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Discipling Others

A System for Spiritual Multiplication

Jesus' Model

Jesus didn't build a megachurch — He invested in twelve men, and through them changed the world. This guide examines Jesus' discipleship model in detail: selection, association, consecration, impartation, demonstration, delegation, supervision, reproduction, and evaluation. "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (2 Timothy 2:2).

The 12-Week Curriculum

The guide includes a complete, ready-to-use 12-week mentoring curriculum covering: the gospel, assurance, Bible study, prayer, the Holy Spirit, spiritual warfare, the church, giving, witnessing, relationships, stewardship, and multiplication. Each week includes a lesson outline, discussion questions, memory verses, and homework assignments.

Multiplication vs. Addition

Addition grows linearly — one person at a time. Multiplication grows exponentially — each disciple makes disciples who make disciples. The math is staggering: if you disciple two people per year and each of them does the same, you reach over a million in twenty years. This section covers the mindset shift from addition to multiplication and how to build a culture of discipleship.

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." — Matthew 28:19 (KJV)Read in the 1611 →

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The Evidence on the Table

The slopes of the Mount of Beatitudes above the Sea of Galilee

The slopes above the Sea of Galilee at the traditional Mount of Beatitudes — the natural amphitheater where the Sermon on the Mount was preached.

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A wheat field at harvest time

Wheat at harvest — the image Jesus reached for when He said the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few (Matthew 9).

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John Wesley preaching in the open air before a crowd

John Wesley preaching in the open air (18th-century engraving) — the message carried outside the building to wherever people already were.

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Where I'm honest with you

This is practical teaching, not proof. It's drawn from Scripture and from walking this road myself. If you're still weighing the basics — whether God is real, whether the Bible can be trusted — I'd encourage you to start with the Skeptic resources in the Research Hub before diving in here.

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"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." — Matthew 28:19 (KJV)