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Follow, Paperback Release

Follow, Paperback Release

One year ago today, we released Follow: A Handbook for Making Disciples of Jesus Christ in a Kindle Edition.  Today, we are releasing it on paperback!  Have a look at what leaders are saying about the book.  Then, purchase two copies, one for you and one for the person you will disciple this year.  Then, get to the work of making disciples.  

"Dan has written a much needed book for use on the ground by those who are seeing converts. Of course, Dan isn't content just to see converts, but to see disciples. As a 20 year veteran in ministry, I can tell you that books like this don't come around very often because publishers don't want books for new converts, because they don't think they'll sell. Therefore, a much needed tool like this one often doesn't fall into the hands of those that need it most. I'm grateful that Dan wrote this book as a tool for those on the front lines to hand to the new believers coming through their ministries." -Peyton Jones, Church Planter Magazine and New Breed Church Planting

Baptism

Baptism

At our church, we place a high value on proclaiming your trust in Jesus by following Him in Baptism.  When we baptize, we celebrate.  It is a pretty special time.  We high-five, eat food, tell stories, and remember how good God is to us.  We have a baptism service coming up soon, so I thought I would write a little bit about it:

WHAT IS BAPTISM?

Baptism is an outward proclamation of an inward decision to follow Christ.  

WHY DO WE BAPTIZE? 

In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus talks about baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  In the first century, baptism was used to show that you were following the teaching of a particular rabbi.  Today, we do the same thing.  Baptism is an outward proclamation of a personal decision to follow Jesus.  After you tell Jesus, "I'm in," you tell the world through baptism.