M.O. Buzz Williams (right) recently donated a copy of his book "Disciple Maker" to the Carbondale Public Library. It was accepted by library director Marie Zaccone.
By Tom Flannery
“I wrote this book as a ministry resource tool for pastors and church leaders,” he explained, “because if you look at the European model, this already happened there and as a result the once-great churches of Europe are gone. They’re museums and restaurants.” “Now the same thing is happening here in America,” Buzz warned, sounding the clarion call of his book. “We’re hearing a lot more in evangelical churches about social justice and liberal philosophy than we are about the gospel.” That, in turn, has produced fewer and fewer disciples, and far fewer disciple makers, he says. “The model for disciple-making is Jesus Christ Himself,” Buzz related. “He didn’t sit in church and wait for visitors to come in, He was out in the synagogues, in sinners’ homes, in the marketplace with His followers. He showed them first of all how to be disciples themselves and secondly how to make disciples of others.” Nevertheless, he said, many churches are failing to properly promote discipleship and disciple-making. “When I ask pastors why they’re not doing it, they often tell me that their church just isn’t ready for it yet,” he noted. “And I always say, ‘But the command was given 2,000 years ago.’ There’s really no excuse.”
Buzz is a graduate of Samford University and Birmingham Theological Seminary. He is former President and Chairman of the Board for Church Revitalization International, Inc. He and his wife Carol are the parents of six children and grandparents of 15.
His book Disciple Maker is available online at CreateSpace, Amazon, Kindle, and other retailers.
"Disciple Maker" may be purchased via www.createspace.com/3601109
