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Hope for the Prodigal: Bringing the Lost, Wandering, and Rebellious Home

Hope for the Prodigal: Bringing the Lost, Wandering, and Rebellious Home

by Jim Putman and Bill Putman

The statistics are sobering: between 80 and 90 percent of kids who have grown up in the church are leaving the church after age eighteen. Children slipping away into a culture that tells them the Bible isn't true, sin is no big deal, God isn't real, or there are many ways to get into heaven. Whether parents may blame themselves or the culture, the re… Read more…

The Power of Together: Discover the Christian Life You've Been Missing

The Power of Together: Discover the Christian Life You've Been Missing

by Jim Putman

An Invitation to Deeper, More Joyful, and Rewarding Relationships with God and OthersNone of us is lovable all of the time. People are unreasonable, arguments flare, feelings are hurt. And no one can make us feel worse than those closest to us. It's easy to fall into the trap of closing ourselves off in order to protect ourselves, rather than opening our… Read more…

Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples

Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples

by Jim Putman, Avery Willis, Bill Krause and Brandon Guindon

Over 100,000 sold!Reform the way small groups make disciples.This companion training manual to Real-Life Discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program. With a thorough, results-oriented process that can be applied in other contexts and cultures, this … Read more…

Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples

Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples

by Jim Putman

Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples?Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this … Read more…

DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples

DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples

by Jim Putman, Robert Coleman, Bobby William Harrington and Bobby Harrington

Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church? Answer: Relational discipleship. DiscipleShift walks you through five key "shifts" that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities.Over … Read more…

Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together

Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together

by Jim Putman and Avery Willis

Now available in trade paper, Church Is a Team Sport shows proven ways to push believers, new and mature, toward growth as both Christians--and leaders. Through this powerful, thought-provoking volume, ministers both in the congregation and on staff will discover how to expand the church one soul at a time. Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman&#… Read more…