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The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast

The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast

Discipleship.org 768 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

The Disciple Maker's Podcast shares stories about disciples of Jesus who make disciples. Sponsored by Discipleship.org, the podcast aims to champion Jesus' way of disciple making. Episodes are organized into thematic seasons. For more information, visit discipleship.org or email info@discipleship.org.

Episodes

Are We Teaching Discipleship the Wrong Way? | Moose Bright
Are We Teaching Discipleship the Wrong Way? | Moose Bright Oct 12, 2026 744 What if the biggest challenge facing churches today isn't a lack of teaching, but a failure to make disciples the way Jesus did? In this episode of the Disciple Makers Podcast, Josh Howard sits down with Moose Bright of the Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) to explore what it really takes to build a church culture focused on making disciples who make disciples. Moose shares a powerful convicti
Why Stewardship Is Essential to Discipleship | Chris Goulard & Josh Howard
Why Stewardship Is Essential to Discipleship | Chris Goulard & Josh Howard Oct 5, 2026 768 In this special on-location episode from the Spire Conference in Indianapolis, Josh Howard is with Chris Goulard to explore an area of discipleship churches can sometimes hesitate to address: money and financial stewardship. Chris makes the case that the way we handle our resources is deeply connected to our relationship with Jesus. Drawing from Jesus’ parable of the soils in Mark 4, Josh and Chri
Untangling Addiction | Dr. Marcus De Carvalho
Untangling Addiction | Dr. Marcus De Carvalho Jul 29, 2026 3149 In this episode Bobby Harrington hosts Dr. Marcus De Carvalho, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction, to discuss his new book Untangling Addiction. They explain how addiction rewires the brain—through dopamine, neuroplasticity, and genetics—and how substances and behaviors like opioids and pornography hijack survival pathways. Dr. Carvalho shares practical recovery approaches ro
The Discipleship Challenge: Engaging and Equipping the Church | Robby Gallety
The Discipleship Challenge: Engaging and Equipping the Church | Robby Gallety Jul 27, 2026 2566 Robby Gallety challenges listeners to put Jesus' disciple-making mandate into practice, arguing believers cannot expect the blessings of Jesus' ministry while ignoring his method. He outlines two core problems—many churchgoers don't know the Great Commission and don't know where to begin—and presents a practical model rooted in Scripture: worship, life groups, D‑groups, and mission. Research on Bi
If I don't Make Disciples Our Local Church Dies | DA Horton
If I don't Make Disciples Our Local Church Dies | DA Horton Jul 22, 2026 1463 DA Horton argues that discipleship is essential to the life of a local church while reminding listeners that Jesus — not pastors — ultimately builds the church, releasing leaders from performance pressure. He lays out a practical three-level strategy (inner circle, intermediate council, interdependent congregation), emphasizes balancing social and spiritual obedience, and offers concrete steps to
Submission and Discipleship with Ariyana Rimson
Submission and Discipleship with Ariyana Rimson Jul 20, 2026 2921 Ariyana Rimson teaches that disciple making is Christ’s command beginning with submission to God (James 4:7). She urges executing Scripture—not personal opinion—resisting the enemy, and modeling a Christ-following life through teaching, Scripture-based advice, and accountability. Using her S.U.B.M.I.T. framework (Submit, Understand, Boldness, Mutual submission, Invitation, Temptation/pride), she s
Successes and Slip-ups In Disciple Making | Justin Gravitt
Successes and Slip-ups In Disciple Making | Justin Gravitt Jul 15, 2026 3086 Justin Gravitt and Roy of the Navigators Church Ministries discuss Jesus-style disciple making, coaching pastors, growing disciple making cultures, and partnering across denominations. They describe a three-circle process (leadership core, church culture, sending disciples), practical pathways for spiritual growth, workshops on relational discipleship, and resources to help churches become sending
Seven Practices That Spark Disciple Making Churches
Seven Practices That Spark Disciple Making Churches Jul 13, 2026 1537 Josh Howard presents a recorded talk from the 2026 pre-conference summarizing research on disciple-making churches and the seven core practices they share. Those seven practices are convictional leadership; obedience-based, reproducible models; prayer and Scripture as the foundation; relational community; clear pathways and expectations; mission beyond the walls; and leadership alignment. The epis
The 5% Problem: Why Most Churches Aren’t Making Disciples
The 5% Problem: Why Most Churches Aren’t Making Disciples Jul 8, 2026 948 Bobby Harrington unpacks research showing that 95% of North American churches lack a Jesus-style disciple-making culture, describing how consumerism, program-driven models, and unclear metrics have produced few reproducible disciples. He also shares encouraging findings: nine Level 5 churches demonstrate that multiplication is possible through seven shared practices—clarity of mission, simple repr
Reproduce Disciples: The Simple Two-on-One Model That Scales | Ashlee & Kerry Cox
Reproduce Disciples: The Simple Two-on-One Model That Scales | Ashlee & Kerry Cox Jul 6, 2026 1875 Kerry Cox and Ashlee Catizon unpack a simple, effective and reproducible discipleship model used at Crossings Church: relational outreach, two-on-one personal Bible studies, intentional small-group culture, and clear, repeatable training that equips every generation to make disciples. Learn how this approach moves people from unchurched to committed followers, produces young leaders who multiply t
Multiply: A Simple, Reproducible Disciple-Making Model | Carl and Alicia Williamson
Multiply: A Simple, Reproducible Disciple-Making Model | Carl and Alicia Williamson Jul 1, 2026 1774 This episode shares a recording on a simple, effective, reproducible disciple-making model used at Harding University. Hosts explain the five-step process: begin in prayer, invite face-to-face, set expectations, make a covenant, and follow rhythms of Jesus. Listeners will hear how two-by-two groups, Oikos mapping, and coaching produce multiplication across campus and churches, leading to new conve
The 2nd Timothy Blueprint: Making Disciples Who Multiply | Ralph Moore
The 2nd Timothy Blueprint: Making Disciples Who Multiply | Ralph Moore Jun 29, 2026 1453 This episode features a pre-conference session on organizing your church around disciple making, centered on 2 Timothy 2:2 as a blueprint for multi-generational reproduction. Through real-life stories—from small groups and youth leaders to international churches in Japan—the speaker shows how to spot hungry leaders, invest in people, and build a culture that produces new disciple-makers. Listeners

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