Replicate Round Up for May 15th, 2015

As we finReplicate-Roundup-v3.1d new articles and resources that talk about Disciple-Making, we are going to collect them and publish them each Friday.   Is Christianity Dying?
Christianity isn’t normal anymore, and that’s good news. The Book of Acts, like the Gospels before it, shows us that the Christianity thrives when it is, as Kierkegaard put it, a sign of contradiction. Only a strange gospel can differentiate itself from the worlds we construct. But the strange, freakish, foolish old gospel is what God uses to save people and to resurrect churches (1 Cor. 1:20-22).
Two Divisive (and wrong) Definitions That Church the Church
“Oh but, I am not a pastor. I am just a lay person.” Often the statement comes from someone who wants to serve God more, wants to lead and make an impact, but feels second-class and unable to do anything really significant. The person is often searching for a bigger view of life and the mission of God, but the lie that ministry is for the professionals has been reinforced for years.
New Book from Ronnie Floyd
On June 1, 2015, my new book “FORWARD: 7 Distinguishing Marks For Future Leaders” will be released. Forward is a call. Forward is a process. Forward is a direction. Forward is a change. Forward is about seven distinguishing marks for future leaders. Who are these future leaders? Anyone who leads anything in the future. I wrote this book for all leaders, regardless of their present responsibility from business to sports, church, family, politics, and more.
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