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T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution Kindle Edition

by Steve Smith (Author), with Ying Kai (Author), David Garrison (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

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Steve Smith's T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution features the accumulated wisdom of nearly two decades of CPM best practices from around the world. The T4T, or Training for Trainers, movement is the most explosive and fruitful Church Planting Movement that we have ever seen. Since its inception in 2001, the T4T movement has seen more than 1.7 million baptisms and more than 150,000 new church starts. Truly we have never seen anything quite like this movement that is now impacting other mission efforts throughout the world.

With Steve Smith and Ying Kai's help, we are now given an insider's look at how and why this movement is multiplying so rapidly. This 352-page book is filled with resources:

• Strong biblical foundation for CPM kingdom multiplication, including extensive biblical and topical indexes

• Excellent biblical exposition of: Jesus' kingdom of God and parables, Paul's first-century CPMs, the cost of discipleship, the biblical principles of 'Precedent and Promise,' and a call to a 21st century Discipleship Re-Revolution

• Vignettes and examples from Ying Kai's life and T4T ministry "in his own words"

• Lots of practical "How to" insights that will walk you step-by-step through the implementation of T4T

• Careful exposition of the 1/3-1/3-1/3 process that provides the internal engine of T4T reproduction

• Real life examples and case studies of how T4T is multiplying new churches and groups in China, India, the Muslim world, and the U.S.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005OS3PK0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ WIGTake Resources, LLC (September 21, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1484 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 297 pages

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Steve Smith trains and coaches believers how to cooperate with the Spirit of God to see church planting movements emerge among the nations.

His education includes a B.A. in N.T. Greek, M.Div., M.Th. and Th.D. in missiology. The first few years of his ministry were spent pastoring both in rural situations and in the urban core of Los Angeles. He and his family started a church in L.A. very similar to the one described in his novels HASTENING and REBIRTH.

For 16 years, the Smiths labored in Asia. They were privileged to be personally involved when God started a church planting movement among a previously-unreached people group in Asia. Since 2013 they have worked globally to catalyze movements of God and finish the task of reaching every people group with the gospel. Steve is the VP of Multiplication for East-West Ministries and also Global Movement Catalyst for Beyond.org.

As a student of the Word and the works of God, Steve seeks to help fellow believers live out the timeless principles of God's kingdom wherever they serve. He (with Ying Kai) is the author of T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution (2011 WigTake Resources). He is the author of a two volume novel being published in 2015/16: The No Place Left Series - Book 1: HASTENING; Book 2: REBIRTH.

Steve is married to the wonderful Laura Nesom Smith and has three incredible sons, Cristopher, Joshua and David. For almost three decades they have worked together as a family to see all the remaining people groups of the world fervently bow the knee to the Lamb who sits on the throne.

Steve's aspiration is to be in the final generation that welcomes the return of the King.

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Highly effective and practical resource in discipleship multiplication

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2015

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T4T Discipleship ReRevolution by Steve Smith & Ying Kai is a highly effective tool available in the form of a handbook for implementing rapid discipleship multiplication objectives of the kingdom.

The book is a product of two globally acclaimed practitioners in the field of church planting movement strategy. The strategic focus of the book is aimed at Vision Casting, Gospel Bridges, Gospel Presentation, Discipleship, Baptism, Church Formation and Reproducing Leadership.

The substance of the book is well supported by a series of biblical precedents and promises offering Life-on-Life fluidity.

A unique feature is that T4T lays it bare in plain language what to do and what not to do when implementing church planting movement and discipleship multiplication objectives.

It is supplemented by a comprehensive Scripture reference index and a very helpful quick connect topical page idex.

I have personally heard the presentations made by the authors at a conference and have found the strategies discussed in the book validated with many real life experience in the application of the strategy worldwide.

T4T Discipleship ReRevolution can be highly effective in leadership training in the rural communities where the delivery method is based on oral communication.

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Rachel Hughes

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023

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I bought this book for a friend and he seems to really enjoy it.

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John Fergusson

If we all did this, the world would be a different place

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2014

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This is one of the most exciting books I have ever read. For the first time I am inspired to believe that with this process the Great Commission can be achieved in our lifetimes. It gives a very detailed, Biblical account of how and why a church planting movement can occur in any culture or people group.
Critics could argue that it is repetitive, but that is precisely the teaching technique they are expounding!
This should be required reading for any pastor, missionary, church leader or anyone with a heart to extend the Kingdom of God, especially in regions of the world where it may be impractical to organize churches in the traditional way. It should also carry a health warning - it should be impossible to read this without being convicted to action!

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Joseph R Thele

This book is an excellent resource for Christians.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022

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Great resource for how to be a disciple that is making disciples who make disciples. Christians really need to focus on what is important to God.

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breadth vs. depth, obedience vs. knowledge

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2011

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This is a book that will challenge your paradigms about discipleship. Traditionally, we like to see disciples grounded in the Word, and proven in their character before we empower them for kingdom service. Often, we limit the expansion of the church until the congregation has reached a certain size. Whether spoken or not, our measure of spiritual maturity usually emphasizes knowledge rather than obedience. The Training for Trainers (T4T) method presented in this book challenges all of these paradigms of maturing before serving, growing before multiplying, and obedience over knowledge.

However, T4T is much more than just a discipleship method. T4T integrates all the basics of a church planting movement (CPM) into one comprehensive solution that accomplishes the elements of a CPM, namely evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and leadership development. CPM practitioners no longer have to resort to an assortment of methods but have what the authors claim is a "Swiss Army knife" amongst all CPM approaches. Built into the T4T method is a repeating process that trains believers, enabling them to practice and eventually progress to become trainers themselves of other disciples.

At the heart of T4T is an understanding that discipleship can be reduced to a dual responsibility of following Jesus and fishing for men. Disciples are not only positioned to receive teaching but also to reciprocate by giving of themseves to the expansion of the kingdom. In that regard, T4T uses the term "trainers" for disciples and builds on the goal of multiplying generations of trainers. The T4T process elevates the primacy of the Great Commision and empowers a new believer to witness and share the gospel from the get-go. This approach stands in stark contrast to many discipleship programs which are usually knowledge driven and focused on the spiritual formation of a new believer. For the T4T method, a new believer's being, belonging, and behaving are all occurring simultaneously.

But what is radical about T4T is that not only is a new believer encouraged and is held accountable to witness for the gospel, but they are also given the mandate to start new T4T groups and train others that they bring to faith. The infancy of a believer is not a gating factor for him (or her) to begin to train others. The authors point out that many CPMs are stalled because leadership have control issues and fall short on trusting the control of the Holy Spirit in empowering new believers. While I am in full support of the idea of empowering the priesthood of believers, the T4T approach does beg the question of sustainability in spiritual growth. Even though there is a continuing training-on-the-job in the T4T process, the question remains whether a new believer can carry out his leadership and pastoral role in his new groups with divine distinction. In matters of pastoral care and vision-casting, can a person whose own heart has yet to have been sufficiently exposed and trained by a reasonable body of divine content be able to teach others (Mt 10:24, Lk 6:40)?

Along the same veins, I also find the lack of discussion on spiritual gifting and calling somewhat troubling. The underlying tone of the book seems to point fruitfulness as a direct result of hard work and resolve. Performance orientation is emphasized as the authors suggest investing in those who are fruitful (identified as "Trainer of Trainers"). The authors also seem to be saying "size matters" when they remarked that the character requirements of a leader is dependent on the congregration size.

In conclusion, T4T raises some stirring questions about our paradigms in discipleship that deserve due reflection. However, the theological and pastoral concerns I have of the approach makes me wonder if in God's economy, does the end justify the means?

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Obey and Train

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

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People need Jesus. This book teaches you how to tell your circle of influence about Jesus and train them to do the same. Obedience is not easy, but worth it.

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Great insight into church planting and discipleship

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2013

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This is a must read for anyone seeking to be involved in church planting. TFT will take the reader from theory to step by step application in the context of where you live. While it is not a how to book giving a detailed plan to follow, it is much better than that. Instead, Steve Smith takes time to teach the principles of Training for Trainers so that everyone can use this concept no matter what culture and context you live in. The great thing about this book is that you do not have to be the pastor or lead church planter to benefit from it. Anyone with a heart to make a difference in this world for Jesus will want to read it.

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It is good book.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2016

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This book with blow your mind about Discipleship.
You'll look again at what Jesus was doing with His own Disciples.
It's doesn't take years to train people to serve the LORD.
Your own traditions will be challenged afresh.

Volker Eggeling

this book is a must for every christian who wants to fulfill the lords commandment

Reviewed in Germany on April 22, 2013

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this book is practical, biblical and describes missionary work in its most effective way. you are sad because so few people come to christ? read here how you can start not only a small group, to start not only a new house church, but how to start groups which start groups and churches who then plant new churches, a planting multiplying movement, wow.

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