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Discipleship Stories
Discipleship Stories: Jason Seiple
Seeing a specific need and sensing a strategic opportunity, Jason launched an inner-city ministry that is meeting real needs — and...
Discipleship Stories: Garden City
Garden City is a young church that decided to put transferable discipleship at the core of what they do. Their creative approach (and...
Benefits to Discipleship
Discipleship Benefits Everyone. But don’t take our word for it — hear what these experienced local disciplemakers have to say about how...
Advice for Discipleship
As Proverbs 27:17 reminds us, "as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." We can all learn from the advice of these seasoned...
Failures in Discipleship
Not every discipleship story ends in success, but there is plenty God can do through our failures as well. Short Form:
Ulisses: Passing Down Discipleship
Ulisses Machado shares how he left his home country, came to Ohio, and felt the immediate call of God to discipleship and Matthew 28....
Matt, Cecil, & Ibrahim: Passing Down Discipleship
Matt Dascenzo, on staff at Central Ohio Fellowship of Christian Athletes, met Cecil in a gas station, starting a life-changing journey of...
Aaron Starr: Incarnational Discipleship
Aaron Starr has been living next to Shon and his family for over 20 years. Incarnational discipleship looks like holding morning bible...
Luke Walker: Paying it Forward in Discipleship
Luke Walker, successful business owner of Luke's Auto in Columbus, Ohio, tells his story going from a troubled kid pursuing suicide to a...
Defining Success
How can you measure success in your discipleship relationships? Hear from multiple people about the moment for them. Short Form:
The Biggest Fears
What are your biggest fears or barriers about engaging in life-on-life discipleship? Hear from multiple people about what they faced and...
Brandon & Isaac: Leading the Way
Brandon and Isaac's story is a powerful example of how important mentorship can be. Isaac sought out Brandon because he knew that Brandon...
Rosy: Discipleship Through Suffering
Rosy had the unique opportunity and privilege to disciple Joy into the Kingdom in the midst of some shared suffering. Moving at the pace...
Joel: Discipling at a Young Church
When Pastor Joel Trainer was in the process of planting Three Creeks Church in Gahanna, he had an opportunity to ask an influential...
Thom: Discipleship Across Generations
Thom’s honesty about the initial fear of discipling someone, and how God helped him overcome that fear, is inspirational. His timid...
Allie: Continuing the Legacy
Allie came into a relationship with Christ through Young Life, and through that ministry has discipled several other young women. Despite...
Jersey Church: Relational Discipleship in a Large Church
It’s not every day a large denominational church is able to pivot from a large-gathering model to prioritizing the smaller, slower work...
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