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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: 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: 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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Summary: This title is a must-read for personal ministry
Review: The Master Plan of Evangelism is a wonderful examination of the personal ministry of Jesus Christ. Coleman succinctly dissects the method of Jesus, namely that of personal discipleship, in a way that will help ordinary Christians model it in their own lives. Jesus' method was one of multiplication, of pouring His life into twelve disciples, who were to do likewise. This is the call fo each believer today, and Coleman's book is very instructive and motivating in building a vision of personal ministry.
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Summary: The Foundational Principles for Making Disciples
Review: They titled this book wrong. This isn't the Master Plan of Evangelism; this should have been the Master Plan of Discipleship. But that's about the only thing I can say wrong about the book. It's almost as if Coleman takes apart Jesus' life and ministry on Earth and puts it back together with chapter titles, isolating the principles that drove him to do the things he did. This book is almost essential reading for an understanding of how to raise up Christians who will seriously follow God and strive to know Him. If you desire to make disciples as Jesus called us to do, you will do yourself well to read through this book.
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Summary: The Foundational Principles for Making Disciples
Review: They titled this book wrong. This isn't the Master Plan of Evangelism; this should have been the Master Plan of Discipleship. But that's about the only thing I can say wrong about the book. It's almost as if Coleman takes apart Jesus' life and ministry on Earth and puts it back together with chapter titles, isolating the principles that drove him to do the things he did. This book is almost essential reading for an understanding of how to raise up Christians who will seriously follow God and strive to know Him. If you desire to make disciples as Jesus called us to do, you will do yourself well to read through this book.
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Summary: A true blessing and classic
Review: This book focus on evangelism but mostly on discipleship! If you have always had questions reguarding how to share your faith and help someone grow in their faith, this book would be a help to you. It is simple yet bold as Coleman is passionate about serving the Lord in a non-tradionalist, religion way. Thanks.
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Summary: Great stuff that I hesitate to recommend
Review: This book is a quandary to me. The ideas - the teaching-within it is quite excellent. Mr. Coleman's study of the strategy of Jesus in building up disciples is solid, and feels like the missing piece in the foundation of the modern church. I truly wish more people would consider this plan for discipleship, as demonstrated by Jesus and exposited by Coleman. But I hesitate to lend this book to anyone, as much as I want to spread the good ideas, because the writing is absolutely horrendous. At times his style feels like doctoral dissertation, at times just paranoid and defensive. His language is sexist ("Men were his method"), combative (Jesus' plan for "the conquest of the world") and sometimes downright forbidding. I know many people who have gotten so caught up in the language, the valuable teaching gets entirely lost. So. Read it for the ideas, and ignore the language, if you can. I don't think any of Coleman's offensive habits are ideological problems, just careless and sloppy writing. It's one thing to have a good idea; it's another to put it on paper in a way that will reach a million people of varied demographics. The first is here; the second isn't. But let's try hard not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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