Core Discipleship Online Intermediate Discipleship Training

Introduction

This next step in your journey is not simply about learning more—it is about becoming more like Jesus and living out what you already know.

You have completed Basic Training. You have begun to follow Jesus, obey His Word, and take steps in making disciples. Intermediate Training is designed to deepen your roots so your life and ministry can grow with strength, clarity, and endurance.

Over the next six months, participants will walk verse by verse through two powerful New Testament letters: Ephesians and Philippians. These are not merely teachings to understand—they are truths to live.

Together, these books form a strong foundation for disciples who are both grounded and growing—secure in their identity in Christ and pressing forward in His purpose.

This training is not meant to stay with the participant. Everything learned is intended to be passed on to others. This is how the Kingdom multiplies—through faithful people who live and teach what they receive.

Jesus did not call His followers simply to know the truth—He called them to live it.

Course Description

In Basic Training, participants learned how to follow Jesus, obey His Word, and begin discipling others. They discovered that disciple-making is not complicated—it is simple, relational, and reproducible.

Intermediate Training is not a different path, but a deeper continuation of the same way of life. Participants will continue walking with Jesus, remaining in His Word, and helping others do the same.

This course is a verse-by-verse study through the books of Ephesians and Philippians. The Bible remains the curriculum. As participants study these letters, they will continue learning how to understand, obey, and teach God’s Word in everyday life.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of Core Discipleship Basic Training.

Who This Course Is For

This course is for those who have completed Basic Training and desire to continue growing as disciples while helping others grow in Christ.

Course Goal

To deepen each participant’s walk with Christ and strengthen their ability to make disciples who make disciples.

Course Objectives

During this course, participants will:

• Continue leading a Core Group using the same simple and reproducible discipleship process.
• Grow in understanding and obedience to God’s Word through Ephesians and Philippians.
• Strengthen their relationships with those they are discipling.
• Begin helping those they disciple take their next step in making disciples.
• Encourage those they are discipling to begin praying for two or three people they can disciple.

Group Size

Our online Intermediate Training groups are limited to 12 participants.

Core Groups should remain small—ideally two or three people (men with men and women with women)—so that discipleship remains personal, relational, and reproducible.

Commitment

Intermediate Training is a six-month course.

Location

Intermediate Training takes place online through Zoom with live, personal instruction from Core Discipleship Training Directors.

Core Groups may meet either in person or online.

Time

Groups meet once a week for approximately 60 minutes.

Study Materials

Participants will study:

• The Book of Ephesians
• The Book of Philippians

Resources You Will Need

• A Bible
• The Intermediate Training Workbook

Workbook

Each participant should have a printed copy of the Intermediate Workbook before beginning the course.

The workbook includes verse-by-verse guidance designed to help participants understand Scripture, apply it personally, and facilitate discipleship discussions with others.

Certificates

A certificate of completion is provided to participants who successfully complete the course.

Cost

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

Summary

Intermediate Training is designed to help disciples go deeper in their walk with Jesus while continuing to make disciples in everyday life. Participants will continue practicing the same simple and reproducible process introduced in Basic Training while growing in maturity, identity, endurance, and mission through the study of Ephesians and Philippians.