We live at a time of paradigm transition. We are witnessing the collapse of Christendom and the rise of a Post-Modern culture that at best has an ambiguous attitude toward transcendent truth. When the church has become marginalized, we go back to basic identity questions: who are we as the church? What place do we have in God’s plan? What is our mission? It is because of our historical moment that the issue of the church’s mission of making disciples has come back to center stage. We will reexamine both the mission that Jesus gave us and the method that he modeled, and take a look at the elements that make for true transformation into becoming a disciple of Jesus.

Greg Ogden is the Executive Pastor of Discipleship at Christ Church of Oak Brook, Illinois. From 1998–2002, Greg served as Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary and Associate Professor of Lay Equipping and Discipleship. Prior to coming to Fuller, Greg enjoyed twenty-four years in pastoral ministry, primarily within Presbyterian churches, but most recently as Senior Pastor at the Saratoga Federated Church in the Silicon Valley, California. He is the author of four books: Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God, Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ, Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time; and with co-author, Daniel Meyer, Leadership Essentials: Shaping Vision, Multiplying Influence, Defining Character.

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