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Loving Families. Neighbors. Cities. Nations

Visual storytelling is a powerful way to communicate with a broad audience.  This collection of visuals conveys biblical narratives and spiritual truths in a way that’s accessible.

A significant obstacle to making disciples through the local church is a lack of clarity. Churches want to make disciples of Jesus, but struggle to clearly define what a disciple is and does. Pastors envision people from the community coming to faith, but congregations aren't trained to start spiritual conversations that lead to the saving message of the gospel. Mission leaders desire new believers to move forward into a life increasingly surrendered to Jesus, but struggle to clarify a reproducible path and language for patterning our lives after His.

The following training videos present a pathway for growing as ambassadors for Jesus in any context (neighborhood, workplace, gym, sports teams or any place or activity where people gather). The content is arranged by the four seasons of mission - Locate and Prepare, Plant, Grow, Harvest, and Train Leaders.  

The seasons correspond to the Four Fields of Kingdom Growth strategy developed by Nathan and Kari Shank.  Credit is also given to Chinese missionaries Ying and Grace Kai and many others who have labored to make disciples who make disciples in their unique contexts. 

The content below was either influenced by or adapted from the work of others or created through our own practice in the North and Central American context. Together they,
  • Help diagnose our relationship with God and assist in determining a person's disciple-ability.
  • Create a framework for mobilizing and training the church to build a disciple-making foundation in any context.
  • Help lead someone to Christ in a reproducible way.
  • Support group leaders in disciple-making, create a culture of multiplication, build a biblical worldview, and present comprehensive strategies in a simple way

Intro: the Four Seasons of the harvest

Obeying Jesus, by making disciples who make disciples, calls for intentionality.

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Starting Out

How we enter unique people contexts and begin loving people well.

Click here to explore some ways to kick-start habits of taking Jesus to your neighbors, friends, or coworkers.

planting

How we start spiritual conversations, share the Good News of Jesus, and identify the disciplable.

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growing

How we build the habits of faith that connect people with Jesus in community.

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harvesting

How we come together as a church,  multiply, and unleash new disciples and communities of faith.

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training

How we equip new leaders to love and serve well.

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