Becoming Disciples: Learning How God's Character Transforms Our Own

The New Testament directly quotes the Old Testament over 300 times. It alludes to Old Testament verses over 600 times. We have distilled those down to 7 core truths about God's character, which are repeated throughout the Old Testament, life of Christ, and in Paul's commands for church leaders. Becoming Disciples will help you embody these 7 character attributes.

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About the Course

Becoming Disciples is the first part of Discipology. Before you can do anything, you must first learn how to be a disciple.

This course is perfect for new believers, but don't let that fool you. If you want your life to be deeply shaped by God's character, you won't want to miss out on this.

Each lesson will map the character of God manifested in three areas:

  • The Old Testament
  • The Life of Christ in the New Testament
  • The Church's witness

Said another way, we are looking at the character of God as revealed by:

  • The Father
  • The Son
  • The Holy Spirit
Discipology Year

Logistics

6:30pm Eastern Time, beginning September 14, for 8 weeks.

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Your Instructor

Marcus Jones

Marcus planted Refuge Fellowship in Wildwood, FL. He has previous teaching experience with leading the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and Relationships courses by Peter and Geri Scazzero since 2020 and was part of the launch team for the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship book in 2021.

Course Outline

  1. What Paul Thought He Knew
  2. God Is a Missionary
  3. God Cares About Everything
  4. God Alone Is King
  5. God Is All Wise
  6. God Allows Suffering as a Part of Life
  7. God Is Relational
  8. God Has an Enemy and So Do You

Course Architects

These instructors have contributed to the written and video materials. Occasionally they may participate in live sessions.

Peyton Jones

Peyton Jones is the author of the best-selling Church Plantology, Reaching The Unreached and Church Zero. He has hosted multiple pocasts: Church Planter Podcast, The Ministry Ninja Podcast, The Team Leadership Podcast, and the Church Plantology Podcast.

Peyton is the CEO of NewBreed Training, which serves various networks, organizations, and denominations to provide cutting edge training for kingdom expansion. He has served various denominations, including North American Mission Board (NAMB) to establish church planting curriculum, and establish training centers all throughout North America. Peyton’s extensive ministry includes catalyzing and training thousands of leaders world-wide, and on-the-ground planting in 3 continents. Peyton is passionate about changing the conversation on church planting, and establishing a “teach-back” from the developing world to the West.

Andrea Jones

Andrea Jones has over twenty years of ministry experience and is the co-founder of NewBreed Training. Before NewBreed, Andrea served as a missionary in Thailand. She has been involved in planting multiple churches, both in the U.S. and Europe, and is currently in the process of becoming an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church.

Alan Hirsch

Alan Hirsch is widely considered to be a global thought-leader on missional movements and leadership. Hirsch is the author of numerous award-winning books including The Forgotten Ways, The Shaping of Things to Come, 5Q, ReJesus, Reframation, Untamed, and The Permanent Revolution. He has worked with churches and organizations across the world, but mainly in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Alan is a founder of the Movement Leaders Collective, Forge Mission Training Network, and the 5Q Collective. He is movement mentor for NewThing International and is a consultant for Redeemer City to City among others. His experience includes leading a local church movement among the marginalized, developing training systems for innovative missional leadership, training leaders in movement dynamics, and heading up the mission and revitalization work of his denomination.

Brooks Hamon

Brooks is the Content Director for NewBreed Training and has been involved in church planting and equipping planters for over a decade. He is the general editor of Together with Networks and Candid Conversations, as well as the producer for the Church Plantology Podcast.