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Jesus was driven to multiply a movement At the end of his 3.5-year ministry, Jesus had thousands of fans, 120 disciples, 72 ministry workers, 11 apostolic leaders and 3 in his inner circle. Yet with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, that small core rapidly multiplied into an unstoppable movement….

Dear Discipleship-first Friends, After spending several years focusing on teaching people who are already Christians to be disciples of Jesus, I am changing my approach to focus on reaching unbelievers. That is not to say that I will refuse to disciple believers, but that I will put the majority of my effort into teaching unbelievers…

Dear Discipleship-first Friends, Most pastors know the current model isn’t enough. You preach faithfully. You host programs. Your people show up… but you still long to see movement — everyday believers multiplying, neighborhoods reached, and leaders raised up from within. This free, value-packed webinar will help you reimagine what’s possible by introducing a parallel track…

Jesus’ final command: Not just teaching, but making disciples When Jesus gathered his men on Mount Arbel and commissioned them, he was not giving them new information. Rather, he was summarizing all he had been teaching them over the past three and half years. Like a general speaking to his troops before battle, Jesus, our…

Jesus had a strategic plan for making disciples Jesus did not make disciples in a haphazard or random way. He was strategic with every move and intentional at every turn because his goal was to turn the common men he had into uncommon movement leaders. So how did he do it? Robert Coleman, in his…

The call to follow Jesus Jesus’ invitation to people was simply to follow him. Over twenty-four times in the gospels, Jesus spoke the words, “follow me.” In Greek, the word for this is akoloutheo, which means “to follow” or “to go behind” someone, either physically or in behavior and mindset. It carries the idea of being completely shaped…

Dear Discipleship-first Friends, We are excited to share the following article with you, authored by Dr. Warner has a passion for taking some of the more complex topics around disciple making and making them practical and accessible for everyone. Discipleship.org is also very excited to be partnering with Dr. Warner and the Deeper Walk International…