If you’ve ever considered joining a ministry within your church, you may have wondered if you have the skills to do it successfully. This is a common issue, particularly with ministry leaders who have no formal training in Christian discipleship.  Fortunately, there are dozens of books and online resources available today that can help people learn the simplest and most effective way of growing a ministry.  The Navigators is a Colorado-based Christian organization with several different ministries; the best known of which is NavPress, a Christian publishing company.

One of the best known NavPress authors is Jim Putman.  In addition to writing several popular books on Christian discipleship, Putman is a veteran of the ministry himself and a nationally-known Christian speaker. He is also the senior pastor at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho.  Because of his strong background in sports, he places a high value on coaching as a form of Christian discipleship training. At Real Life Ministries, one of America’s fastest-growing churches, everyone plays a part in the church’s mission, and his books can help reinforce this model of training in your church as well.

In his best-selling book, Real Life Discipleship, Putman explains what needs to happen in the life of every believer and in every small group in order for the church to grow into an “army of believers” with the goal of seeing the whole world saved.  The book’s overarching goal is to train up disciples within every ministry of the church and equip them to help others become disciples themselves.  By providing readers with the proven tools and strategies that have worked so well at Real Life Ministries, he aims to help every church grow just as strong.

Positive reviews keep coming in for Real Life Discipleship, as well as Putman’s companion handbook, The Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual (by Jim Putman, Avery T. Willis Jr., Brandon Guindon, and Bill Krause.) This companion training manual to Real-Life Discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program.

With a thorough, results-oriented approach that can be applied in multiple contexts and cultures, this manual explains the necessary components of disciple-making so that every member of the church community can play a part in reaching others for Christ.

If it’s time for your church or ministry to learn Christian discipleship principles, then Real Life Discipleship is the perfect resource.

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