Three practical handbooks on growing a church that equips people for mission in daily life and work.

This bundle includes three titles from the Grove Books series:

• Leading a Whole-Life Disciplemaking Church by Neil Hudson and Tracy Cotterell
• Sustaining Whole-Life Disciplemaking Church by Lyn Weston and Joe Warton
• Making Disciples for the Workplace by Mark Greene

Leading a Whole-Life Disciplemaking Church shows how a radical shift in focus can transform a church’s mission. In a succinct summary of findings from LICC’s work with churches across the UK, Tracy Cotterell and Neil Hudson offer fresh vision and practical wisdom to leaders committed to equipping God’s people for fruitful living, Monday to Sunday. This is an ideal resource to read and discuss in local leadership teams.

Sustaining Whole-Life Disciplemaking Church explores how you keep doing that for the long haul. Based on in-depth research with real-life churches, this short book offers seven key ingredients which are vital in building whole-life disciplemaking churches. Whether you’re just starting to think about whole-life discipleship or you’ve been doing it for years, it’s full of ideas that will help your whole community grow into effective whole-life disciples, including the essential importance of sharing stories with one another, the transformative power of regular spiritual practices, and the surprising effect of cutting the number of church activities.

Finally, Making Disciples for the Workplace does what it say on the tin. Work is central to the flourishing of individuals and nations worldwide. Historically, however, church leaders have found it difficult to disciple people for the workplace. Building on extensive field work in a wide variety of contexts, this short book offers fresh, tested ways for church communities to envision and empower working Christians to live, apply, and share God’s whole-life gospel fruitfully, day by working day. Whether your church has five or 500 people in paid employment, Making Disciples for the Workplace is full of ideas that will benefit your whole community, including:

• Truths every disciple needs to know about their workplace
• Traits every church should show to consistently impact the confidence and fruitfulness of workers – and how those who aren’t in paid work benefit too
• Transformations church leaders can work on to orientate their leadership towards people’s workplaces

Watch author Mark Greene on the vision behind Making Disciples for the Workplace.

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About Grove Books

Grove Books are fast-moving explorations of Christian life and ministry, designed to be accessible, relevant, and affordable. The Grove Discipleship Series helps lay and ordained church leaders engage with the challenges and opportunities for discipleship and disciplemaking in the contemporary world. Produced in cooperation with the Anglican Communion, the series brings a worldwide perspective to these issues.