No Noto Testamento, treinamento é muito mais a respeito do pensar e do viver cristão do que a respeito de habilidades e competências específicas.” (p… - Colin Marshall

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.

The Great Commission, in other words, is not just for the Eleven. It’s the basic agenda for all disciples. To be a disciple is to be a disciple-maker.

Perhaps trellis work has taken over from vine work. There are committees, structures, programs, activities and fundraising efforts, and many people put lots of time into keeping them all going, but the actual work of growing the vine falls to a very few.