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Review of 4 Chair Discipling: Growing a Movement of Disciple-Makers

Dann Spader is disciple-maker who has spent years exploring what it means to take someone from seeker to making disciples themselves. Over 750,000 people in 80 countries have been trained to make disciples through organizations he has led. Through studying the life of Christ and His disciple-making methods, Dann developed 4 Chair Discipling, a simple picture for others to follow. Jesus’ last words here on earth had a few very specific instructions… We are to “Go… and Make Disciples… Baptize… and Teach.”

But what does that mean for us today? Well, it’s not easy. But it is simple. Teacher and leader Dann Spader explains disciple-making as a process of moving people through four chairs, from someone seeking to know more about Christ to someone who makes disciples themselves.

Chair 1: Come and See (John 1:39)
Chair 2: Follow Me (John 1:43)
Chair 3: Become a Fisher of Men (Matthew 4:19)
Chair 4: Go and Bear Fruit (John 15:16)

In the process of His four year ministry, Jesus realized that different people are at different stages of growth and development, and He works to challenge each of them to the next level. In 4 Chair Discipling you’ll get a clear and simple picture of how to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and do the same thing.

Here is a review taken from Amazon.com published by Online Book Reviews:

4 Chair Discipling: Growing a Movement of Disciple-Makers by Dann L. Spader is an innovative and truly unique concept. According to the author, disciple-making is a process of moving people through four chairs:

Chair 1: Come and See (John 1:39)
Chair 2: Follow Me (John 1:43)
Chair 3: Become a Fisher of Men (Matthew 4:19)
Chair 4: Go and Bear Fruit (John 15:16)

Explore with him this wonderful and ground-breaking idea through eleven exciting chapters:
One: Where It All Began
Two: The Full Humanity of Jesus
Three: Our Mission and Motive
Four: The Method – An Overview
Five: Chair 1: The Lost
Six: Chair 2: The Believer
Seven: Chair 3: The Worker
Eight: Chair 4: The Disciple Maker
Nine: Sticking Points (Mark 4)
Ten: Barriers (John 15)
Eleven: Full-orbed Disciple-Making

A must-read for all believers, this path-breaking book should be in the hands of everyone called to minister the Word and make disciples.

To purchase 4 Chair Discipling, click here!

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