Simple Discipleship

What if discipleship could be simple and you could lead people to Jesus using the Bible? What if all you had to do was show up and watch God do His thing and you focused on relationship?

This is possible in a Discovery Bible Study. This simple discipleship method is being used all over the world to help people discover Jesus! A simple and effective tool for leading others to God, a “DBS” will introduce your friends and family to Jesus and allow them to discover Him through His Spirit, regardless of their background.

As you engage with Jesus in mission through discipling others, your faith will grow as you watch the Holy Spirit draw people to Himself, increase their love of scripture, and develop them into mature disciples of God.

We find that people are interested in discovering God with someone they trust. All it takes is an invitation from someone in their circle of friends. No matter their worldview or background, this process was developed to create the space and safety necessary for a person to begin hearing the Holy Spirit through reading the Bible and responding to what they hear in a non-judgmental and personal way. As they discover God through obedience to His Word, their faith increases and their skepticism and hesitations disappear. We call this Simple Discipleship.

This course will train anyone to facilitate a DBS. Here’s what you can expect from it.

You will learn:

• What a Discovery Bible Study is and what makes it different
• Why a DBS is so effective with unbelievers and young believers alike
• How to facilitate one
• How to avoid stunting your group’s spiritual growth
• How to pass the baton of discipleship to the group members

Some outcomes you can expect:

• Confidence to disciple your friends and family
• An effective tool to realize your own and others’ discipleship
• A renewed sense of freedom and excitement to follow Jesus
• The support of a spiritual community of like-minded believers

Course Details:

What: 6 session cohort training on the Discovery Bible Study tool

When: see “upcoming courses” below

How long: Often 6 weeks. Each session runs about 2 hours; 30 minutes is devoted to instruction, and 90 minutes to implementing the process in the cohort together. This can be adapted to other formats.

Facilitators: Brad Smith and David Fisher – click their names to learn more!

Where: Online through Zoom

If this stirs something in your heart, we’d love to have you at the next training. Check out the upcoming courses section or reach out to us at learning hub.gocommunitas.org