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Greetings In the Powerful Name of Jesus the
Christ!
The purpose of this ministry
is to promote and teach biblical discipleship throughout the Body of
Christ. I have been called to carry out this mandate. This ministry
is dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission which is our
foundational biblical authority.
I believe in order for
Christians to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century, we
must MAKE DISCIPLES who understand their purpose and mission in this
world. Many Christians want to grow and mature, but have not been
exposed to the dynamics of biblical discipleship. When a local
church does not intentionally promote discipleship, it will lack a
full understanding of what it means to follow Jesus. The Church must
become stronger now! The only way to become stronger is by
obediently making disciples as the Lord Jesus Christ commanded
Church leadership to do.
Cross of Christ Discipleship Ministries seeks to strategically
reach out to persons whose lives have been impacted by crime
and incarceration by establishing church communities within
the prisons who in turn will be discipled to reach out to
others in the prisons. Secondly, we will seek to reach at-risk
youth, thirdly, persons transitioning from prison and fourthly,
the victims of crime. These four populations of persons need
specialized ministries that can effectively reach, reconcile
and restore them to their divinely ordained purpose and mission.
COCDM has been birthed by the Holy Spirit to fulfill this
mission in these last days. We seek to support and work with
prison chaplains, local churches, all denominations, para-church
organizations and community based efforts in this mission.
COCDM has established the Cross of Christ School of Discipleship
as the teaching and training forum for this ministry. Cross
of Christ School of Discipleship will provide specialized
teaching/training, resources and practical ministry experiences
in our educational efforts. Our goal is to equip persons to
fulfill their calling in this ministry. Also the Voices in
the Wilderness radio outreach ministry promotes the Lord’s
work out in the community and by bible teaching.
Jesus Christ said, “Go into all the world and make
disciples…” COCDM seeks to go into the world of
crime and incarceration to reach, reconcile and restore lives
on this mission field. We seek to promote justice and mercy
as co-dependent attributes of God’s character which
ensure a stable and humane society. I believe this ministry’s
greatest challenge is taking the light of the glorious gospel
of into the darkest sphere of our society to show forth the
power and glory of our Great Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The 21st century will bring greater challenges and opportunities
for the Church in this postmodern era. Only true disciples
of Jesus Christ will be able to effectively make a difference
for the Kingdom of God.
Let us equip you to become stronger through biblical discipleship!
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