2025 National Disciple Making Forum

Best Practices of Disciple Making Churches

2025 National Disciple Making Forum

May 7th & 8th, 2025 • Houston, Texas

Featured Speakers

Our lineup includes some of the most respected voices in disciple-making today

Would you like to sit at the feet of leaders from some of the top disciple making churches in the USA and beyond? Would you like to learn their best practices? In 2024 our team initiated a national search to objectively identify 100 top disciple making churches. We have found some churches that are hitting the ball out of the park when in comes to Jesus’ mission. They have stories that you will want to hear … and principles and practices you want to learn about … and emulate.

THE FOUR MISSION CRITICAL ELEMENTS

At this year’s Forum, our four main stage sessions will be led by these leaders as they will focus on their best practices…

Joey McLaughlin — In top disciple making churches, all the leaders bleed intentional, relational disciple making as their core mission—they are personally sold out to it.

Ed Kang — These churches rigidly hold to and prioritize their unique, “simple, effective, and reproducible” disciple making model.

Jason Shepperd — These leaders expect everyone in their church—high expectations indeed—to be engaged in disciple making and in their disciple making model.

Shodankeh Johnson — These leaders focus everything in the church, down to a micro-level, on 1) missional, 2) theological, 3) philosophical, 4) organizational, and 5) relational alignment for disciple making.

**Disciple making theories practices that Actually work**

Join 1,500 church leaders as we come together to learn, grow, and get equipped by the best practices of disciple making. The 2025 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.

Forum Schedule

Wednesday May 7th

8:00am – 9:30am : Attendee Check-in Begins
9:30am – 11:00am : Main Session 1 – Convictional Leadership
11:00am – 11:15am : Break
11:15am – 12:15pm : Track Session 1
12:15pm – 1:45pm : Lunch
1:45pm – 2:45pm : Track Session 2
2:45pm – 3:30pm : Networking and Break
3:30pm – 5:00pm : Main Session 2 – Contextual Model

Thursday May 8th

7:30am – 8:30am : Prayer Meeting
8:30am – 9:00am : Networking and Break
9:00am – 10:30am : Main Session 3 – Core Expectations
10:30am – 10:45am : Break
10:45am – 11:45am : Track Session 3
11:45am – 1:00pm : Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm : Track Session 4
2:00pm – 2:30pm : Break
2:30pm – 4:00pm : Main Session 4 – Cultural Alignment

Why Attend?

In today’s world, effective disciple making can be challenging. Many church leaders feel frustrated by methods that don’t yield measurable results. If you’ve tried various church programs and found them lacking, this forum will equip you with proven strategies that work. Leave with real tools, actionable insights, and fresh inspiration from the nation’s leading voices in discipleship.

Key Benefits:

Learn Proven Strategies – Hear from top disciple making practitioners who are transforming lives across the country.
Engage with Leading Experts – Gain insights from influential speakers including Jason Shepperd, Jim Putman, Josh Howard, Bobby Harrington, and more.
Build Community – Network with fellow church leaders who share your passion for impactful disciple-making.
Immediate Application – Receive tools and techniques you can start using right away to bring measurable change to your congregation.

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8 Strategic Breakouts

We’re thrilled to announce the breakout tracks for this year’s National Disciple Making Forum—designed to equip you with practical, proven disciple making strategies from top disciple making organizations.

Here’s a sneak peek at the 8 strategic breakouts you’ll experience in 2025:

Best Practices in Disciple Making

Healthy Foundations for Disciple Making

These breakout sessions will give you the tools, frameworks, and inspiration to take disciple making to the next level in your church, small group, and daily life.

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SUPER Early Bird Rate

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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.”

Dave Buehring

Founder & President of Lionshare

“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.”

Justin Gravitt

Navigators Church Ministries

“I always come away refreshed, challenged, encouraged and grateful for new friendships and allies in our common ministries of disciple making.”

Dr. Tony Twist

President & CEO
TCM International Institute

“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.”

Dr. Dann Spader

Author: 4 Chair Discipling, Disciple-making Metrics, Founder: Sonlife, Concentricglobal.org

“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.”

Dr. Neil T. Anderson

Founder and President Emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries

“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.”

Steve McCoy

smallcircle.com

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