A Simple 5-Step Discipleship Process for Any Small Church (That Won’t Wear Out the Pastor)

My church doesn’t have a discipleship program.

But we disciple people.

For a couple years, we adopted a well-known step-by-step discipleship program that many of you would be familiar with. It started amazingly well. Almost everyone in the church went through the first step of it together and the positive feedback we received was overwhelming.

But fewer people signed up for the following steps. By Step 4, I was having one-on-one meetings in a coffee shops, struggling to get through material that was designed for a classroom setting.

If you pastor a Small Church, you may have experienced similar frustrations.

I’m grateful for the people who have put their wisdom, time and energy into writing good discipleship curriculum. But nothing is perfect. No program can meet every need. Here are a few reasons why. Read more