Colin Marshall Quotes

The danger of having such willing volunteers is that we use them, exploit them and forget to train them. Then they burn out, their ministry is curtailed, and we find that we have failed to develop their Christian life and ministry potential. Instead of using our volunteers, we should consider how we can encourage them and help them grow in the knowledge and love of Christ, because service flows from Christian growth and not growth from service.

No Noto Testamento, treinamento é muito mais a respeito do pensar e do viver cristão do que a respeito de habilidades e competências específicas.” (pp. 78)

Mas alguém que nos observa de fora poderia dizer: ‘Veja, ali está alguém que renunciou sua vida para seguir Jesus Cristo e sua missão’?” (pp. 51)

A commitment to the growth of the gospel will mean that we train people towards maturity not for the benefit of our own churches or fellowships but for the benefit of Christ’s kingdom.

The ‘teaching’ that the disciples are to do reproduces what Jesus himself has done with them. He has been their ‘teacher’ (cf. Matt 12:38; 19:16; 22:16, 24, 36; 26:18), and as Jesus has taught them they have grown in knowledge and understanding. The disciples are now, in turn, to make new disciples by teaching them to obey everything commanded by their Master. This ‘making-disciples-by-teaching’ corresponds to preaching the gospel in the parallel mission mandate in Luke, where Jesus says “repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem” (Luke 24:47).

Batizando’ e ‘ensinando’ são os meios pelos quais os discípulos devem ser feitos” (pp. 19)

The idea of personal ministry alongside preaching ministry is admirable and hard to disagree with.

Em vez de usarmos nossos voluntários, deveríamos considerar como podemos incentivá-los... porque serviços resultam do crescimento cristão, e não o contrário.” (pp. 26)

the only growth that has any significance in God’s plans is the growth of believers. This is what the growing vine really is: it is individual, born-again believers, grafted into Christ by his word and Spirit, and drawn into mutually edifying fellowship with one another.

The third momentous implication is that this people-growth happens only through the power of God’s Spirit as he applies his word to people’s hearts.

far the best way to build a congregation full of disciple-making disciples is to assemble and train a band of co-workers to labour alongside you.

pergunte a si mesmo se seu ministério é reativo ou proativo” (pp. 29)

Ele transformará clientes de igreja em servos, consumidores em produtores e discípulos em fazedores de

There are not two sorts of disciples — the inner core who really serve Jesus and his gospel, and the rest. To be a disciple is to be a slave of Christ and to confess his name openly before others: “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” (Matt 10:

Podemos construir nossa treliça até que ela atinja os céus, na esperança de fazermos um nome para nós mesmos, mas ainda haverá pouco crescimento na videira.” (pp. 16)