Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church: How the Cell-Based Church Shapes Followers of Jesus - Softcover

Comiskey, Dr. Joel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935789422 ISBN 13: 9781935789420

Publisher: CCS Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Are you leading a church or small group but wondering why real discipleship still feels elusive?

Discover the simple, biblical pathway to making disciples who actually reproduce—and watch your ministry regain clarity and fruitfulness.

Are your people busy but not multiplying?
Are small groups meeting faithfully but not forming mature disciples?
Are leaders being developed, yet the Great Commission still feels unfinished?

Joel Comiskey has spent more than two decades coaching pastors and cell-church leaders around the world, helping churches move beyond activity to true disciple-making. Now he shares a clear, tested vision for how disciples are formed—not in isolation, but in community—so the church can fulfill Christ’s mission with confidence and joy.

Making Disciples is a practical, biblical guide that shows how God’s design for discipleship works best through small groups working together within a healthy church system. Drawing from Scripture, church history, and real-world ministry experience, Joel explains how disciples are shaped in community and sent out to make more disciples—just as Jesus intended.

By following the principles in this book, you’ll move beyond programs and personalities and begin seeing lasting spiritual transformation, multiplication, and mission-driven growth.

In Making Disciples, you’ll discover:

• Why discipleship is a group process — so believers grow through community, not isolation

• How small groups form real disciples — so faith moves from knowledge to obedience

• How coaching strengthens leaders — so no one leads alone or burns out

• Why training and celebration matter — so disciples are equipped, inspired, and unified

• How multiplication becomes natural — so making disciples who make disciples becomes the culture, not the exception

Making Disciples is your biblical, field-tested playbook for helping churches and small groups fulfill the Great Commission with clarity, balance, and fruitfulness.

If you like missional church thinking, small-group ministry, and practical discipleship rooted in Scripture, you’ll love Joel Comiskey’s clear and actionable guide.

Buy Making Disciples today and reclaim the biblical heart of disciple-making—together.

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About the Author

Joel Comiskey (Ph.D. Fuller Seminary) is an internationally recognized cell church coach and consultant and founder of Joel Comiskey Group. He has served as a missionary with the C&MA in Quito, Ecuador, started a cell-based church in Southern CA, and now coaches pastors in cell group ministry. 450,000 copies of Joel's books have been sold worldwide. Joel teaches as an adjunct professor at Tozer Seminary. Joel and his wife, Celyce, have three daughters and live in Moreno Valley, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: CCS Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935789422
• ISBN 13: 9781935789420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188