Plan

Discipleship plan

A simple month-by-month plan to walk with a new believer through the foundations of the Christian life.

How to use it

Meet weekly. Read and discuss the month's passages together. Pray. Share life. Plan to do this for a full year.

Month 1 — Who is Jesus?

Read the Gospel of Mark together, two chapters a week.

Month 2 — What is the gospel?

Romans 1 – 5; key passages on sin, grace, and faith.

Month 3 — How does God change us?

Romans 6 – 8; life in the Spirit.

Month 4 — The Bible

How to read it, why we trust it, how to study it.

Month 5 — Prayer

Walk through the Lord's Prayer; pray together every week.

Month 6 — The church

Why local church matters; what membership means; how to serve.

Month 7 — Evangelism

Sharing your story; sharing the gospel; praying for friends.

Month 8 — Suffering

How Scripture speaks to pain; the comfort of God.

Month 9 — Money and generosity

A Christian view of stewardship.

Month 10 — Marriage, singleness, sexuality

Biblical foundations for the body and relationships.

Month 11 — Spiritual disciplines

Building habits that last.

Month 12 — Multiplying

Pray about who they will disciple next.

Use this for

Mentors
Pastors
Anyone discipling a new believer

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