Jay Richard Akkerman - Missional Discipleship: Partners in Gods Redemptive Mission

Missional church requires missional people. Period. As simple as that sounds, however, it poses a real challenge for church leaders. Missional Discipleship proves helpful for this task. This book identifies and examines key elements for turning members into missionaries.

Dr. Reggie McNeal
Speaker and Author of Missional Renaissance and Get Off Your Donkey!

If youd like to make a genuine connection with the people Jesus misses most the people formerly known as lostfollow this fascinating cohort of prophetic missionalists who will motivate and educate you to travel to new places.

Dr. Jim Henderson
Founder of ChurchRater.com
Author of Jim and Casper Go to Church

In a day and age where missional discipleship is an endangered species, its refreshing to see a tenacious work that jealously guards the redemptive heart of Christto be in the world but not of the world. Maddix and Akkerman bleed for the kingdom, and this book reflects that passion. It reminds us that the local church needs to be incarnational, intentional, and true to the original mission of Christ Jesus.

Rev. Ruben M. Villarreal
Founding Pastor, ThornCreek Church of the Nazarene
Denver

Discipleship has been something of a Gordian knot for those grappling over how to attain a deeper and more authentic Christian life amid new social and cultural realities. This much-needed book helps pastors and church leaders untie the concepts, methods, practices, and insights needed to make missional and holistic ministry attainable for Gods people in the church and in the world.

Bryon K. McLaughlin
Executive Editor of Grace and Peace Magazine

In Missional Discipleship, Maddix and Akkerman inspire the church to join Jesus in seeing Gods kingdom come and will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Dr. Alan Robinson
National Director of the Brethren in Christ Church, USA

Every now and then I read a book and think, I wish I had written that. Such is the case with Missional Discipleship. The authors understanding of a holistic approach to discipleship is eye opening as they take you on the great journey of joining God in the redemption of the world. This is a must-read for anyone interested in knowing how to live out his or her faith in the world today.

Rev. Carness Vaughan
Senior Pastor, Central United Methodist Church
Rogers, Arkansas

Mark A. Maddix and Jay Akkerman have given us an excellent and engagingly readable guide to help any church do what every church should be doing: identifying, understanding, and even learning from the undiscipled within our reach. The books diverse blend of contributors come with extensive experience in the congregation, in the academy, and on the street, offering practical examples of what missional discipleship looks like in practice, all grounded in our Wesleyan-Holiness theological heritage and ethos. Buy it and use it!

Dr. Dwight T. Gregory
Senior Pastor, Free Methodist Church
Midwest City, Oklahoma

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ABOUT THE EDITORS

Dr. Mark A. Maddix is professor of practical theology and Christian discipleship and dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministries at Northwest Nazarene University. Dr. Maddix is the coauthor of DiscoveringDiscipleship: Dynamics of Christian Education, Spiritual Formation: A Wesleyan Paradigm, Pastoral Practices: A Wesleyan Paradigm, and Best Practicesfor Online Education: A Guide for Christian Higher Education. He has also published many articles and chapters in the areas of Christian education, spiritual formation, pastoral theology, and online education. He lives in Nampa with his wife, Sherri. They have two grown children, Adrienne Maddix Meier and Nathan Maddix, who are both in graduate school.

Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman is professor of pastoral theology, director of graduate theological online education, and codirector of Wesley Center Conferencing at Northwest Nazarene University. A graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, Nazarene Theological Seminary, and NNU, Dr. Akkerman coedited Postmodern and Wesleyan: Exploring the Boundariesand Possibilities in addition to publishing other book chapters and numerous articles. He lives in Nampa, Idaho, with his wife, Kim, and their three daughters, Lauren, Hailey, and Parker.

CONTENTS

Missional Discipleship
Mark A. Maddix, Northwest Nazarene University

Missional Service and Compassion
Brian Postlewait and Grant Zweigle, Vancouver, British Columbia

Osama Bin Ladens Porn:
A Parable of Missional Evangelism
Dana R. Hicks, Nampa, Idaho

Missional Generative Leadership
Gerhard Weigelt and Morris Weigelt, Mason, Michigan

Engaging Gods Mission in and for Communities
Ryan Pugh, Portland, Oregon

Missional Communities
Mark A. Maddix, Northwest Nazarene University

The Code
Teanna Sunberg, Budapest, Hungary