The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast Five Levels of Disciple Making
Mar 2, 2026
Dr. Bobby Harrington, founder of Discipleship.org and Renew.org and longtime church planter, discusses Jesus-style disciple making and the five levels of disciple-making culture. He explains individual and church assessments, contrasts Level Four and Level Five cultures, and teases findings about emerging Level Five churches and practical resources to help churches reproduce disciple-makers.
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What Level Five Disciple Making Looks Like
- Level Five is the goal where disciples not only follow Jesus but reproduce disciple makers across multiple generations.
- Bobby frames Level Five by 2 Timothy 2:2: Paul to Timothy to faithful people who teach others, making disciple-makers the ministry scoreboard.
A Wife's Transformation Groups As Level Four Example
- Bobby uses his wife as an example of a Level Four disciple maker who pours into women in 12–18 month transformation groups.
- She reproduces disciples but has been frustrated at not always seeing those she discipled become disciple makers themselves.
Take The Personal Assessment And Grow Intentionally
- Use the personal disciple-making assessment to benchmark your current effectiveness and retake it over time to measure growth.
- Bobby emphasizes the key habit: intentionality—habitually thinking and planning to make disciples and to coach them to multiply.
