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Choose the Life: Exploring a Faith that Embraces Discipleship
by Bill Hull, Dallas Willard
from Baker Books

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Choose This Book
  Bill Hull has written an insightful book about the failings of the church. His thesis is summed up on page 31, "The awful truth is that we are making very little impact on culture because we are shallow. And we are shallow because we have separated salvation from discipleship." Hull defines discipleship as a five step process wherein one submits to a mentor, learns of the words, ministry and life of Jesus and then finds others and makes disciples of Jesus. Hull says that the first and last steps are often... more info

• Great Work on Discipleship
  I think what I liked best about this book is that is far from a "how to" manual on discipleship or church leadership full of "tips and tricks" on how to implement programs or get people to do things. Hull is honest about his own journey, and is compelling when he encourages the reader to choose a life of genuine discipleship. Hull identifies one of the primary problems in our churches as a lack of genuine discipleship, or Christ-likeness in the lives of average believers. The solution, he argues, is to... more info

• Good on Discipleship, Misguided on Spiritual Formation
  The book is good on discipleship but, from my Evangelical perspective, is misguided on spiritual disciplines. Bill Hull acknowledges the spiritual disciplines he promotes are rooted in liberalism, neo-orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism (pp. 44,62,68). These spiritual disciplines are not rooted in the Bible but originate in Eastern mysticism and have been adopted by esoteric Christian movements over the centuries. It appears Mr. Hull is drifting with other Evangelicals into the growing surge of these unbiblical... more info

• Raising the Bar
  Bill Hull raises the bar for those who claim to be Christians. This book clearly supports his thesis that discipleship is not optional, and is not reserved for some elite segment of the church. He presents discipleship for what it should be - a lifelong multifaceted transformation of our character, our mind, our heart, our service and our leadership - instead of the all-too typical depiction of discipleship as a limited duration study of biblical facts leading to some type of "certificate of discipleship."... more info

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