For far too long, the church has tried to make disciples using a one-size-fits-all approach. Some churches advocate 1-on-1 discipling, others try getting everyone into a small group, while still others training through mission trips or service projects. Yet others focus all their efforts on attracting people to a large group gathering to hear biblical teaching and preaching. But does one size really fit everyone?

Based on careful biblical study and years of experience making disciples in the local church, Bobby Harrington and Alex Absalom have identified five key relationships where discipleship happens in our lives. In each relational context we need to understand how discipleship occurs and we need to set appropriate expectations for each context.

Discipleship That Fits shows you the five key ways discipleship occurs. It looks at how Jesus made disciples and how disciples were formed in the early church. Each of the contexts is necessary at different times and in different ways as a person grows toward maturity in Christ:

Filled with examples and stories, Alex and Bobby show you how to develop discipleship practices in each relational context by sharing how Jesus did it, how the early church practiced it, and how churches are discipling people today.

El Espíritu de las Disciplinas es un libro fascinante que ha cambiado la forma en que miles de cristianos viven su fe. Es una cura espiritual a las diversas causas del sufrimiento humano y ofrece al lector un camino de transformación accesible para todos, el camino de Jesús. El autor Dallas Willard, teólogo y académico reconocido, toma como propósito inspirar al cristianismo de hoy a remover las disciplinas de la categoría de curiosidades históricas y colocarlas en el centro de una nueva vida enfocada en Cristo. Él revela cómo la clave para la transformación personal reside en la práctica de las disciplinas espirituales, y cómo esa práctica afirma la vida humana en toda su plenitud. Incluye:

Spirit of Disciplines

Spirit of Disciplines is a fascinating book that has changed the way thousands of Christians live their faith. It is a spiritual cure to the various causes of human suffering and offers the reader a path of transformation accessible to all, the path of Jesus. Author Dallas Willard, a renowned theologian and scholar, aims to inspire Christianity today to remove disciplines from the category of historical curiosities and place them at the center of a new Christ-centered life. He reveals how the key to personal transformation lies in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how that practice affirms human life in all its fullness. It includes:

In Deuteronomy 17, Moses is leaving final instructions concerning the future of Israel. As a prophet of God, Moses foretells of when Israel will place a king over the nation (v. 14). In verse 18, the king is commanded to not simply acquire a copy of the law (the entire book of Deuteronomy) from the "scroll publishing house," but to hand write his own copy of the law. Thirty-four hundred years later, educators are "discovering" that students that physically write out their notes by hand have a much greater retention rate than simply hearing or visually reading the information. Apparently, God knew this to be true of the kings of Israel also. From such understanding came the conception of this series of books.

Each book is organized so that you can write out your very own copy of Scripture. You will be writing the Bible text only on the right-hand page of the book. This should make for easier writing and allows ample space on the left page to write your own notes and comments. From time to time a question or word will be lightly printed on the left page; these questions are to aid in further study but should not interfere with your own notes and comments.