Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples Book by Francis Chan
Jesus Christ
handpicked common, uneducated men to build His church (Acts 4:13).
Several were fishermen. One was a tax collector. All of them could be
labeled "ordinary.” Yet under their leadership, the church flourished
while the world stood amazed.
Today, the church looks to "trained
professionals” to do the work. Lay people who have tremendous potential
are made to feel inadequate by the religious elite. Many are paralyzed,
believing that they "don't know enough” to be of much help. So they sit
silently in church services and watch the educated minister. This was
never God's intention.
Too many Christians are intimidated by the
thought of speaking to others about Jesus. Most feel like they don't
know enough to lead others. This material is designed to change that.