Disciple Making in a Culture of Power, Comfort, and Fear
- Discipleship & Christian Education
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Speaking in and to a culture that worships power and comfort while cultivating fear as a manipulative tool, Matthew Dickerson offers a transformative alternative: authentic discipleship and disciple making. What does it mean to live as disciples of Christ, what would it look like to be transformed by the Holy Spirit, and how can we be open to that transformation? How can a follower of Christ live as salt and light in the midst of a power-hungry fear-mongering society? And how can we both teach and model that disciple life as we obey Christ's command to make disciples? In the tradition of spiritual theology and formation, Disciple Making in a Culture of Power, Comfort, and Fear draws deeply from Paul's Second Epistle to Timothy--viewed as a reflection on Jesus' great disciple-making commission--as well as on Dickerson's own experiences in disciple-making ministry on college campuses and his local church. Dickerson's writing is deeply informed by Scriptures, by the works of such important Christian thinkers, theologians, and writers as Eugene Peterson, John Stott, and Richard Foster, and also by the literature of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien whose works he has been teaching and writing about for more than thirty years.
Endorsements (5)
“Like the best words always are, ‘apprentice’ is rooted in the generations before us, making sense of the way we learn. At its heart it is about binding oneself to someone who knows more. In reading Matthew Dickerson we are drawn into his long apprenticeship to J. R. R. Tolkien, the master story-teller whose moral imagination shapes every soul who enters into his world of hobbits and their ways. But the thread that weaves this tale is about learning to learn to follow Jesus—not the pursuit of the power of a ring—and therefore a pilgrimage in the imitation of Christ, of binding ourselves to the truest truths of the universe.”
“Matt Dickerson reminds us that Jesus didn’t tell us just to win souls or get people to accept Jesus into their hearts; Jesus told disciples to make disciples. What is so good about Matt’s book is that he takes that imperative and turns it over and over to unpack the relationality it entails, the necessity of knowing and living the word it requires, and the temptations of a culture that clouds our discernment and threatens to undermine our calling as disciple-makers. The book is an engaging conversation that humbly helps get us back on track to do the most significant thing that Christ called us to do.”
“In a world of Insta-discipleship and Bible study by 140 characters, Professor Matthew Dickerson calls us to a different way. When it comes to making disciples, one size does not fit all. Disciple Making in a Culture of Power, Comfort, and Fear is a great book which challenged me to love Jesus more and to look at the opportunities around me to point others toward him.”
“From Dallas Willard to Eugene Peterson, many fine writers have tackled the subject of Christian discipleship. Few, however, have produced such a fun read. Matt Dickerson combines the practical and the personal in a way that is both remarkably edifying and utterly delightful.”
“Matt Dickerson’s work brings to the forefront that disciples must be truly formed by Christ to be disciple-makers. Matt’s cultural analysis, precise exegesis, while plumbing the writings of Christian saints, coupled with his own journey, unfolds a depth of timeless orthodoxy. Matt Dickerson leads us from cultural conformity, and the solely cognitive, to the soul forming work of Word, words, and Spirit. From this well, disciples and disciple-makers are born. I cannot help recommend this work to all who desire to reach higher and deeper.”
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