Making Disciples Through a Program vs. a Relational Approach - Greg Ogden

The church likes to do programs, whereas Jesus grew disciples in a relational setting. Programs are easier. Programs are group methods of walking people through systems. Once the program is complete it gives you a false sense of accomplishment. Relationships are about life investment in a few. They take longer. They are messier. But they actually provide the soil for the seed of transformation by God’s word through mutual interchange. They also have a much greater possibility of creating an organic network of reproduction. In this talk, we contrast programs with relationships and see what the relational approach to making disciples includes.

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Greg Ogden retired from professional church leadership in 2012 and now lives out his passion of speaking, teaching, and writing about the disciple-making mission of the church. Most recently Greg served as Executive Pastor of Discipleship at Christ Church of Oak Brook, Illinois in the Chicago western suburbs. From 1998-2002, Greg held the position of 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 24 years in pastoral ministry. He is the author of six books including Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time (Intervarsity Press, 2016) and Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ (InterVarsity Press, 2007).  Dr. Ogden is a principal partner in a new ministry entitled the Global Discipleship Initiative (GDI). GDI trains, coaches, and inspires pastors and Christian leaders to establish indigenous, multiplying, disciplemaking networks, both nationally and internationally. (globaldi.org).

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