Christianity Quote by Ed Stetzer

“churches and denominations must be in the business of actively helping to create disciples. Disciples, people who are actively being transformed by the grace…

— Emily C. Heath

Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?

— Dallas Willard

“When we stand before Christ and He evaluates our ministries, He will not be asking us how many people sat in the pews, watched…

— J. Lee Grady

“But attendance, busyness, construction, finances, and programs are not real indications of success. The core question of effectiveness — the question that ultimately matters…

— Jim Putman

Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on…

— Francis Chan

“churches are full of “Christians” but not disciples,”

— Jim Putman

“disciples need something far more substantial than advice from experts; they require ongoing immersion in Scripture and conversation with the saints, ideally saints of…

— D. Brent Laytham

Disciples are people who operate under the rule of God, and if we're not operating under the rule of God, we can't expect the…

— Tony Evans

Our Lord's conception of discipleship is not that we work for God, but that God works through us.

— Oswald Chambers

“As we know it today, discipleship is mostly about that first kind of learning: the classroom experience. And really, that’s about it. We learn…

— Mike Breen

“we reduce discipleship to a canned program, and so many in the church end up sidelined in a spectator mentality that delegates disciple making…

— Francis Chan

“Discipleship and spiritual formation are less about erecting an edifice of knowledge than they are a matter of developing a Christian know-how that intuitively…

— James K.A. Smith