Disciple-making is a passion of many, as it should be. It is, after all,
our great commission. But much of contemporary discipleship is informed
by instinct, and as such it is vulnerable to the whims and trends of
the broader culture, which can take us further away from our biblical
model and mandate.
Drawing on a 2015 Barna Group study of the state of discipleship in the United States commissioned by The Navigators, bestselling author Preston Sprinkle provides a holistic, biblical response for discipleship, providing accessible tools for all those who are engaged in making Christ-followers in the 21st century. Sprinkle points pastors, church leaders, and frankly, all Christ-followers, to a discipleship that is responsive to this most current research and accountable to the model of Jesus and his earliest followers, who counted making disciples as their most important work.
In an extremely practical fashion, Go helps us to discern, from the Scriptures and from exemplary disciple-making ministries, what discipleship is and is not, what it has become and what it can still be.
Table of Contents
1 . A Homeless Peasant Born in a Feeding Trough: The Scandal of Following Jesus
2 . God’s Scandalous Delight: How Grace Makes Us More Like Jesus
3 . You Can’t Become Like Jesus Alone: Authentic Relationships in Discipleship
4 . God in Us (Not Just in You): The Fullness of God in Community
5 . On Earth as It Is in Heaven
6 . Loving God with Your Mind
7 . Mission: Not Just Morality
8 . The Most Segregated Hour of the Week
9 . A More Simple Way
Conclusion: Let’s Go!
Endorsements
"Preston Sprinkle introduces us to the real Jesus of the
Bible and to his way of life that changes everything. With
strong biblical insight and practical wisdom, Go: Returning
Discipleship to the Front Lines of Faith is a must-read."
---BRANDON HATMAKE, Founder of the Legacy Collective and author of A Mile Wide and
Barefoot Church
"In typical Preston Sprinkle fashion, he invites us to discover
a newfound joy in the disciple-making Jesus longs for in
his church. As leaders wrestle with generations abandoning
faith, this resource is acute—full of insight and the truth
that leads to deep transformation."
---GABE LYONS, Author of Good Faith and founder of Q Ideas
"Sadly, many of our modern-day definitions of “discipleship”
focus on a personal (and primarily inward-focused)
relationship with Jesus that has little to do with the deeply
communal nature of the New Testament church. In Go:
Returning Discipleship to the Front Lines of Faith, Preston
Sprinkle offers a much-needed counterbalance to the rugged
spiritual individualism of our age. He presents a definition
and path of discipleship that engages the entire church and,
more importantly, aligns with the definition and path of
discipleship found in the New Testament. If you are serious
about biblical discipleship, this book is a must-read."
---LARRY OSBORNE, Author and pastor of North Coast Church
Drawing on a 2015 Barna Group study of the state of discipleship in the United States commissioned by The Navigators, bestselling author Preston Sprinkle provides a holistic, biblical response for discipleship, providing accessible tools for all those who are engaged in making Christ-followers in the 21st century. Sprinkle points pastors, church leaders, and frankly, all Christ-followers, to a discipleship that is responsive to this most current research and accountable to the model of Jesus and his earliest followers, who counted making disciples as their most important work.
In an extremely practical fashion, Go helps us to discern, from the Scriptures and from exemplary disciple-making ministries, what discipleship is and is not, what it has become and what it can still be.
Table of Contents
1 . A Homeless Peasant Born in a Feeding Trough: The Scandal of Following Jesus
2 . God’s Scandalous Delight: How Grace Makes Us More Like Jesus
3 . You Can’t Become Like Jesus Alone: Authentic Relationships in Discipleship
4 . God in Us (Not Just in You): The Fullness of God in Community
5 . On Earth as It Is in Heaven
6 . Loving God with Your Mind
7 . Mission: Not Just Morality
8 . The Most Segregated Hour of the Week
9 . A More Simple Way
Conclusion: Let’s Go!
Endorsements
"Preston Sprinkle introduces us to the real Jesus of the
Bible and to his way of life that changes everything. With
strong biblical insight and practical wisdom, Go: Returning
Discipleship to the Front Lines of Faith is a must-read."
---BRANDON HATMAKE, Founder of the Legacy Collective and author of A Mile Wide and
Barefoot Church
"In typical Preston Sprinkle fashion, he invites us to discover
a newfound joy in the disciple-making Jesus longs for in
his church. As leaders wrestle with generations abandoning
faith, this resource is acute—full of insight and the truth
that leads to deep transformation."
---GABE LYONS, Author of Good Faith and founder of Q Ideas
"Sadly, many of our modern-day definitions of “discipleship”
focus on a personal (and primarily inward-focused)
relationship with Jesus that has little to do with the deeply
communal nature of the New Testament church. In Go:
Returning Discipleship to the Front Lines of Faith, Preston
Sprinkle offers a much-needed counterbalance to the rugged
spiritual individualism of our age. He presents a definition
and path of discipleship that engages the entire church and,
more importantly, aligns with the definition and path of
discipleship found in the New Testament. If you are serious
about biblical discipleship, this book is a must-read."
---LARRY OSBORNE, Author and pastor of North Coast Church
