Discipleship in Urban Contexts

Authors

Boubakar Sanou, Andrews UniversityFollow

First Page

169

Last Page

189

Abstract

"With the current state of discipleship, congregations can no longer afford to rely on their church-centered programs as their main means of growing disciples. Programs do not disciple people; people disciple people. Becoming authentic communities who create intentional spaces where believers of all ages and stages in their faith journey can effectively and meaningfully connect with one another and with God, grow spiritually, and reach out to the world around them is of vital importance in urban discipleship. With the imperative to share the gospel in the cities, urban congregations need to objectively do their own discipleship reality assessment in light of Jesus’ example and command. A thoughtful assessment of the gap between Jesus’ intention and current practices will help them make necessary adjustments to their approach to discipleship."

Recommended Citation

Sanou, Boubakar (2019) "Discipleship in Urban Contexts," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies: Vol. 15: No. 1, 169-189.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol15/iss1/13/
Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jams/vol15/iss1/13

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol15/iss1/13/