Process model of conversion

...Robert Webber's Journey to Jesus (Abingdon, 2001) makes clear that the process model of conversion is in fact an ancient and orthodox idea, not a new or heterodox one. In the early centuries of the church, he explains, a four-stage process became normative. The four stages of the process (seeker, hearer, kneeler, and faithful) were marked by milestone events or rites of passage, thus synthesizing the values of both even and process models.

- Brian McLaren More Ready Than You Realize