About Core Discipleship
Core Discipleship, founded in 2001, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry dedicated to training and equipping men and women to make disciples who make disciples. Our story began in 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona, when my wife Suzie and I joined small home groups and men’s fellowship gatherings that profoundly shaped our faith. Those early experiences planted the seeds for what would become Core Discipleship and our 3-Strand CORE Discipleship Process.

Over the years, we served in ministry, developed residential programs for at-risk teens, and ministered to the hungry, homeless, sick, and imprisoned. In 1994, in partnership with Steve Trafton, we created the Disciple’s Journal for our teen ministry. By 2001, with the encouragement of Phillip Hearn, founding pastor of New River Fellowship in Weatherford, Texas, we launched our first Core Discipleship Groups, refined the process through multiple generations of leaders, and eventually created CoreDiscipleship.org to share resources worldwide.

Through our biblically grounded Core Training courses—Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced—we prepare believers to lead and multiply disciple-making relationships anywhere: in churches, ministries, or unreached regions. All training and resources are provided free of charge, reflecting our commitment to equip every believer regardless of financial means. Rooted in obedience, service, and integrity, we help leaders expand God’s Kingdom. In some places this leads to new house churches; in others, it strengthens existing churches. In every setting, the goal is the same: growing communities of faith that follow Jesus’ teachings and example.

Mission
Core Discipleship equips believers to obey Jesus’ command to make disciples by training leaders who multiply disciples and faith communities in every culture and context.

Vision
We see a global movement of disciple-makers who live Jesus’ teachings and form multiplying communities of faith in families, churches, and communities.

Strategy
We train disciple-makers through biblical teaching, relational mentoring, and practical ministry experience. All resources and training are free, ensuring every believer can access the tools needed to make disciples. This training helps leaders strengthen existing churches and, where needed, start new communities of faith.

Stewardship
We value faithful stewardship. About 96% of all received funds go directly to supporting disciple-making leaders and ministries around the world.