Accountable Discipleship: Living in Gods Household is a book about pastoral leadership in the Wesleyan tradition. Pastoral leadership is the ministry of caring for the household of God. Both laity and clergy are called to this ministry. Those who read and study this book will be invited to discover their own ministry as pastoral leaders. All who follow Jesus Christ and seek to obey his teachings to ""love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself"" have the potential to be pastoral leaders for their congregation. They are pastoral leaders because others see and experience the grace of Jesus Christ through their lives. They are spiritual, servant leaders who follow the example of Jesus. These are ordinary people. They are laity and clergy. They are people like you. A foundational piece for anyone involved in Accountable Discipleship ministries, this resource explores a systematic approach for undertaking and accepting the challenge of personal discipleship for life. It is designed for leaders of Accountable Discipleship ministries, members of Covenant Discipleship Groups, class leaders, and clergy. (2000) Also available: free study guide. See also Journal for Accountable Discipleship. For more information on covenant discipleship: Covenant Discipleship. See also A Pocket Story of John Wesley.

Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household

Religion & Spirituality

Manskar, Steven W.

Christian Books & Bibles

Discipleship Resources

A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's book. What makes this version unique is that the author has edited Wesley's text and updated his language for the contemporary reader. Christian perfection is the doctrine that distinguishes Methodism from other Christian denominations. People who read and study this book will come away with a greater appreciation for this important doctrine. It will change their lives. It may even change their church. A Perfect Love includes in-text definitions and notes that explain names and terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. It also includes hymns by Charles Wesley that describe the work of grace in human lives that leads to perfection in love. In addition, Dr. Diana Hynson provides a study guide that may be used for individual or small group studies, and Dr. Marjorie Suchocki offers a careful theological and spiritual reflection on Wesley's work. Briefly, the term Christian perfection, as Wesley used and understood it, may be translated as ""Christian maturity."" It is the process of ""growing up"" in the love of God and neighbor. It is ""holiness of heart and life."" It is ""having the same mind in you that was in Christ Jesus"" (Philippians 2:5). Christian perfection is the goal of salvation; it is the outcome of a life lived with and for God in Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.

A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection"

Suchocki, Marjorie

Hynson, Diana L.

This course will explore the origins of the office of class leader in the Wesleyan Methodist tradition. It examines the need for recovering the lay pastoral ministry of the class leader for the twenty-first century church. Participants will see how the ministry of Certified Lay Servants intersects with that of the class leader.

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition, A Leader's Guide

Disciples Making Disciples: Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders, by Steven W. Manskar is for pastors, Covenant Discipleship group members, and class leaders. It provides information needed to organize the ministry, form groups, write a covenant, lead a meeting, support groups so they help the congregation live out its mission of making disciples for the transformation of the world. The book also describes the office of class leaders and how to introduce this powerful disciple-making office to the congregation.

Disciples Making Disciples: A Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders

A Disciple's Journal, carefully designed and deeply Wesleyan, provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for persons who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. It invites readers into a Wesleyan way of following Jesus Christ shaped by the General Rule of Discipleship: To witness to Jesus Christ in the world and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This edition begins with Advent 2019 and can be used for all cycle A years, beginning Advent 2022, 2025, and 2028. The journal includes the following: 
 - a daily lectionary reading that corresponds with the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A - inspirational quotes from John Wesley - excerpts from Wesley's sermons - hymns from Charles Wesley - orders for prayer in the morning and evening - prayers for each day of the week - a journal for discipleship - a pattern for intercessory prayer

A Disciple's Journal Year A

A Disciple's Journal, carefully designed and deeply Wesleyan, provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for persons who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. It invites readers into a Wesleyan way of following Jesus Christ shaped by the General Rule of Discipleship: To witness to Jesus Christ in the world and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This edition begins with Advent 2020 and can be used for all cycle B years, beginning Advent 2023, 2026, and 2029. The journal includes the following: <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>a daily lectionary that corresponds to the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B</li> <li>inspirational quotes from John Wesley</li> <li>excerpts from Wesley's sermons</li> <li>hymns from Charles Wesley</li> <li>orders for prayer in the morning and evening</li> <li>prayers for each day of the week</li> <li>a journal for discipleship</li> <li>a pattern for intercessory prayer</li> <li>a guide for using the journal in family devotions</li> </ul> </div>

A Disciple's Journal Year B

About the Author\nSteven W. Manskar, DMin, is a retired United Methodist pastor living in Grand Rapids, MI. He served at Discipleship Ministries for 19 years as director of Wesleyan leadership. He also served pastoral appointments in Maryland, Minnesota, and Michigan. Manskar is the author of A Disciple's Journal: A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship (Years A, B, C); Disciples Making Disciples: A Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders; Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household; and A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection."\nCarefully designed and deeply Wesleyan, A Disciple's Journal provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for people who want to grow—as John Wesley encouraged—in "holiness of heart and life." This daily companion invites readers "to witness to Jesus Christ in the world and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance of the Holy Spirit." This edition begins with Advent 2021 and goes through Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday 2022. It can be used for all cycle C years, beginning Advent 2024, 2027, and 2030. 
The journal includes the following: daily lectionary readings that correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary inspirational quotes from John Wesley excerpts from John Wesley's sermons hymns from Charles Wesley orders for prayer in the morning and evening prayers for each day of the week a journal for discipleship a pattern for intercessory prayer a guide for using the journal in family devotions

A Disciple's Journal -Year C

A Disciple's Journal is a guide for daily prayer, Bible reading and discipleship for Christians in the Wesleyan tradition who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. The Journal follows the liturgical calendar of the church and contains: + Orders for daily morning and evening prayer + A daily lectionary based on the Revised Common Lectionary + Space to record weekly acts of discipleship (compassion, justice, worship, & devotion) + An introduction to discipleship in the Wesleyan tradition

A Disciple's Journal - Year B: A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, & Discipleship

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