Scazzero draws significantly from Catholic contemplative and monastic traditions as spiritual formation tools integrated into an otherwise Protestant evangelical framework; readers from strongly confessional or cessationist backgrounds may find this eclectic sourcing a point of concern, though no Catholic soteriological or ecclesiological distinctives are affirmed.
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The global church is facing a discipleship crisis. Here's how we move forward into transformative discipleship...
Pastors and church leaders want to see lives changed by the gospel. They work tirelessly to care for people, initiate new ministries, preach creatively, and keep up with trends. Sadly, much of this effort does not result in deeply changed disciples.
Traditional discipleship strategies fail because they only address surface issues and do not go deep enough into the emotional health of individuals.
But transformative, emotionally healthy discipleship is a methods-based biblical theology that, when fully implemented, informs every area of a church, ministry, or organization. It is a discipleship structure built from the center that:
In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, bestselling author Pete Scazzero takes leaders step-by-step through how to create an emotionally healthy culture and multiply deeply-changed people in every aspect of church life, including:
Complete with assessments and practical strategies, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship will help you move people to the beneath-the-surface discipleship that actually has the power to change the world.
**Winner of the 2022 ECPA Christian Book Award for Ministry Resources**
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TheoScope Score = Biblical Faithfulness 85% · Theological Depth 15%