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Lowering the Bar on Church, Raising the Bar on Discipleship

Traditional church systems have raised the bar on doing church so high that only professionals can afford it, while lowering the bar on discipleship so low that nominal Christians fill the pews. Cole reverses this tragic equation: lower the bar of what it takes to be a church so anyone can start one, and raise the bar of discipleship to radical, full-hearted obedience to Jesus. A reader learns to de-professionalize ministry and release every ordinary disciple into apostolic responsibility.