How to make disciples. We’ll show you how.

The purpose of the church is to make disciples, and Core Discipleship is here to help you do that.

Discipleship thrives in smaller groups. Jesus had 12 disciples, and a close-knit group of 3. Smaller groups help people build deeper, more personal connections, as individuals are seen and known. In larger groups, it’s easy to get lost. Discipleship grows best in close relationships, which are easier to form in smaller groups. While big group teachings are helpful, real discipleship needs more than that.

Are you training others to make disciples? We offer free, live online training to equip leaders, helping them teach and disciple their group members more effectively.

Jesus made disciples through relationships, intention, and hands-on teaching. He spent over three years guiding His 12 disciples, teaching them through real-life experiences. As they traveled and faced challenges, He explained things from the perspective of God’s Kingdom. Jesus also built deep, personal relationships with His disciples.

When we ask believers around the world, “Have you ever been taught how to make disciples?” most say no. Research shows that many believers don’t make disciples because they feel unqualified or haven’t been shown how.

Discipleship is vital for every Christian. To keep it simple, discipleship means teaching about Jesus. Making disciples means teaching others how to make disciples who, in turn, make disciples.

Core Discipleship helps individuals and churches make disciples by offering free online training and resources. Our goal is to help people grow in their faith, connect with the Bible, build relationships with God and others, and become disciple-makers themselves.

Jesus chose regular people, like you and me, to be His disciples and to make more disciples. If you are born again and committed to loving and obeying God, you are ready to make disciples. Following Jesus, you’ll discover that making disciples is simple and practical. You can learn how to make disciples!

Our Core Discipleship-certified trainers will guide you through the process. Our live online training is interactive—ask questions, get feedback, and learn directly from real disciple-makers. Founded in 2001, our ministry provides a simple, proven, biblical process that will help you start your discipleship group and support you along the way.

Everything Core Discipleship provides is free:

Free Live Discipleship Training: Our free, online discipleship courses are live, not pre-recorded. When you join, you’re participating in real-time with Certified Discipleship Training Directors and fellow disciples from around the world. During the training, you will begin praying for two or three others who you will then begin discipling. Each week you will receive free discipleship lessons taught in each session. Every person who successfully completes the course will receive a personalized Training Certificate.
Free Discipleship Resources: We provide comprehensive discipleship studies and workbooks for personal or church-wide use.
Supporting Discipleship Ministries Worldwide: As approved by our Board, we financially help those who have completed our discipleship courses, are starting new churches and ministries, and are dedicated to making disciples who make disciples.

Core Discipleship: Love God. Love Others. Make Disciples.

Core Discipleship is on a mission to make disciples by providing every believer and ministry with free, proven discipleship training and resources that transform lives, help people engage the Bible, build relationships with God and others, and to make disciples who make disciples.

Free Real Time Discipleship Training

CD101: Basic Online Discipleship Training

Using Zoom, our trained discipleship instructors provide free, live, online Basic Discipleship Training at various times throughout the year. In this 14-week course we cover the basics of discipleship, essential beliefs of Christianity and the entire book of Galatians. During the training, you will begin praying for two or three others who you will then begin discipling. Each week you will receive free discipleship lessons taught in each session. Every person who successfully completes the course will receive our Core Discipleship Basic Training Certificate.

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CD201: Intermediate Online Discipleship Training

Once you’ve completed Basic Training (a prerequisite for the Intermediate course), you can continue through our 22-week Intermediate Discipleship Training Course. Using Zoom, our trained discipleship instructors will review the basics of discipleship and the essential beliefs of Christianity covered in Basic and then take a deep dive into the entire books of Ephesians and Philippians. Each week you will receive free discipleship lessons taught in each session. Every person who successfully completes the course will receive our Core Discipleship Intermediate Training Certificate.

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CD301: Advanced Online Discipleship Training (Invitation Only)

Advanced Training is available for those who have completed Basic and Intermediate and is by invitation only. Our 11-week Advanced Training provides an overview of the 39 books in the Old Testament, themes, historical context, with the goal of discovering that the Old Testament sets the stage for the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan in Jesus and then be able to teach disciples the same. Plus, we take a deep dive into the Beatitudes as the foundational teachings for developing mature, Christ-centered disciples.

CD401: Master’s Way (Invitation Only)

Master’s Way is a global community for those who have completed Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced tracks and have shown consistent faithfulness to the Great Commandment and Great Commission. This lifelong discipleship group meets quarterly to foster spiritual transformation and growth, encouraging each member in their calling as disciple-makers. The purpose of Master’s Way is to support one another in deepening our love for God, growing in love for others, and advancing the mission of making disciples of all nations.

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Go Make Disciples.

Free Online Discipleship Training

Core Discipleship Training Courses are provided weekly throughout the year and are led by seasoned disciple-makers. You will be encouraged and discover that you can make disciples. Our process is simple, scalable, and reproducible and everything provided at no charge whatsoever.

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Free Discipleship Resources

Our free discipleship resources have been distributed and used around the globe for more than 20 years.

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Missions We Support

We partner with and financially support many missions around the world. We currently work with pastors, evangelists, church planters, and missionaries on 5 continents in 24 countries around the world. Join us in making disciples who make disciples who make disciples.

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Support the development of discipleship resources and global discipleship training. Your donation allows us to provide all our online discipleship resources for free to ministries around the world. Core Discipleship is a nonprofit, crowdfunded ministry. Your financial gift is recognized by the IRS as tax-deductible.

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