Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero
The global church is facing a discipleship crisis—but there is a path forward to true transformation.
In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, bestselling author Pete Scazzero addresses why so much of the church’s effort in discipleship falls short. While pastors and leaders work diligently to initiate new ministries, preach creatively, and keep up with trends, many of these efforts fail to produce deeply changed disciples. Traditional discipleship strategies often miss the mark because they only address surface issues, leaving emotional and spiritual health neglected.
Scazzero presents a solution: a methods-based biblical theology called emotionally healthy discipleship. This approach, when fully integrated into every aspect of church life, leads to profound, lasting transformation. At its core, emotionally healthy discipleship:
- Slows us down to cultivate a deep, personal relationship with Jesus.
- Challenges the Western cultural values that dilute the radical call to follow the crucified Christ.
- Embraces sadness, loss, and vulnerability as part of the Christian journey, addressing emotional triggers and defensiveness.
- Acknowledges the gift of limits that God places in our lives.
- Connects our family and personal history to our present discipleship journey.
- Measures spiritual maturity by our growth in loving others well.
Scazzero guides leaders step-by-step on how to create an emotionally healthy culture within their churches, and how to multiply deeply transformed people in every area of ministry, including:
- Leadership and team development
- Marriage and singles ministry
- Small groups, youth, and children's ministry
- Preaching, worship, and administration
- Outreach
Complete with assessments and practical strategies, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship equips leaders to cultivate the kind of beneath-the-surface discipleship that has the power to change lives—and the world.
Winner of the 2022 ECPA Christian Book Award for Ministry Resources