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Summary: A Must read for any Christian
Review: As a Christian, we are commanded to make disciples of all nations. This book reveals the key to accomplish this task. It is not the "normal" way most of us Christians perceive how evangelism should be accomplished. Coleman looks at Jesus Christ's life on earth and applies it to our lives, and shows us the way Jesus wants us to evangelize. A real eye opener. A Must read!
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Summary: A Must read for any Christian
Review: As a Christian, we are commanded to make disciples of all nations. This book reveals the key to accomplish this task. It is not the "normal" way most of us Christians perceive how evangelism should be accomplished. Coleman looks at Jesus Christ's life on earth and applies it to our lives, and shows us the way Jesus wants us to evangelize. A real eye opener. A Must read!
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Summary: THE classic book on the method of Jesus used.
Review: Coleman defines for all time in his own methodical way how Jesus set about setting in motion God's plan for salvation. Why has the Church been successful? This simple book explains "Men were his method" and is a clear call to what needs to be heard today.
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: Focuses on Jesus discipling the twelve to reach the masses. Must read!
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Summary: Want to know how to make disciples?
Review: I grew up hearing a lot of teaching and preaching in church about what the gospel was. It consisted, I was told, mostly of what Jesus taught.One day when I was in college, a guest speaker came to our youth ministry class and uttered a sentence that would open an entirely new dimension to my understanding of the gospel. "Jesus' methods," the speaker said, "are just as much a part of the gospel as his message." Wow! This book takes a simple, yet profoundly insightful, look at Jesus' methods--how he made disciples, how he equipped his disciples to carry out his mission. If we want to know how best to make disciples, doesn't it make sense to ask how the greatest disciple-maker of all time did it? That's what Coleman does in this book that has become a classic. Many of today's "discipling" methods consist primarily of guiding either individuals or groups through a curriculum. They begin with cognitive knowledge and assume that cognitive knowlege leads to behavioral change. Sometimes it works. Often it doesn't. That was not Jesus' approach. Coleman identifies eight principles that Jesus embodied in his disciple-making: Selection, Association, Consecration, Impartation, Demonstration, Delegation, Supervision, and Reproduction--and devotes a chapter to each. A few excerpts: "Most of the evangelistic efforts of the church begin with the multitudes under the assumption that the church is qualified to preserve what good is done. The result is our spectacular emphasis on numbers of converts, candidates for baptism, and more members for the church, with little or no genuine concern manifested toward the establishment of these souls in the love and power of God, let alone the preservation and continuation of the work." "This was the essence of his training program--just letting his disciples follow him." "Knowledge was gained by association before it was understood by explanation." If you're wanting to get a biblical perspective on how to do evangelism or how to make disciples, apart from the Scripture on which this book is based, it would be harder to find a better starting point than this book.
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Summary: Want to know how to make disciples?
Review: I grew up hearing a lot of teaching and preaching in church about what the gospel was. It consisted, I was told, mostly of what Jesus taught. One day when I was in college, a guest speaker came to our youth ministry class and uttered a sentence that would open an entirely new dimension to my understanding of the gospel. "Jesus' methods," the speaker said, "are just as much a part of the gospel as his message." Wow! This book takes a simple, yet profoundly insightful, look at Jesus' methods--how he made disciples, how he equipped his disciples to carry out his mission. If we want to know how best to make disciples, doesn't it make sense to ask how the greatest disciple-maker of all time did it? That's what Coleman does in this book that has become a classic. Many of today's "discipling" methods consist primarily of guiding either individuals or groups through a curriculum. They begin with cognitive knowledge and assume that cognitive knowlege leads to behavioral change. Sometimes it works. Often it doesn't. That was not Jesus' approach. Coleman identifies eight principles that Jesus embodied in his disciple-making: Selection, Association, Consecration, Impartation, Demonstration, Delegation, Supervision, and Reproduction--and devotes a chapter to each. A few excerpts: "Most of the evangelistic efforts of the church begin with the multitudes under the assumption that the church is qualified to preserve what good is done. The result is our spectacular emphasis on numbers of converts, candidates for baptism, and more members for the church, with little or no genuine concern manifested toward the establishment of these souls in the love and power of God, let alone the preservation and continuation of the work." "This was the essence of his training program--just letting his disciples follow him." "Knowledge was gained by association before it was understood by explanation." If you're wanting to get a biblical perspective on how to do evangelism or how to make disciples, apart from the Scripture on which this book is based, it would be harder to find a better starting point than this book.
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Summary: The Master Plan of Evengelism
Review: I had the pleasure of accompanying the author on a street evangelism field trip to Lexington, KY in 1973. He graciously gave me a copy of his book. Mr. Coleman manages to identify how methodical and intentional Jesus was in putting together his band of Apostles and sending them out to be His witnesses. He even makes a strong case for the primacy of Peter without using that kind of language. But the author stops short when going down this road because it unavoidably leads to Rome and the ancient church Christ founded on Peter, the twelve and the prophets with Jesus Himself as the chief capstone. In that his otherwise helpful book paints a truncated view of "church".
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Summary: The primacy of Peter from a Protestant.
Review: I had the pleasure of accompanying the author on a street evangelism field trip to Lexington, KY in 1973. He graciously gave me a copy of his book. Mr. Coleman manages to identify how methodical and intentional Jesus was in putting together his band of Apostles and sending them out to be His witnesses. He even makes a strong case for the primacy of Peter without using that kind of language. But the author stops short when going down this road because it unavoidably leads to Rome and the ancient church Christ founded on Peter, the twelve and the prophets with Jesus Himself as the chief capstone. In that his otherwise helpful book paints a truncated view of "church".
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Summary: I Have No Idea How Many Editions of This Classic Exist???
Review: I just pulled an old 1973 copy off my library shelf. It was a 12th edition. The cover boasted, "Over 165,000 copies in print." Next to it was my 1986 copy. It was a 41st edition. It's cover boasted, "Over 850,000 copies in print." Next to that was a 1997 companion book that lists, "over 2 million copies in print." This is a book that has stood the test of time. Notice the other reviews. This book is as fresh today as it was in 1963. It revolutionized evangelism in the United States. Do yourself a favor. Get back to the fundamentals. Join Bob Coleman as he traces ministry the way Jesus taught his disciples to do it.
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Summary: I Have No Idea How Many Editions of This Classic Exist???
Review: I just pulled an old 1973 copy off my library shelf. It was a 12th edition. The cover boasted, "Over 165,000 copies in print." Next to it was my 1986 copy. It was a 41st edition. It's cover boasted, "Over 850,000 copies in print." Next to that was a 1997 companion book that lists, "over 2 million copies in print." This is a book that has stood the test of time. Notice the other reviews. This book is as fresh today as it was in 1963. It revolutionized evangelism in the United States. Do yourself a favor. Get back to the fundamentals. Join Bob Coleman as he traces ministry the way Jesus taught his disciples to do it.
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