60 Days To Becoming A Missionary Disciple

Father John Bartunek insightfully combines Bible passages and Church teaching with practical and actionable advice that you can apply to your daily life. Throughout the book, he clarifies commonly misunderstood terms like mission, apostolate, evangelization, and new evangelization. The book also helps those pursuing Christ to take the next step in spiritual maturity. By identifying where you need to grow, you'll experience renewed enthusiasm and discover a new depth to your prayer life.

Do you have the same dream as Pope Francis? Would you like to see your parish, apostolate, or family flourishing in Christ like never before? In Making Missionary Disciples, Curtis Martin, founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), explores how to build a vibrant culture of faithfulness and fruitfulness. He doesn't just remind us how every disciple is called on a mission to share the love and truth of Jesus Christ. He gives us practical ways to do this in our ordinary daily lives. Know the three crucial habits of effective evangelization. Grow in divine intimacy following the four essential practices to which the early disciples devoted themselves. Learn the importance of becoming not only a disciple, but a missionary disciple. Understand the three-phased "Method Modeled by the Master"-the approach to evangelization modeled for us by Jesus in the Gospels and rooted in Catholic magisterial teaching. Experience the transformation for which we all long-through Making Missionary Disciples.

What does living for Jesus look like in the everyday stuff of life? Many Christians have unwittingly embraced the idea that “church” is a once-a-week event rather than a community of Spirit-empowered people; that “ministry” is what pastors do on Sundays rather than the 24/7 calling of all believers; and that “discipleship” is a program rather than the normal state of every follower of Jesus. Drawing on his experience as a pastor and church planter, Jeff Vanderstelt wants us to see that there’s more—much more—to the Christian life than sitting in a pew once a week. God has called his people to something bigger: a view of the Christian life that encompasses the ordinary, the extraordinary, and everything in between. Packed full of biblical teaching, compelling stories, and real-world advice, this book will remind you that Jesus is filling the world with his presence through the everyday lives of everyday people... People just like you.

This critically important book is presented by the author as ‘‘An attempt to provide the needful for the Lord’s call to make disciples ...’’ It is a statement of the revelations, doctrines, methods, and principles of discipleship aimed at helping anyone to experience discipleship and thereby lead others to grow in a way to become active workers in making others into disciples of Jesus Christ. It is a book to read and recommend to any servant of God cognizant of the glorious mission that the Lord Jesus Christ has entrusted to His church: "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations …" Finally, the making of disciples is all about the work of transforming a sinner into a repentant sinner, a repentant sinner into a convert, a convert into a young disciple, leading the young disciple to spiritual maturity and, finally, helping him to become a disciple-maker. This book is highly recommended to the body of Christ.

How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. These are times of immense challenge and immense opportunity for the Catholic Church. Consider these statistics for the United States. Only 30 percent of Americans who were raised Catholic are still practicing. Fully 10 percent of all adults in America are ex-Catholics. The number of marriages celebrated in the Church decreased dramatically, by nearly 60 percent, between 1972 and 2010. Only 60 percent of Catholics believe in a personal God. If the Church is to reverse these trends, the evangelizers must first be evangelized-in other words, Catholics-in-the-pew must make a conscious choice to know and follow Jesus before they can draw others to him. This work of discipleship lies at the heart of Forming Intentional Disciples, a book designed to help Church leaders, parish staff and all Catholics transform parish life from within. Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Sherry Weddell leads readers through steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion, how to open a conversation about faith and belief, how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship, and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change.

Every day, we face challenges designed by the enemy to deter us from our Christian walk. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we fight to endure knowing that everything will work together for our good. 60 Days of Devotion: For the Under 60 Disciple is a great tool to help Christians stay encouraged. Each devotional takes only a few seconds to read. This devotional is beneficial to every Christian no matter where they may be on their Christian walk. Keep one in your purse, at your desk, on your nightstand, or anywhere close by. Read it early in the morning during your devotion time, or once you get settled in at work. This devotional by Evan S. Brown is sure to kickstart your day onto the right path!Evan S. Brown is a native of Lithonia, GA. He humbly accepted his call into ministry on January 1, 2015. Now, Evan works tirelessly to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. He currently serves as the Partner Services Coordinator at All Nations Christian Center under the leadership of Senior Pastor Adrian Davis. Evan is also a proud alumni of Alabama A&M University. For more information about the author, visit www.iamevanbrown.com.

This book is written for those who want to grow in Christ and cultivate healthy rhythms in life. In saying "yes" to this book (for the next 60 days), you are agreeing to go on a journey that is guaranteed to upgrade your life in God and help you live in the awareness of His presence more and more each day. I have intentionally made this book a simple as possible, for all ages, and walks of life - those who have walked with Jesus for 50 years and those who have known Him for 5 days. Anyone and everyone can pick this book up, make sense of it, and use it as a springboard to know God more. "...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith," (Hebrews 12:1-2)