Intentional: Living Out the Eight Principles of Disciple Making

by Brandon Guindon

Rediscover the intentional disciple making methods of Jesus Christ.

Today, churches and their leaders relentlessly pursue innovation of the next new idea that will somehow capture the attention of the spiritually lost, yet very few Christians know how to walk out a day-to-day lifestyle of intentional disciple making.

Drawing from decades of experience making disciples, pastor Brandon Guindon will show you how Jesus' call to "Go and Make Disciples" can become more than just a vague church slogan when we relearn the discipleship methods that Jesus modeled for us.

Intentional introduces eight principles of disciple making, exposing their gospel roots and practical nature—principles such

Listening with the genuine intent to understand different voices and experiences.Looking for and developing the potential in others.Knowing when to firmly speak the truth and when to allow yourself to be interrupted.Living a lifestyle of discipleship yourself. 

Jesus Christ intentionally discipled twelve people every day for three and a half years and then commanded us to go and make disciples as well. And he empowered us by sending us the indwelling Holy Spirit to guide us. The early church thrived and expanded by imitating the intentional relational methods Jesus modeled, yet somewhere along the way we lost sight of the simple truth that Jesus' methods of disciple making are as holy as his message.

It's time relearn those methods, examine the obstacles in our lives that prevent us from imitating the ancient ways of Christ, and approach all our relationships differently—making disciples in Jesus' name and growing spiritually in the process.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2023

Reviews

[Scott Pollard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will read this book a few more times as I'm very interested in the subject matter. While I found this book to be a good read with lots of good info, I would be lying if I said it's the best book I've ever read. I thought it very adequate to the topics it addresses and worth reading a couple more times. Like most non-fiction, self-help books it was reading for learning, not necessarily enjoyment. I would recommend it if you are being pushed towards discipleship as God is pushing me. It is very worthwhile.

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good overview of discipleship if you're looking at a macro-level of where to start with discipleship and what it is. I didn't like that it was very rooted in Scripture. There are definitely references made to the Bible and quotes from Scripture, but it just wasn't very Bible-heavy.

I think this book is very accessible for folks, so it's a decent place to start. If someone were asking me on my recommendation for a book about discipling others, this wouldn't be my go-to.

[Tom Tanner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just WOW!

Real, practical advice on how to make a huge difference on how you view disciplemakers. I see myself recommending this book to people and coming back to it myself.

[Jeffrey McDowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Challenging read.