“This book, a companion volume to _Discipleship Essentials_, is about what it takes to make a devoted Christian out of a nominal Christian. I think much of his analysis of the discipleship problem in churches is spot on. However, his solution strikes me as ultimately unworkable.
The idea is to form discipleship "triads"--groups of three in a relationship designed to produce self-starting, reproducing, fully committed Christians. Sounds good.
Then, after a year and a half of accountability, each member of the triad is to form another triad around himself or herself. Pretty soon (I believe) you are going to run out of church members who will commit to such a time-consuming, demanding process, and the "multiplication" effort will peter itself out.
I think this book has some applications, but its technique is not going to change human nature, nor will it change the "80-20" rule that seems a part of human nature. This is an idealistic book that tries to be practical but cannot quite make the grade.”
Chesscoach wrote this review Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
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