Dear Discipleship-First Friends, The North American Church faces a stark challenge… The 5% Problem. In 2020, Discipleship.org released results from a National Study on church disciple making cultures. The findings were alarming–just under 5% of churches have cultures rooted in Jesus-style disciple making. That means 95% of our churches lack this foundation. In practice: As…
NEW RESEARCH REVEALING THE 7 PRACTICES THAT MULTIPLY DISCIPLESÂ
The North American Church faces a stark challenge: the 5 Percent Problem. In 2020, Discipleship.org released results from a national study on church disciple-making cultures. The findings were alarming: just under 5% of churches have cultures rooted in Jesus-style disciple making.
We interviewed hundreds of leaders, analyzed data, consulted practitioners on multiplying churches, and heard stories of heartbreak and hope.
The result? Game-changing insights for every leader:
The Church is operating in an ever-changing environment of upheaval and profound change (economic, political, and social) that’s deepening by the week. The cultural quakes are unsettling. The specifics aren’t important; what’s important is that we notice and respond. Have you noticed? Has the increasing chaos caused you greater anxiety? Have you felt a bit…
What sets effective disciple making churches apart from the rest?
Learn how leading churches across North America are reproducing disciples and igniting movements.
Beyond Sunday: What Effective Disciple Making Churches Do Differently Learn the Language of Disciple Making One of the biggest roadblocks for churches is unclear or inconsistent definitions. Without a shared understanding, disciple making efforts lose focus. That’s why we created this short video teaching on Disciple Making Definitions—to give leaders a clear, biblical framework for…
The Church is operating in an ever-changing environment of upheaval and profound change (economic, political, and social) that’s deepening by the week. The cultural quakes are unsettling. The specifics aren’t important; what’s important is that we notice and respond. Have you noticed? Has the increasing chaos caused you greater anxiety? Have you felt a bit…
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…
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…
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