The Skinny on Discipleship
| Author | : Katie Edwards |
| Publisher | : Group Publishing (Company) |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2015-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1470720841 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781470720841 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Life-shapingdiscipleshipisntarandomevent.Itsanintentionaladventure,andteenagers needsomeonewhoswalkingwiththemonthejourneyandhelpingthemgrowasadiscipleof JesusChrist.Jesusmodeledthisforusthroughrelationshipwithhisclosestdisciples.Hespent timewiththem,sharedlifewiththem,taughtthemtoobey,sharedexperienceswiththem,gavethemdirection,andpromisedtobewiththem.Thisiswhatwearecalledtoasyouthworkers-themodelforustofollow.TheSkinnyonDiscipleshipwillbecomeapracticalguideinyourroleasadisciple-maker.Youlldiscoverpracticalinsightsandpowerfulencouragementforknowing Jesus,lovinghim,andplacinghimatthecenterofyourlifeandthenhelpingteenagersalong onthatsamejourney.Whenitcomestodiscipleship,therearenoshortcuts,theresnohandbookforteenagers,andtheresnotimelineonwhatitwilltaketohelpeachteenagerdrawcloserto Jesus.ButyoucanfollowthemodelofJesus,relyonthetruththatheswithyou,andrememberthatultimatelyhelovesteenagersevenmorethanyoudo.
