Keep digesting the information in small bite size pieces. These are two introductory books we recommend first:
A Jesus-Shaped Life, by Bob Rognlien
An introduction to Jesus’ lifestyle of discipleship and mission for everyday people who want to follow him more closely. Twelve short chapters explain Jesus’ source of authority and power, the way he made disciples who can make disciples, and the unique kind of spiritual family he formed to reach the lost and extend God’s Kingdom. Each chapter ends with some reflection questions suitable for group use.
Available here in print and Kindle formats:
Empowering Missional Disciples, by Bob Rognlien
An introduction to the core 3DM teachings and toolkit for Jesus-shaped discipleship and mission. After an overview of how Jesus lived and how the church lost sight of that way of life, the book explores his source of authority and power, the specific way he trained his disciples to do what he did, and the unique kind of extended spiritual family Jesus developed to reach the lost and extend God’s Kingdom.
Available here in print and Kindle formats:
Explore Jesus-shaped discipleship more personally through a 6 month on-ramp coaching huddle to discern next steps for you and your ministry.
If you want to explore the Vision, Values, Vehicles, and Vocabulary of our missional discipling movement for yourself, then this six-month long weekly Coaching Huddle is a great place to start. The On-Ramp Huddle will give you an opportunity to try putting these biblical tools for discipleship into practice in your own life with the people closest to you. The Huddle meets online using video-conferencing and is based on our introductory book for leaders, Empowering Missional Disciples. You can sign up for the Huddle and try it out for the first two weeks before committing to the six-month journey.
Begin exploring the 2 year learning community process as a next step for your church/ministry. Gather more information and begin discerning if this would be a helpful next step for your team.
You can find out more about our learning community process here:
Want more info? Contact Gina Mueller at gina.mueller@3dmovements.org