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

Jesus told us to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20).

His process of making disciples was relational, intentional, and holistic. He invested more than three years nurturing the spiritual growth and the development of 12 regular guys. As they traveled and faced different situations, Jesus explained, showed, and taught what each meant from the perspective of God’s Kingdom and truth. He also formed close, personal relationships with His disciples.

When we ask believers around the world, “Have you ever heard a sermon series, taken a class, or been taught how to make disciples?” the answer is almost always no. Research shows that believers aren’t making disciples because they feel unqualified or haven’t been taught how.

Discipleship and making disciples are essential for every Christ follower. To keep it simple, discipleship is teaching about Jesus. Making disciples is teaching a disciple how to make disciples who make disciples.

Jesus chose people just like you and me to be His disciples and for us then to make disciples. If you are born-again, committed to loving and obeying God, you are qualified to make disciples. Following Jesus, you’ll learn that His way of making disciples is simple and practical. You will learn how to make disciples!

Our Core Discipleship-certified trainers will show you how to make disciples. Our online training is live, not pre-recorded. You’ll learn in real-time from real disciple-makers how to make disciples and be able to ask questions, receive immediate feedback, and enjoy a truly interactive and personal experience. Founded in 2001, our ministry provides a simple, proven, transferable, and biblical discipleship process and plan that will get you started, give you everything you need to launch your discipleship group, and encourage you along the way.

Everything we provide is free:

Free Live 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 Resources: We provide comprehensive discipleship studies and workbooks for personal or church-wide use.
Supporting 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.

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

Advanced Training: January 10 – March 21, 2025 (11 weeks): Advanced Training is available for those who have completed Basic and Intermediate and by invitation only. Our 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.

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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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