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"Meeting the Dawn at Jimmy's Egg" by Randy Faulkner. A Review

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  Often, one-on-one relationships with people bring about some of the most satisfying results in Christian ministry. But there are hurdles to jump to get there. Some of the barriers are personal, others are generational or vocational. But elders and pastors of God's church should aim toward making those connections with the goal to developing disciples of Jesus. Randy Faulkner, retire Senior Pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church (now Metropolitan Bible Church) in Oklahoma City, penned a short 146-page dossier on how he did this while he was a pastor, "Meeting the Dawn at Jimmy's Egg: How Pastors and Lay Leaders can be Disciple-Makers". The book surfaced in 2009 after years of practicing what he preached. The work is easy -to-read, chock full of real-life examples, running over with Randy's trademark graciousness and wisdom, and is set up to help. The chapters are focused on encouragement, motivation, and concepts, unfolding each and developing them in baby-steps. ...