Pass It On: Disciple Others to Disciple Others

If you want to see a multiplication movement, switch from simply training disciples to training disciplemaking trainers. Don’t just train leaders, train leaders who are training leaders. Every time you train someone to do anything, include an emphasis in your training on how they can pass the training on to others.

Imagine the multiplication that would take place if everyone you trained were committed to training others to train others. This is what Paul had in mind in 2 Timothy 2:2 –
“And the things which you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.”

Disciple Others to Disciple Others

Imagine if every time you taught God’s Word to others, those whom you taught were obedient to God’s Word and they also taught others what they were learning. What if the gospel message was not simply taught and learned, but actually passed on to others who passed it on to others?

This is what Jesus intended when He sent His disciples to make disciples. He expected them to train others who would become trainers. He expected them to pass it on. Disciple others to disciple others…

Who are you training to become disciplemaking trainers?

If you are the only one in your church or small group that is training disciplemakers, you become the limiting factor in reproducing disciplemakers. You have a limited capacity. But if you train to train everyone to train disciplemaking trainers – you become a multiplication engine. There is no limit to reproduction if everyone you train becomes a trainer of trainers.

As you disciple someone, train them to start discipling others.

Help them to identify everyone they know personally who doesn’t yet follow Jesus. Train them to present their testimony and the gospel. Pray with them for opportunities to present the gospel message. Train them to start doing this with every person who becomes a follower of Jesus.

Related Resources

Missional Challenge partners together with churches, networks, and denominations to advance disciplemaking movements globally. For more information visit:

• Website: www.missionalchallenge.com.
• Onechallenge.org website article: Missional Challenge – advancing missional movements

Leadership Development
One Challenge is an international mission sending agency empowering local church ministry in more than 100 countries around the world. We are committed to the equipping of leaders, inside and outside the church, with kingdom principles allowing them to move entire people groups toward transformation, hope and justice. Those leaders in turn can mentor others, and together we all bring God’s transformation to lives, communities, and nations.