Core Discipleship Basic Training Overview

Course Description

Core Discipleship’s Online Basic Training is an interactive discipleship course led by Core Discipleship certified trainers. It is designed to help believers learn the simple, biblical, and reproducible process of making disciples in the way of Jesus and the early church.

Throughout the course, participants will explore the foundations of discipleship, strengthen their understanding of the essential beliefs of the Christian faith, and grow in practical obedience to Jesus. Students will also study verse by verse through the entire book of Galatians, discovering the freedom of the gospel, the work of grace, and the call to walk by the Spirit.

This training is relational, practical, and designed to help participants not only grow as disciples of Jesus but also become equipped to disciple others.

The online training shows the pattern for disciple-making. As participants move through the course, they will see how a simple discipleship group functions and how this process can be reproduced. The goal is not merely to complete an online course, but to prepare each participant to launch and lead a discipleship group—either in person or online.

Who This Course Is For

This course is for Christ-followers who want to learn how to make disciples who make disciples.

Course Goal

To encourage, equip, and empower believers to help others follow Jesus and become disciple-makers themselves.

Course Objectives

During this course, participants will:

• Learn a simple, biblical model for making disciples.
• See the pattern for how a discipleship group works.
• Begin praying for two or three people you can disciple.
• Launch your own discipleship group, either in person or online, ideally by the end of the 14-week journey.

Course Workbook and Resources

The Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Training Workbooks are only available to those enrolled in our online courses. These workbooks are designed to support learning and practical application.

Once participants successfully complete a course, they may share the PDF version of the workbook they received at the beginning of the training with the people they are discipling, helping them follow the same biblical pattern.

Group Size

Discipleship works best in small groups, which we call Core Groups. Each group should ideally include two or three other disciples. Groups should be men with men and women with women.

Commitment

The Basic Training course runs for approximately three months (14 weeks).

Location

Your discipleship group can meet in any simple and comfortable setting where conversation is easy—a home, café, office, quiet restaurant, or online through video meetings.

Time

Groups meet once a week for approximately 60 minutes.

Study Materials

During the course, participants will work through three primary sections found in the workbook:

• Making Disciples – Following Jesus’ Model
• Essential Beliefs of Christianity
• The Book of Galatians

Resources You Will Need

• A Bible
• A printed version of the workbook

Workbook

Each participant should have a printed copy of the workbook before the first meeting.

Each lesson includes verse-by-verse guidance to help facilitate discussion, understanding, and practical application.

Certificates

Disciples who complete the course with no more than five absences and who launch their own discipleship group within the 14 weeks will receive a certificate of completion. Trainers or directors will provide blank certificates as needed.

Cost

Training and the Workbook are provided free of charge. It requires only a commitment of time, obedience, and faithful participation.

Summary

The goal of this training is simple: learn the process, practice it, and then begin helping others follow Jesus using the same workbook and discipleship pattern experienced within the Core Group.