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Fight Clubs: Gospel-centered Discipleship is currently available in three forms: 
  1. Buy the Book
  2. Preview the Intro and first Chapter
  3. Download the E-Book 
 
ENDORSEMENTS

"Jonathan has done us a huge favour in writing this book. The best endorsement I can give it is simply that as I read it, a growing sense of wanting to fight sin grew within me. I want to be a card carrying member of a 'Fight Club' so that in community we can take sin seriously, encourage one another to believe the gospel deeply and pray for each other to respond to the Holy Spirit passionately. What else can I say? This is an excellent book. Buy it. Read it. Do it."

Steve Timmis // Co-author of Total Church and Co-Director of the Porterbrook Network

"Dodson’s book Fight Clubs: Gospel-centered Discipleship brings a great deal of light to a topic that is widely known, constantly discussed, but rarely understood.  I am grateful for Jonathan and the Spirit’s lead in giving us much to consider and attempt to apply in this book. I recommend you read and reread Fight Clubs.”

Matt Chandler // Lead Pastor of The Village Church

"Fight Clubs is a timely book about gospel-centered accountability and age of anonymity and shallow relationships. Dodson has done a masterful job highlighting how the Holy Spirit uses gospel truth to give us new Christ-centered affections that dispel our thirst for sin. Moreover, he helps men see how they can come alongside each other to unearth the deeper sins and heart-idols that drive our more obvious sins. For those still playing at religion through surfacey pseudo-accountability, this book is a welcome killjoy. You'll never look at accountability the same way again."

Luke Gilkerson // Internet Director for Covenant Eyes, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
  1. Why Fight?: The Call to Fight
  2. Fighting for the Church: The Failure of Accountability
  3. How to Fight: Motivations for Discipleship
  4. Fighting with the Church: The Three Conversions of the Church
  5. Fight Club: Practical Gospel-centered Discipleship
Appendix 1: Gospel-centered Questions to Ask
Appendix 2: Gospel-centered Resources

THE AUTHOR

Jonathan Dodson is happy husband to Robie, and proud father of two children, Owen and Ellie. He is also the lead pastor of Austin City Life church and directional leader for PlantR, an Austin-based church planting network. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Anthropology and M.Div and Th.M degrees in Theology, and has published articles in various journals and webzines such as The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Boundless, and The Resurgence. He blogs at Creation Project and Church Planting Novice.