What is discipleship?
Discipline is an activity, exercise, or regimen that develops or improves a skill.
Studying to develop a Christian spiritual discipline is the work of discipleship. Discipleship can begin at any time in a person's life.
What does it mean to develop disciples?
First, to develop one's own spiritual discipline
To that end, this site includes supports to help you deepen your understanding of spiritual discipline. You can find these materials under the "supports" tab.
Then, to guide others along the same path.
Teachers of disciples must guide through faith. Faith that the disciple can learn what God wants them to learn; faith that lessons will be internalized and develop into spiritual practice; faith that the sacred text can speak for itself; faith that the pursuit of truth will bear truth.
How do we develop disciples?
By providing age and developmentally appropriate opportunities to learn more about faith, truth, and practice, disciples will develop their spiritual understanding and learn to value the discipline that strengthens faith.
Grounded in orthodox Christian teaching, curriculum offered here draws on a variety of educational theories and acknowledges the various stages of human development to provide opportunities for guiding disciples to a rich understanding of truth and faith.