Church As We Know It
Can Be a Discipleship Movement (Again)
We can be in The Way,
Without being in the way
Here's how pastors and ministry leaders have responded after reading In the Way:
"... an invitation to re-think, re-imagine, and dare I say re-dream what God wants to do in and through your church."
Co-Founding Pastor of Community Christian Church, Co-Founder of NewThing church leader network, author of Finding Your Way Back to God and B.L.E.S.S.
"… a must-read for everyone wanting to catalyze movements of disciples making disciples and churches planting churches."
Lead Pastor of Experience Life Church, Lubbock, Texas, author of
From Megachurch to Multiplication
"… I've come away challenged, convicted, and repentant, and at the same time, motivated, encouraged, and inspired."
CEO of Network 211,
CEO/Co-Founder of The Warrior’s Journey
In 33 AD, 120 followers of Jesus started a discipleship movement that ultimately converted an estimated 30 million people to the faith in some 300 years. They called this movement...
“The Way.”
It’s time for church as we know it to be in "The Way," without being in the way.
In the Way reveals...
If discipleship in the church does not keep up with population growth, there's no way to accomplish the Great Commission.
A DMM strategy is an innovative (although ancient) strategy for new church starts in the West—with minimal budget and staffing requirements.
Disciple-Multiplying Movements (DMM) strategies are not theory—they're currently producing millions of new believers around the world.
Implementing a DMM strategy is a huge change for most Christians in North America—you'll need insight, wisdom and a plan to move forward!
Church as we know it (CAWKI) in the West is unintentionally blocking discipleship multiplication. The form of church we practice—a legacy of the church we inherited from Western Europe as far back as the Middle Ages—is preventing us from accomplishing the Great Commission.
COVID-19 has recently exposed some of the issues, but there are many more. Including…
Spiritual growth is not keeping up with population growth
This form of church is all we've ever known—making it hard to consider alternatives
Society no longer sees value in attending church or identifying as a "Christian"
The complex organization of church is highly centralized and controlled, static and not easily reproducible
Our approach to church is a strategy of addition that cannot create discipleship multiplication
The church in the West has maintained a state of division for its entire history
Damian is called to help individuals and churches experience genuine transformation into the identity of Jesus through following him in faith and living out his teachings. He is part of the leadership team of 1Body Church, a network of disciple-making simple churches based in Tampa, Florida.
He is also a learning and performance practitioner, a leadership coach, and author. He has worked as a pastor, in the marketplace and as a professional coach. He is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) through the Association for Talent Development, as well as a credentialed member (ACT) of the International Coaching Federation.
Damian is the author of Taking the Lead: What Riding a Bike Can Teach You About Leadership. He blogs regularly about leadership and life issues at DamianGerke.com, as well as faith and church leadership issues at 1body.church.
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