Tianna Weist
RELI 116
Class Paper
10/4/17
Neil Anderson's book, "Becoming a Disciple-Making Church", focuses on growing spiritually mature Christians for discipleship. He points out that what inhibits our growth within the faith are personal and spiritual conflicts. Anderson believes that if we embrace God through his Word, we will find the answers to our problems within our hearts and minds. He integrates his own personal ministry, Freedom in Christ Ministries, as steps to take so that one can experience total freedom in Christ. There are a few chapters in which I would like to specifically summarize that I feel stress the importance of what Neil Anderson wishes to convey. The chapter Victory over Darkness sets the tone for the whole …show more content…
It is a ministry of reconciliation. People who have reconciled with God are able to help others to be reconciled with him so that they may have a personal relationship with God through sincere repentance and faith in God (p.61). In short, discipleship is an encounter with God making Christianity a personal relationship with him. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation". God is our wonderful …show more content…
He states that a "vision in terms of ministry exists on both a personal and an institutional level. In order to have an effective ministry, one must know what a vision is, its purpose and how to develop an engaging vision that reaches the hearts of the surrounding community and its church. His goal is that planters, pastors, and ministry leaders learn how to craft and communicate a vision and grow the church. In the following paragraphs, I will give a brief overview of certain chapters that highlight the purpose of Malphurs'
RELI 116
Class Paper
10/4/17
Neil Anderson's book, "Becoming a Disciple-Making Church", focuses on growing spiritually mature Christians for discipleship. He points out that what inhibits our growth within the faith are personal and spiritual conflicts. Anderson believes that if we embrace God through his Word, we will find the answers to our problems within our hearts and minds. He integrates his own personal ministry, Freedom in Christ Ministries, as steps to take so that one can experience total freedom in Christ. There are a few chapters in which I would like to specifically summarize that I feel stress the importance of what Neil Anderson wishes to convey. The chapter Victory over Darkness sets the tone for the whole …show more content…
It is a ministry of reconciliation. People who have reconciled with God are able to help others to be reconciled with him so that they may have a personal relationship with God through sincere repentance and faith in God (p.61). In short, discipleship is an encounter with God making Christianity a personal relationship with him. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation". God is our wonderful …show more content…
He states that a "vision in terms of ministry exists on both a personal and an institutional level. In order to have an effective ministry, one must know what a vision is, its purpose and how to develop an engaging vision that reaches the hearts of the surrounding community and its church. His goal is that planters, pastors, and ministry leaders learn how to craft and communicate a vision and grow the church. In the following paragraphs, I will give a brief overview of certain chapters that highlight the purpose of Malphurs'