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The ministry of congregations is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Behind that simple and seemingly self-evident statement lies a problematic reality, however. While congregations know that disciple making is at the heart of their identity, they often have trouble understanding how to go about it. Apart from such traditional Christian education ministries as Sunday school, too little formal thinking or planning goes into the task of forming Christians in the faith. In this book Sondra Matthaei casts a vision in which congregations open up their life of faith to others as an invitation to connect the universal longing for authentic relationships and deeper meaning with the church’s practice of faithful discipleship. As folks enter the church’s communion of grace, Matthaei challenges church leaders to utilize the gifts of every member and lays out a plan to help congregations grow in faith and communion with God and creation, including the context and goal of such ministry, deciding what to teach and who shall teach, and attendant relationships, structures, and practices.

Who reads Formation in Faith : The Congregational Ministry of Making Disciples?

Author

Sondra Higgins Matthaei;

Publisher

United Methodist Publishing House

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501807046

Category

religious

Subjects

Education, Christian, Religion

Rating

4.5 / 5 (69 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14