Book Review The Disciple Making Church by Glenn Mcdonald

Book Review: The Disciple Making Church by Glenn McDonald In The Disciple Making Church: From Dry Bones to Spiritual Vitality, author Glenn McDonald addresses what he sees as the critical element missing from the modern Christian Church: discipleship. McDonald, who owns a Master of Divinity Degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, is the senior pastor at Zionsville Presbyterian Church, which was once a traditional large suburban church, in that it focused more on the needs of the church than the needs of the parishioners. In this book, McDonald discusses how he helped transform his church from a traditional church to a church that emphasizes discipleship. McDonald beings by explaining how he was challenged to help transform his church. He describes a late-night monthly board meeting, at which he asked the board members a generic question about whether they had any other issues to discuss before the close of the meeting. Expecting a bunch of generic dismissals so that they could all go home, McDonald was surprised when one of the board members posed this question: How long do you think it would take someone visiting our church to hear about their need for Jesus Christ, and then know how to act upon it? (McDonald, 2007). McDonald realized that this was a complex question that could not be answered in an easy manner, and the board decided to research the question and revisit it at the next board meeting. That question became the catalyst for the changes that wouldShow MoreRelatedNew World Order in Conspiracy Theory13987 Words   |  56 Pagesbe orchestrated by an extremely influential  cabaloperating through many  front organization s. Numerous historical and current events are seen as steps in an on-going plot to achieve world domination through  secret political gatherings  and decision-making processes.[2][3][4][5][6] Prior to the early 1990s, New World Order  conspiracism  was limited to two American countercultures, primarily the  militantly anti-government right, and secondarily  fundamentalist Christians  concerned with  end-time  emergence