Publisher's Synopsis
The Church has forgotten about making disciples of its members. Very few have discipleship training programs. They lead the new believers to Christ and then leave them to fend for themselves. The churches then wonder why so many fall away from the Body of Christ. Without guidance and instruction, these things will continue to be so. Being born again doesn't automatically make someone a disciple; they must be taught. The lack of formal discipleship training in the churches is the root cause of new converts (baby Christians) running undisciplined in the Church. They are easily offended, back bite, are disrespectful to leaders, and are looking more like the world than the world. The fact that someone has been in Church for over ten or twenty years does not make them a mature Christian. Without discipleship, it is very likely that they are still considered infants in Christ. The Church became weak willed due to the absence of discipleship training. Fear has caused the Church to side with the world in many instances instead of taking a stand when something is wrong. The cares of the of the world are beginning to infiltrate the Church. The Church is also behaving more like the world instead of lifting a spiritual standard that Jesus outlined in Mark 16:17-18. "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover," is nonexistent in most Churches. The Bible tells us that God is no respecter of persons. What He has done for one He will do for another so the signs and wonders that were following the early Church in the book of Acts should still be happening today! Church members must be disciplined in the things of God if we want to see more manifestation of the spiritual gifts in operation within the Church. This training program is a step in the right direction. It will give the new member, the new believer, and those in need of spiritual training the basic tools necessary for their journey to becoming a disciple of Christ. No training program can be an all in all for everyone. Training must continue after the program is over by diligently studying and meditating on the Word, attending Bible Study, faithfulness to Sunday Service, and going out into the highways and byways spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
