Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: How to Build Churches That Make Disciples

Excellent material that I wish every believer would go through! I wish I had come across this years ago. Easy to understand and practical

I have been discipling people for 40 years and this is the best manual I have ever seen. It divides the discipling process into faith-sized steps and encourages the disciples to take them. It also helps disciplers to evaluate where on the road to maturity their disciples are and suggests what to do to help their disciples take the next step. It grounds its ideas in the Scripture, but then illustrates them with true stories from daily life. We are using this resource as we attempt to provide each member of our church with the kind of individualized spiritual coaching Paul says he gives each of his disciples in 1 Thes 2:11. If Roger Bannister could only break the 4 minute mile barrier after he got a coach, how much more does each one of us need personalized coaching to run the race God sets before us? The Real Life Discipleship Training Manual is a wonderful resource for the Holy Spirit to use as he leads you to obey Jesus' last command to make disciples.

A biblical process for making disciples as Jesus commanded. This is a great 12 week workbook that is perfect to read and process in a group setting or one on one. The concepts learned in this workbook will shift your approach to making disciples of Jesus.

Real-Life Discipleship (Book and Training Manual) Jim Putman NavPress A friend recently recommended this book and training manual. I guess he figured since my role as an Associate Pastor included Discipleship that this would be a good book to have in my arsenal. REAL-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP is a book written by Jim Putman who is the founding and senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. In the book, Putman details what discipleship is and claims to have "proven tools and strategies" for effective discipleship. He offers many real-life examples and experiences to help the reader identify, recruit and develop potential disciples in their church or sphere of influence. In a nutshell, the disciple process is described as disciples who go out and make disciples The companion Training Manual is a 12-week workbook that goes into detail the process described in the book. The manual begins the process of defining a disciple, how they grow, how to make disciples, how to be intentional in sharing your faith and helping others to become disciples of Christ. The book concludes (Week 12) with a highly practical section titled "One Necessary Tool: A Small Group Curriculum" and it is the curriculum that the author uses in the small group ministry at Real Life Ministries. Overall, both of these books are excellent and they have been practical and insightful for me in helping find and develop a discipleship process that works. I am looking forward to using this material in the future as I seek to go out and find people who want to be disciples who go out and make disciples.

We used this for our small group and the format was good to give folks a daily task(s) it kept folks engaged. The leaders guide helped us get the most from each session.

Almost finished this book with church friends. Next we will use "The Disciples Journey" by the same author, but then we will use it with new disciples.

This is a great training tool for church leaders and church members. No, in fact, this is not a new radical way to share the gospel...but it is a great tool that effectively communicates biblical principles on making disciples. Yes, it is a "workbook," and with the right leader facilitating the group, this can have a great impact on people. We've gone through it with our church staff, elders, deacons and are now starting a new group every month for our church members. This is a great tool.

Excellent, progressional support to know yourself (level of understanding, means of improvement…) & others, with guidance to move them forward.

Love this training manual, it is easy to follow and read. The layout and lessons are well written and anyone of all education level can use and benefit from it. Got it for a discipleship class I am taking at my church and am very excited about what I am about to learn.

Bought the booklet thinking that it came as a resource unfortunately it was just a booklet and no resource that goes with the manual to have a read. I would have thought for the price it was Manual that came with a booklet. It’s a great book but now il have to get hold of a separate booklet that will help me to correlate it with the manual.

An excellent resource! The books is right on target and does an awesome job of providing clarity on what it means to follow Jesus and not just agree with him. It also provides an excellent, simple, practical framework to guide others as they discover how to be intentional, build safe, relational environments and be on mission with Him. Working through this book with our group was not just an intellectual exercise, it brought real transformation. Can't recommend it enough.

Good book for group study. The leader does not have to read first- preset questions in the back, Loved it as a student and led 2 groups through it. Found it to be a bit long - 12 weeks

Real Life Ministries and Navigators have teamed up to create a wonderful tool in helping train Christ followers. Understanding the "life cycle" of a Christ follower, moving from being a baby Christian, through spiritual infancy, childhood and into young adult hood and then spiritual parenting is very helpful, practical and insightful. I have used this resource many times and it really gives people some solid thinking and motivation to grow and move forward in following Christ and in how to influence and develop others....