THE CALL SERIES
THE CALL books describe and define the call from God to His people to find their destiny in Him and to participate in His will for their lives. Written as training manuals, THE CALL books have been used to train urban ministers for many years - most of them in yearlong Ministry Residency programs. THE CALL books describe and focus on sustainable, deep, long term discipleship. The books use stories, examples, and principles to describe models for leaders to engage with impact, insight, and fruitfulness.
(THE CALL logo by Mary Thurman)
BOOKS IN THE CALL SERIES
Understand.
THE CALL (Book One - Functional) details effective discipleship function. Using stories and examples, Book One teaches principles for growth in deep and long term discipleship. It presents a developmental model for training leaders and outreach workers.
THE CALL series has been used to train scores of urban ministers as a part of Residency programs. THE CALL (Book One - Functional) serves as the introductory material for these programs. (90 pages).
Identify.
THE CALL (Book Two - Foundational) defines call - the call of God to each believer to participate in His work. Book Two outlines keys to finding your role and destiny in God, and to fulfilling it.
THE CALL (Book Two - Foundational) then explores the progressive function of the fivefold gifts and details a model for operation in them: The Cycle of Discipleship. The Cycle of Discipleship applies not only to urban ministries, but to all groups or bodies of believers who want to find and fulfill their call in God. (182 pages).
Launch.
THE CALL (Book Three - Fruitful) details steps and principles to initiate and launch ministry in an area. Starting with a foundation of prayer, Book Three uses stories and examples of how to build a ministry with impact and with sustainability.
THE CALL series and the teachings which accompany the books have been used to help launch ministries and to train and to equip the ministers that work in them. The principles which the books contain are effective and life changing. (196 pages).
“THE CALL series is steeped in powerful Biblical truth, profound insights derived from decades of personal ministry experiences, and is directly applicable in your personal life and ministry environments. David's brilliant mind, heart for making disciples, and intimacy with God are earthed in these pages. We at Missionary Athletes International have utilized this great work for years as a cornerstone for our curriculum in our one-year Residency Training Program. THE CALL is essential to our success and will catalyze yours as well.”
DAVID SANFORD
US Director, Missionary Athletes International
“THE CALL books have been very influential for myself and our staff with I AM 24/7. After personally going through David's books a number of years back, I remember having the thought that if I ever was responsible for leading a church or ministry that I would use them as a part of training staff and include the revelatory teachings on the "Cycle of Discipleship" as part of our core values for training up Godly leaders. When my wife and I co-founded an urban ministry in Charlotte, NC, David was one of my first calls. We took our young staff through the books and David met with them weekly during a summer Residency program during our first 2 years of operation. THE CALL books and his teachings helped solidify a solid foundation of Biblical understanding on effective discipleship ministry, operating under authority, understanding spiritual gifts, and defining individual call for each of the young men in our program… I pray that the Lord would continue to use THE CALL books as a voice in the desert, calling the body of Christ to a new level of power and influence one disciple at a time.”
BEN PAGE
President and Co-founder, I AM 24/7 Ministries
“THE CALL series provides experience-based practices and Christ-centered teaching to equip the urban missionary who seeks to advance the Kingdom of God in their unique setting. I have personally partnered with the author, David Thurman, in applying this material while working within the refugee community of Charlotte, NC. It is effective and life-changing.”
STEVE PARKER
President and Founder, FOCHUS Ministries