Your church’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. I love how John states it, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide…” (John 15:17, ESV).
What a picture! Jesus appoints His disciples to be fruitful, and specifically to yield lasting fruit, steadfast fruit, fruit that yields more fruit. In the language of ministry today, this is about making disciples who make disciples, who go on and make more disciples.
Disciple Makers University is a deep dive into those biblical practices that Jesus taught and modeled for His disciples, by which they would carry on this mission. It’s tempting to ignore these ancient ways in favor of modern, more efficient, glitzy, or techno-based strategies. And these tools are often helpful. Yet time and again congregations find that fruitfulness comes from following the simple, timeless ways of our Lord.
Join us next weekend, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at Beaumont’s First Baptist Church. Let’s ponder together the disciple making strategy of our Lord, that we may glorify Him with even more lasting fruit.
Register at this link. Email me at jturnbo@gtbn.us with any questions.
Blessings,
Bro. Jim