The 5% Problem: Why Most Churches Aren’t Making Disciples

The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast by Discipleship.org

Jul 8, 202615:48Religion & Spirituality

Bobby Harrington unpacks research showing that 95% of North American churches lack a Jesus-style disciple-making culture, describing how consumerism, program-driven models, and unclear metrics have produced few reproduci...

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