Why is it that some people can attend church their entire lives, without ever becoming mature? Inspite of hearing scores of sermons, sitting through years of Sunday school and Bible studies, and serving in ministry for decades, very few grow up. An increasing number of researchers and pastors are raising this concern. The issue is that of Spiritual Intelligence (SI), how to keep from going from Pampers to Depends with reaching maturing.
After 50 years of attending church and 25 years leading in church, Alan Nelson has concluded why it is so few followers of Jesus ever become Christlike. The primary reason is not lack of commitment, sin, or bad attitude. The key factor is one of methodology. While we study what Jesus said and what he did, we rarely focus on "how" Jesus discipled his followers. In a landmark book that is to be released in fall of 2009, Dr. Nelson shares his best practices and learnings of how Jesus matured his followers, so that after only three years, these people changed history.
Alan is available to teach on the topic of Spiritual Intelligence for your church and will also be providing an array of free resources that complement the book, upon its release. He is also scheduling weekend retreats that train participants in how to develop their own soul growth plan, including the creation of a "Travel Team," assessment, mutually earned accountability, and "Path Finding." Through the instrument called, "The Journey," you can create your own spiritual growth plan that implements the four methods Jesus combined for creating spiritually intelligent followers.
SI is about maturity, not longevity. For more information on his teaching and training on SI, contact Alan Nelson through this website.
