Complete in Christ: How to Disciple Believers to Maturity - Dave Patty

Just because someone attends church on a regular basis doesn’t mean they have reached maturity in their faith. In fact, churches are full of comfortable attendees who have not yet become true disciples. In Colossians 1:28 Paul declares the focus of his toil for the church in Colossae – that he might “present everyone mature in Christ.” What does it mean for us to have this as our goal as well? What exactly is maturity, and how do we help believers move from passive participation to active disciple-making?

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Dave Patty has been involved in training youth leaders and leading national and international youth movements in Europe for over 30 years. He serves as the president of Josiah Venture. He is also a founding member of Concentric, which mobilizes and equips youth ministry trainers in over 60 countries of the world. Dave is an ordained pastor with a BA in theology and a MA in education. He has also done graduate work in leadership development at Harvard University. For the past 30 years he has lived in the Czech Republic, and he spent the 10 years before that in Germany. Dave is married to Connie and has three grown children, Tyler, Caleb, and Claire.

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