NextChurch.Now Revised Edition states that the primary evangelistic strategy for the 21st century is the creating of disciple-making faith communities. Using the experience of the New Testament church at Ephesus as a guide, Miller challenges new and existing churches to rekindle a passion for ministry in the midst of a rapidly changing world. New with this updated edition is a DVD ideal for training leaders in key concepts from the book. Led by Miller, the DVD features five 15-20 minute presentations (based on the book's content) on the following topics:
1. What Is a Faith Community?
2. Who Are Your People?
3. Creating a Discipleship System
4. Creating Experience-Based Worship
5. Creating a Healthy Core Group
The 12 key slides that have been pulled together into a separate section on the DVD may be used in any group setting that discusses these concepts and ideas:
• Intimacy levels in group settings
• Three settings for ministry
• Developing a discipleship system
• 21st-century structure for ministry
• Leadership in an existing church
• Leadership casts the vision
• The way we think
• Matrix thinking
• Identifying and using a theme
• Worship matrix
• Worship as drama
Basic text for Lay Speakers Create Disciple-Making Faith Communities: Advanced Course.