Apprentice to Jesus: 40 Days of Walking in the Way - Softcover

Rogers, Cris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281079986 ISBN 13: 9780281079988

Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Discipleship is central to a life of faith - and the Bible model of discipleship is more like apprenticeship than simply learning. This book is designed to help you not simply learn about what Jesus knew, but become more like Jesus by doing what he did.

At the heart of this resource is a self-assessment process, called the 'Disciple-Making Tool', which helps you discern your 'shape' as a disciple: whether your strengths lie particularly in your hands, in contributing, creating and leading; in your heart, in loving, appreciating and belonging; or in your head, in knowing, thinking and understanding.

Though many disciples can be overdeveloped in one area and underdeveloped in another, Jesus invites us to grow in all three areas in developing towards Christian maturity. These daily readings - which include Bible passages, reflections, exercises and prayer - will help you journey step by step in your spiritual formation for the sake of reaching the world.

About this title

About the Author

Cris Rogers is minister at All Hallows Church, Bow, London, and teachesat most of the major Christian festivals each year. He has a BTech in Art from Leeds, a BA in theology from Trinity College Bristol, and an MA in theology from King's College London. He is a minister in the Church ofEngland and author of several books including The Bible Book by Book, Immeasurably More, Only the Brave, and What if We Knew What God Knows About Us. Cris has a deep passion for discipleship in the way of Jesus, andruns wearemakingdisciples.com.

From the Back Cover

The model of discipleship given in the Bible is more like being an apprentice than a student - so this book is designed to help you not simply learn about Jesus but also become more like him by doing what he did.

Using the 'Disciple-making Tool', you will learn how to discern your 'shape' as a disciple. Do your strengths lie:

in your hands - in contributing, creating and leading
in your heart - in loving, appreciating and belonging
in your head - in knowing, thinking and understanding?

Though our individual passions and strengths vary, Jesus invites each of us to grow in all areas of discipleship. The 40 daily readings - which include Bible passages, reflections, exercises and prayer - will help you to do this, to journey, step by step, towards becoming more and more like him.

[For reference only, not on cover, n prelims:

The Revd Cris Rogers is a Church of England priest. He studied for his first degree in Theology at Trinity College Bristol and graduated with an MA in Theology from King's College London. He is currently Rector of All Hallows, Bow, London. He leads Making Disciples Ministry, hosts a weekly discipleship podcast and is the author of nine books.]

[Category: Christian Discipleship]

Edition details

• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0281079986
• ISBN 13: 9780281079988
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160