Adult Education and the Challenge to Make Disciples

By Tom May Just before ascending to Heaven, Jesus commissioned the disciples to go and make other disciples“”a word that implies teaching and mentoring (Matthew 28:18-20). He also used the word teaching in those verses. With the blasting trumpet of an elephant”s screeching cry, the church is challenged to teach in such a way that the result makes disciples. It”s been the elephant in the room for years. For decades, churches have interpreted Jesus” final instructions to mean “cookie- cutter” programming””Sunday morning worship, Sunday evening service, Wednesday evening service, and an adult Sunday school program that mirrored the activities for

June 21, 2009

Larry W. Bailey

Church & Ministry Teaching

The Marvel of Metaphor in Teaching and Counseling

Larry W. Bailey explores how metaphoric stories, from Nathan’s confrontation of David to Jesus’ parables, can help church leaders teach, counsel, comfort, and confront more effectively.