The Anatomy of a Disciple: So Many Believers. So Few Disciples.

by Rick Taylor

Some believers boil the Christian life down to an easy formula. Some believers fall into comparative Christianity, assuming being better than average is better than nothing. Other believers fake it, trying to look and act like they think a Christian should.But all these forms of Christianity are just settling for a cheap substitute for the real thing: genuine discipleship.So many followed Him. So few were called disciples.In The Anatomy of a Disciple, Rick Taylor will help you become more aware of what God is already doing in your life, so you can become a true disciple of Jesus Christ rather than just another follower at a distance.The paperback edition includes a unique access code to the Anatomy of a Disciple Self-Assessment, which determines exactly how you are doing spiritually, and provides a personalized report showing you where God may be specifically growing you right now.

Genres: Discipleship

325 pages, Paperback

First published December 11, 2013

Reviews

[Megan Bevers · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this for a Bible study it accompanied. I think the first two sections had great information and was very applicable. But the third section felt like it could have been cut (at least in part) because it was mostly a recap.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author's transparency and struggles drew me in. How does a father respond when his five year old son drowns in the Christian Camp where he and his wife work? How does he respond again when the two year old son his wife did save and resuscitated during that tragic day from lungs submerged in dirty water later breaks his back and arm as a freshman in high school during a freak inner tubing accident with his friends and didn't know if he would walk much less play soccer again?

Only from a heart that is humbly submitted to God, and a mind that is Biblically formed, which pave the way to being relationally healthy, morally discerning, and sacrificially generous. He challenges believers to go further out of our inward, self-absorbed lives to be culturally engaged and inclusive in our home lives and community, and to do so not out of duty and obligation, or guilt and shame, but from a Core that is transformed by God, from love. This inside out life is the key to this long-lasting strength.