Dear Friends, I am excited to announce that Scatter the Seed has officially published! Many of you have prayed and supported me in this journey, and I thank God for your encouragement. This book will help churches more effectively fulfill their Great Commission call. Pick up your copy here.
After learning from this easy-to-read book, my fervent prayer is that, through God’s Spirit, it will reignite our hearts to get back to the basics of evangelism and discipleship as Jesus instructed. It certainly has mine!
Dr. Peter W. Teague, President Emeritus of Capital Seminary & Graduate School at Lancaster Bible College
Read it with a team for the greatest impact.
Get your leadership team on the same page and strategize around the vision together. Each chapter has discussion questions that teams can use to prayerfully plan their mission together. Bulk copies of 10+ are available at a discounted rate. Contact Kevin to arrange this.
Kevin Freeman has given us a remarkably thought-provoking and practical book based on Jesus’s two dynamic objectives in the Great Commission—to make and teach disciples. He helps us answer this important question: To what extent do we have these supracultural directives in balance? This is an immensely helpful book!
Dr. Gene A. Getz, Professor, Pastor, and Author; Founder of bibleprinciples.org; Host of Renewal Radio
What can you expect from Scatter the Seed?
Discover why most churches struggle with lukewarm discipleship and anemic outreach – and how to improve.
Equip yourself with tools to develop your strategy and align your church around it.
Creatively consider how to DREAM: Develop the mission, Recruit by the mission, Evaluate by the mission, Allocate for the mission, and Motivate by the mission.
More praise for Scatter the Seed
This book is an absolute gem! Kevin’s passion for the local church and its disciple-making efforts shines through. Thoughtful, practical, and truthful, he shines a light on an area in which far too many churches fall short: the making of disciples. I was encouraged, challenged, and convicted as I consumed this powerful work. Thanks, Kevin, for the reminder that we are called to make disciples, contributing to the next generation of people who will not only say “Jesus is Lord” but will follow Jesus as Lord!
Tom Stolle, Executive Director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware
Kevin Freeman lives his life with Great Commission intent. Scatter the Seed is a guidebook that not only outlines the importance of proper disciple-making—that special combination of evangelism and spiritual formation—but also presents a clear and reasonable look at how the true mission of the church can be restored. This book can motivate Christ followers toward fulfilling the Great Commission within their lifetime.
Dr. John B. Brittain, Associational Mission Strategist at West Central Baptist Association, Missouri
This book is a beneficial resource, rooted both in Scripture and our modern context. It clearly points us to our primary call to make disciples and practically describes how to be faithful to that mission.
Dr. Daniel Hyun, Church Partnership Team Leader at Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware; Adjunct Faculty Member of Church and Ministry Leadership at Lancaster Bible College
Many congregations seem unclear about their mission in God’s Kingdom plan. Further, they lack the ability to evaluate the fruitfulness of their present efforts and programming. Kevin Freeman, informed by Scripture and years of ministry experience, provides helpful analysis and encouragement from a foundational parable rooted in Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospels.
Dr. Kevin Smith, Pastor of Family Church Village in West Palm Beach, Florida
I had the privilege of teaching Kevin in multiple seminary classes and spending time with his family outside the classroom. Kevin consistently displayed not only a sharp intellect but a creative mindset. He has masterfully combined both those traits in this book. Biblically based, creatively written, and with a focus on application, I heartily endorse this work. It will force you, as it has forced me, to think about evangelism and discipleship in new and helpful ways.
Dr. Timothy Beougher, Associate Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Evangelism and discipleship, as Kevin Freeman shows us, are not a bifurcated “either/or” but rather a “both/and”endeavor. Employing the Parable of the Sower and extrapolating it into future fictional generations, Freeman creatively shows how the church has abandoned Jesus’s original plan of scattering the seed of God’s Word in favor of ineffective and far less optimal alternatives. The resulting harvest has been mediocre rather than bountiful. But Freeman also shows a better way: one that appreciates the integral relationship between evangelism and discipleship to empower the church to make disciples who make disciples. As Freeman says, “The sustained success of both evangelism and discipleship is found when they operate in concert.” This book will equip the church to do exactly that.
Mark Dooley, State Director of Evangelism at Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware
Scatter the Seed is a must-read for any Christian wanting to refocus on fulfilling the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18–20. Kevin Freeman defines the nature of true discipleship and provides wise counsel to enable believers to be more effective in cultivating followers of Jesus. This book is engaging, practical, and firmly grounded in Scripture.
Dr. Mark R. Meyer, Director of Biblical Studies at Lancaster Bible College; Pastor of Halethorpe Community Church
Kevin Freeman’s approach to ministry is to integrate discipleship with evangelism, an often-overlooked strategy. He is like a modern-day Johnny Appleseed who believes that the Great Commission of Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:18–20)—going, baptizing, and teaching to obey—is indeed the church’s mission and is best described through the organic metaphor of a farmer casting seed. The aim is to reorient Christians in their mission to make disciples and to depend upon God for growth and fruit. Freeman’s ideas are based on sound research and years of experience in ministry—and are easy to understand. In a world of ministry fads that come and go, this book is a needed addition to help churches grow deeper in their understanding and practice of discipleship.
Dr. Ron R. Blankenship, Director of Missions for Montgomery Baptist Association in Maryland; Adjunct Professor of Practical Ministry and Biblical Studies at Washington University of Virginia
In a culture that offers many avenues for Christ followers to pursue, Kevin lays out a compelling message, explaining that at all times the Christian can and should embrace Jesus’s Great Commission call to be the disciple He wants them to be. This book will help reinvigorate you and your leadership team toward God’s call and realign it with a more effective and achievable ministry strategy.
Maina Mwaura, Minister, Public Speaker, and Journalist; author of The Influential Mentor: How the Life and Legacy of Howard Hendricks Equipped and Inspired a Generation of Leaders
Kevin Freeman makes a compelling argument for balanced discipleship and evangelism in the church today. From the Parable of the Sower, Kevin helps us see the need to use time-honored methods for reaching and discipling people while being open to new methods in successive generations. The church has scattered the seeds of the gospel for over two thousand years, and in whatever time that remains, we must be adaptive and hardworking to reach and disciple more people. Kevin’s book is an important work for the church and its leaders today. It’s well worth your time and investment—read it with others to multiply its impact.
Ken Braddy, Director of Sunday School & Network Partnerships at Lifeway Christian Resources
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