Devotional, "Forget None of His Benefits." This latest episode discusses the biblical model of multiplying disciples. As opposed to having an "attraction model," or a "Build it and they will come" model, it is essential that we shift our main focus from merely a large church staff, a large building, attractive programs, and concentrate our efforts on low level, one-on-one discipleship. As part of this discipleship, teach those under our care, to multiple the effort - that of making more disciples. This is want we saw happened in the early church, with 120 in the Upper Room just prior to Pentecost to 100,000 at the end of the fist century (according to missiologists). Participants: Rev. Dr. Al Baker, Dan Elmendorf
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