The most fundament issue in transitioning a church to a disciple making focus is culture. So, to help you, I want everyone to know about a discipleship.org book, Brandon Guindon’s Disciple-Making Culture: Cultivate Thriving Disciple-Makers Throughout Your Church. Brandon identifies the key components of a healthy disciple-making culture, and he points back to Scripture at…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, The following blog post comes to us from our partner, Small Circle, led by Steve and Carrie McCoy. Small Circle will be leading breakouts on Unparalleled Life Change at a Table for Two at the 2025 National Disciple Making Forum on May 7th & 8th in Houston, TX. Why One-to-One Discipleship? If…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Thoughtful church leaders often ask us 2 simple questions: Who are the top disciple making churches in North America and what do they do? If you identify with those two questions, we have helpful information for you. We have found about a dozen top model disciple making churches and their best disciple…
We have identified about a dozen churches whose effectiveness and cultures are significantly different from 99% of North American churches. Learn the best practices to implement in your church.
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Would you like to sit at the feet of leaders from some of the top disciple making churches in the USA? Would you like to learn their best practices? If so, read on… Five years ago we published a national study that demonstrated less than 5% of churches in the United States…
This eBook will give you recommended Disciple Making Definitions.
The Challenge of Effective Communication At every step along the way, you’ll need to communicate your plans for the future. As one person wisely said, “The most common mistake in communication is the assumption that it has taken place.” Just because you say something doesn’t mean people hear you, and just saying it once doesn’t…
Why “Leaders of Leaders” Are Essential A “leader of leaders” bridges the gap between church leadership and volunteer teams, creating an environment where discipleship flourishes. While many churches have charismatic and capable team leaders, the need for a distinct layer of guidance—a leader to shepherd and grow other leaders—often goes unmet. Without these leaders of…
In the mission of making disciples, effective leadership is essential. The Leadership Pipeline is a strategic approach designed to develop and empower leaders within your church. Understanding the Leadership Pipeline 1. Self-Leaders The journey begins with Self-Leaders—individuals committed to leading themselves well in following Jesus and serving the church. Often volunteers, they focus on specific…
Some may suggest that Jesus couldn’t be the model for ministry because the church age didn’t begin until after Jesus’ resurrection on the day of Pentecost. Therefore, the work Jesus did with the disciples predates the church and cannot be considered a model for ministry in the church. I disagree. In Matthew 16.18, Jesus states, “And I…
Church leaders love models. Pastors seem to be naturally drawn to the latest and greatest trends in ministry. Over the past twenty years, I’ve seen models come and go. The Flake’s Formula I can remember when “Flake’s formula” was the rage for growing Sunday Schools in Baptist churches. Arthur Flake was a department store salesman…
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, What are the characteristics of a powerful and purposeful women’s ministry? At Discipleship.org we love it when we can bring you free resources that can have a transformative and positive impact on your church and in your families and we believe today’s eBook offering will do exactly that. In this free, downloadable…
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