{"id":9351,"date":"2024-04-10T11:40:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/novost\/medunarodna-konferencija-ucenistvo-u-crkvama-reformacijske-bastine-biblijske-povijesne-i-suvremene-perspektive\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T08:21:04","slug":"medunarodna-konferencija-ucenistvo-u-crkvama-reformacijske-bastine-biblijske-povijesne-i-suvremene-perspektive","status":"publish","type":"novost","link":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/novost\/medunarodna-konferencija-ucenistvo-u-crkvama-reformacijske-bastine-biblijske-povijesne-i-suvremene-perspektive\/","title":{"rendered":"International Theological Conference &#8211; Discipleship in Evangelical Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Biblical Institute of Zagreb (BIZG) recently hosted a successful international conference<br \/>\non disciplemaking, drawing church leaders and workers from across Croatia and beyond. The<br \/>\nevent, held April 25-27, sparked such interest that a follow-up gathering is already planned<br \/>\nfor September.<br \/>\nTitled Discipleship in Evangelical Churches: Biblical, Historical, and Contemporary<br \/>\nPerspectives, the conference featured presentations and discussions aimed at equipping<br \/>\nparticipants with practical tools and insights to improve discipleship processes within their<br \/>\nchurches.<br \/>\n&#8220;Jesus&#8217; final command to us was to make disciples as we go into the world,&#8221; said BIZG<br \/>\nPresident Perry Stepp. &#8220;This conference was about recognizing that it\u2019s not enough to just<br \/>\nintroduce people to Jesus or to baptize them. Churches have a responsibility to help them<br \/>\ngrow in character and love, becoming mature disciples of Christ.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe event brought together veteran pastors, Christian leaders, and church workers from six<br \/>\ncountries, offering diverse perspectives and experiences. Renowned pastor and professor of<br \/>\nministry, Dr. Greg Ogden, served as the main speaker, addressing crucial questions like the<br \/>\ntrue essence of Christian discipleship and the potential of interpersonal relationships for<br \/>\nfostering spiritual growth.<br \/>\nPresentations also explored practical applications of scripture in disciplemaking, using the<br \/>\nbook of Proverbs to foster godly thinking, as an example. Additionally, thought-provoking<br \/>\ndiscussions delved into topics like the impact of nationalism on evangelism and<br \/>\ndisciplemaking.<br \/>\n&#8220;We aimed to have a practical focus,&#8221; explained Dr. Stepp. &#8220;While providing a solid biblical<br \/>\nand theological foundation, the conference emphasized actionable steps Croatian pastors<br \/>\nand church leaders can take to strengthen their churches. Weak discipleship leads to weak<br \/>\nchurches, and we believe this conference is a significant step towards building stronger<br \/>\ndisciples of Jesus Christ &#8230; and therefore stronger churches, as well.&#8221;<br \/>\nOne of the lasting contributions of this conference is two books that the Institute introduced<br \/>\nthere. Through special support from our ministry partners in the USA, we were able to<br \/>\ntranslate and publish Greg Ogden\u2019s Discipleship Essentials and Dennis Allen\u2019s The<br \/>\nDiscipleship Dilemma and present them at the conference. In these books, Croatian church<br \/>\nleaders will find a wealth of information about church-based disciplemaking. (The<br \/>\nDiscipleship Dilemma was published in a joint project with the Evangelical Theological<br \/>\nSeminary in Osijek.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9353,"menu_order":25,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9351","novost","type-novost","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/novost\/9351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/novost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/novost"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}