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The Great Opportunity: Making Disciples of Jesus in Every Vocation Kindle Edition

by Dave Buehring (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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The Great Opportunity takes Christians beyond knowing that their faith should affect their work by showing them why and how to make disciples among those who share their vocation.
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Dave Buehring is a devoted disciple of Jesus, who is engaged in equipping the Church, guiding societal leaders and reproducing disciple makers. Over four-plus decades, he has had the opportunity to lead on local, national, and international fronts. He has had the privilege of speaking at hundreds of conferences and retreats, leadership summits, and training schools. Dave is the Founder and President of the Lionshare Leadership Group, a nonprofit organization aimed at igniting and equipping churches and societal leaders to fulfill Jesus’ Great Co-Mission of making disciple makers. He’s the author of several books, including A Discipleship Journey, a scripturally sound, proven and practical resource used in numerous nations throughout the world. He can also be regularly heard on Lionshare’s podcast Wisdom Unlocked: The Ways of God. Dave annually hosts, A Leadership Journey, his six-month leadership discipling opportunity for church and societal leaders of all kinds. He and his wife, Cheryl, reside in the beautiful hills of Franklin, Tennessee where they enjoy spending time with their family and friends.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08PB2HD2N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan James Faith (December 1, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1953 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 203 pages
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    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Dave Buehring is a devoted disciple of Jesus who is engaged in equipping the Church, guiding leaders, and reproducing disciple makers. Over four-plus decades, Dave has led on local, national, and international fronts. He has spoken thousands of times in hundreds of settings, including conferences and retreats, leadership summits, vocational venues, churches, schools and universities, and humanitarian aid trainings. He walks alongside leaders of all ages, who lead throughout the vocations. Referencing wisdom from the Scriptures, blended with his broad experiences, he guides them toward living godly lives and leading in the ways of God.

Dave is the founder and president of Lionshare (www.Lionshare.org), a nonprofit organization aimed at igniting and equipping churches and societal leaders to fulfill Jesus’ Great Co-Mission of making disciple makers. He’s the author of "The Great Opportunity: Making Of Disciples of Jesus in Every Vocation" and "A Discipleship Journey," a practical resource used for spiritual formation used around the world. Dave annually hosts and teaches a six-month leadership intensive for vocational leaders called "A Leadership Journey." His podcast "Wisdom Unlocked: The Ways of God" is available the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

Dave has the privilege of participating in the pastoral team at his home church, Grace Chapel, and has been a part of an international community of leaders, Messenger Fellowship, for over thirty years.

Dave and his wife, Cheryl, reside in the beautiful hills of Franklin, Tennessee, where they enjoy spending time with their family and friends.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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The Great Opportunity gets 5 stars for bringing a logical impact for discipleship
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The Great Opportunity gets 5 stars for bringing a logical impact for discipleship
Chapter 8 of The Great Opportunity, called The Disciple Maker's Tools, is full of practical applications. I especially appreciate how Dave Buehring has strategically made the applications easy to comprehend: Clarify-Identify-Multiply, and Teach-Demonstrate-Replicate are my favorites. Add to that the Vocational Focal Points of Calling, Character, Competency, Connecting and Commitment, along with the biblical reference points, and I now have a true path to help me impact my vocation in live entertainment.
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Edward Mills
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal teaching on discipleship
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
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I was privileged enough to get to meet and hear Dave speak at a Discipleship.org and he practices what he preaches in this book. He is a wonderfully, gentle, godly man. Thank you Dave for an amazing tool.
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GrammyTami
5.0 out of 5 stars Discipleship can happen outside of the church building
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
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A great book to remind and refresh believers on what our commandment on earth is towards discipleship. This book spoke to me on how I can disciple right in my secular workplace either through building disciples with those I work with, and/or how I can be a representative for God's glory to radiate through my actions of serving/blessing others and my words. Dave spoke of the godly leader and when/how we are called to be one. "It is the season of life where seasoned and tested character meets the mature use of one's gifts, and a God-determined sphere of influence emerges." I was encouraged that full seasoning might not be until late in my life, as God has a lot still to teach me, so I am ready :)
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peter hong
4.0 out of 5 stars Never give five stars; even so, this book's a game-changer...
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
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Every Sunday, at our church, we recite Jesus' Great Commission where He commands us to "make disciples of all nations..." TBH, I read the words out loud with everybody else, but I haven't taken it all that seriously. And even if I did, I wouldn't know what to do or where to start. Jesus didn't give us instructions. Or did He?

Buehring's The Great Opportunity (TGO) shows us not only how to join what he calls "Jesus' Great Co-Mission," but also how to follow Jesus' "blueprint" laid out in the Bible. To start making disciples of all nations, we have to start by making disciples in our field of vocation, whether it's business; arts and entertainment; education; science and tech; or (like me) government and law.

If you're at all like me, you might be wondering, "Why me? I'm no minister; I'm a Christian on Sunday, but the rest of the week, I'm just a (fill in the blank)." Well, if Jesus didn't mean for all of us to do it, he would have just told the fishermen and tax collectors following Him to go to seminary. I also had to consider where most of us spend about half of our waking hours during the workweek: at work. You can either spend that time slaving away for your boss, trying to collect a paycheck, and marking off the days to retirement...

...Or being used by Jesus to make the time we spend at work meaningful and purposeful, not just for us, but for everyone we touch; not just for now, but for eternity.

Here are some of my questions TGO answered:
* What exactly did Jesus mean by making disciples?
* How is disciple making different from mentoring or coaching?
* Why is it important to "pour into" someone else's life?
* Why is it more important to make a deep impact into fewer lives than a dent into more lives?
* Why is disciple making like multiplication and evangelism like addition?
* How do I even get started?

I used the Kindle version which was very user-friendly and easy to navigate. I used the highlighting functions: yellow for important passages or sections, red for important sentences or phrases, orange for Scriptural passages, and blue for outside quotes and citations. My version looks like kid's coloring book. Buehring also recommends highlighting your Bible in purple where it mentions or describes God's names, characteristics, and attributes. That's my next project.

So after rereading my review, I realize I should have give TGO five stars, but I save that rating for the Bible. I'll give it four and a half stars -- it's definitely a game changer!
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Laurie Frey
5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Opportunity gets 5 stars for bringing a logical impact for discipleship
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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Chapter 8 of The Great Opportunity, called The Disciple Maker's Tools, is full of practical applications. I especially appreciate how Dave Buehring has strategically made the applications easy to comprehend: Clarify-Identify-Multiply, and Teach-Demonstrate-Replicate are my favorites. Add to that the Vocational Focal Points of Calling, Character, Competency, Connecting and Commitment, along with the biblical reference points, and I now have a true path to help me impact my vocation in live entertainment.
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Laurie Frey
5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Opportunity gets 5 stars for bringing a logical impact for discipleship
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
Chapter 8 of The Great Opportunity, called The Disciple Maker's Tools, is full of practical applications. I especially appreciate how Dave Buehring has strategically made the applications easy to comprehend: Clarify-Identify-Multiply, and Teach-Demonstrate-Replicate are my favorites. Add to that the Vocational Focal Points of Calling, Character, Competency, Connecting and Commitment, along with the biblical reference points, and I now have a true path to help me impact my vocation in live entertainment.
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George Kehoe
5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh look at our vocations and making disciples
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020
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As a business owner, Dave Buehring has helped me connect my Sundays to my Mondays. In "The Great Opportunity", Dave provides a fresh look at our vocations, masterfully laying out the great opportunity we all have of connecting our calling and the Great Commission where we work. There are many resources available on disciple making, but none like this one!
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Nancy Reece
5.0 out of 5 stars Real life ways to walk out your faith at work
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
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I love this book because it makes such a strong connection between my work and Jesus’s call to make disciples. The chapter on how every job reflects the character of God was encouraging. The practical tools Dave Buehring shares will equip me to invest the character, ways, and mission of Jesus in the leaders I mentor.
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Nancy Reece
5.0 out of 5 stars Real life ways to walk out your faith at work
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
I love this book because it makes such a strong connection between my work and Jesus’s call to make disciples. The chapter on how every job reflects the character of God was encouraging. The practical tools Dave Buehring shares will equip me to invest the character, ways, and mission of Jesus in the leaders I mentor.
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Myron F Goodwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Embrace the Vision!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021
Proverbs 29:18 says that without a vision a people are unrestrained. Dave Buehring’s latest book, “The Great Opportunity”, not only lays out a compelling vision that addresses the 'what and why' every follower of Jesus needs to be a disciple-maker, but it also spells out practical suggestions for how every follower of Jesus can make an impact right in his or her vocation, right where the Lord has placed them. I know of no other book on discipleship that clarifies the call and points the way to how to become a disciple-maker. Whether you’re a new believer in Christ or a seasoned follower of Jesus, if you’re just now awakening to the responsibility of making disciples who will make disciples, The Great Opportunity, provides an easy to grasp, practical, and sound biblical platform to launch out into living a lifestyle of obedience our Lord’s Great Commission. I highly commend this book.
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Mike McAteer
5.0 out of 5 stars Dave pulls it together...here!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
What Dave Buehring has done is draw various approaches to a tenet of our faith, discipleship, into his book. The most recent local church ministry I was brought into specifically asked for help in "making disciples who make disciples". At the time, I was deeply familiar with and appreciative of Dave's prior pubication on the subject, "The Discipleship Journey". We utilized that book in our Home Group gatherings, becoming deeper, more effective disciples along the way. Now, with "The Great Opportunity", Buehring builds the strongest understanding of the need, design, approach, and expected results for laypersons and leaders, alike, to crafting believers to being more like Jesus. Five stars!
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