2026 National DisciplE Making Forum
OWN THE MISSION
BECOMING DISCIPLE MAKERS
April 15th & 16th, 2026 – Houston, Texas
What is the National Disciple Making Forum?
The National Disciple Making Forum is a unique gathering designed for pastors, youth pastors, and dedicated church leaders seeking practical and impactful ways to make lasting change in their communities.
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Schedule Overview
BUILT TO MAKE DISCIPLES
RENEWING THE CHURCH'S CORE MISSION
2026 national disciple making forum
April 15-16, 2026
Houston, TX
THE THEME
Most Christians agree with the Great Commission and believe disciple making should be the church’s core mission. Yet, fewer than 5% of churches have a reproducing, disciple-making culture. And the number of individual Christians who personally own the mission of making disciples is shockingly small.
We want to change that. We want to help individuals and churches OWN the Mission!
When you join the National Disciple Making Forum, you are going to learn the strategies used by the most effective disciple makers and disciple-making churches.
THE GOAL
- Equip everyday disciples to become disciple makers.
- Help churches cultivate thriving disciple-making cultures.
For individuals, we are going to highlight the most effective disciple making models that individuals can adopt and apply.
For churches, we are going to share with you our most up to date research on the seven principles that characterize highly effective disciple making churches.
Our National Disciple Making Forum is all about showing you how to personally make disciples—and how your church can become a true disciple-making church.
Our National Forum will be focused on showing YOU how to personally make disciples and how your church can become a disciple making church.
What Attendees Say About the
National Disciple Making Forum
“Fresh perspectives, creative resources, and seasoned, godly people to glean from, make up this one-of-a-kind gathering for leaders, pastors and their teams – all with the simple aim of obeying Jesus to multiply disciple makers.”
“The National Disciple Making Forum is a unique event… bringing some of the best disciple-making ministries in the country together. Deeply motivating, very inspirational, and offering world-class training… I’d highly recommend bringing your whole team to make a life-changing investment in them.”
“I always come away refreshed, challenged, encouraged and grateful for new friendships and allies in our common ministries of disciple making.”
“The National Disciple Making Forum helps protect a local church from theology that elevates anything above King Jesus and becoming like Him in every way.”
“The Christian mandate is to make disciples who can reproduce themselves, and the need to be equipped has never been greater than it is right now. Discipleship.org has pulled together the best disciple-making ministries in the country to help you do just that. I am blessed to be a part of it.”
“Coming to the Forum not only energizes us to be disciples and make disciples of Jesus, but it also equips us to make the Great Commission a reality. The National Disciple Making Forum is head and shoulders the most valuable gathering that I know of.”
