Discipleship Tools

Publisher: Global.Church · Created: 2026-04-17 · 8 concepts

https://ontology.global.church/core#DiscipleshipToolScheme

Anchor scheme for core discipleship tools taught in training settings. Eight foundational concepts, movement-neutral, drawn from the shared vocabulary of DMM, CPM, T4T, and Four Fields practice. Third-party packs (Navigators 2:7, Cru Knowing God Personally, Zume sessions, IMB CMT, Disciple.Tools Training, local-church curricula) align in via skos:broadMatch when published as org-scoped SKOS files — see Phase 11 Shared Registries. Used on gc:TrainingAttestation via gc:trainingTool (required, single). v0.34.3 removed gc:ToolChurchCircle — Church Circle is an ekklesia-health diagnostic, not a discipleship-training tool, and lives in gc:MethodologyChurchCircle / gc:ChurchCircleScheme. v0.34.4 added gc:ToolCHAT — a four-step structured personal prayer rhythm (Confession / Honor / Ask / Thanksgiving) — to anchor the Prayer category in Multiply's L1–L2 rhythms feature.

Code	Label	Definition
`TOOL-15S`	15-Second Testimony	A distilled personal-testimony format short enough for casual-conversation contexts — typically three parts: life before Christ, how the change happened, and life after. The fifteen-second constraint is deliberate: it forces the disciple to identify the essential before/how/after without homiletic elaboration, and it lowers the activation cost of evangelism to something a newly-trained believer can practice that same week. Reproducible mobilization tool widely taught in DMM and Cru-style trainings; the full-length testimony remains available for longer conversations, but the 15-second version is the on-ramp.
`TOOL-3CR`	Three Circles	A conversational gospel tool — developed by James Choung and widely adopted in Disciple Making Movement (DMM) contexts — in which three circles labelled God's Design, Brokenness, and Gospel are drawn in real time on a napkin, notebook, or in the dirt to explain the Christian story. The disciple speaks through the diagram as they draw, then invites the listener to step from Brokenness into Gospel. Designed for reproducibility: any trained disciple can reproduce the tool in under five minutes with whatever is at hand, which makes it a standard entry-level evangelism tool in Four Fields training.
`TOOL-3TH`	Three-Thirds	A discipleship-meeting structure dividing each gathering into three roughly equal portions. The first third looks back — pastoral care, worship, and accountability on last week's obedience and sharing goals. The second third looks up — Bible study, prayer, and hearing from God. The third third looks forward — application, practicing what will be obeyed, and naming the specific person each disciple will share with before the next meeting. Core tool of DMM, T4T, and Four Fields methodologies; the structure is reproducible enough that new groups can run it themselves after experiencing two or three meetings.
`TOOL-411`	411 Prayer	A persistent-prayer guide structured around four people, one time a day, one hour (or similar variants — four people, one minute, one prayer). The disciple identifies four specific individuals in their oikos (personal network) and commits to daily intercession for their salvation or spiritual growth. Designed as an accessibility-first mobilization tool: the commitment is small enough that any believer can adopt it, but structured enough that a coach can check in week over week. Frequently taught alongside the Oikos Map as the first step of a pray–care–share evangelism rhythm.
`TOOL-CHA`	CHAT	A four-step structured personal prayer rhythm — Confession (clearing the heart of unconfessed sin per 1 John 1:8–10), Honor (recognizing and praising God for who he is per Psalm 9:1–2), Ask (bringing personal needs and the needs of others before God per Philippians 4:6–7), and Thanksgiving (recognizing specific things God has done per 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). Designed as a multi-faceted alternative to request-only prayer; the disciple typically spends about five minutes on each step. Sourced from Brook Resources (DZD397, 'How to Pray — CHAT Method'). The acrostic itself is a movement-neutral structured-prayer pattern in the same anchor tier as SOAPS for Bible engagement and 15-Second Testimony for evangelism — a foundational, reproducible practice an L1–L2 disciple can adopt in a single training session.
`TOOL-COC`	Commands of Christ	A list of direct commands Jesus gave in the Gospels — commonly numbered around 49, though the exact count varies by compiler — used as a discipleship curriculum. The disciple works through the list systematically, and for each command self-assesses as obeying, teaching, or ignoring (obedience-based discipleship, OBD). Foundational in DMM and Four Fields methodologies, because it grounds discipleship in measurable obedience to Jesus's explicit instructions rather than in abstract theological formation. Compilations vary (Robby Gallaty's, Curtis Sergeant's, and several IMB variants are common); the tool is the practice, not any one list.
`TOOL-OIK`	Oikos Map	A personal-network mapping tool. The disciple draws concentric circles or a relational diagram representing their oikos — household, extended family, close friends, workplace colleagues, neighborhood contacts — and identifies specific individuals for intentional gospel engagement. Used in DMM, DBS (Discovery Bible Study), and most Four-Fields-style training packs as the starting point for personal evangelism: you cannot share the gospel with your oikos until you can see your oikos clearly. Pairs naturally with 411 Prayer and the 15-Second Testimony as an integrated personal-evangelism kit.
`TOOL-SOA`	SOAPS	A five-step Bible-study method — Scripture (write out the passage), Observation (what does it say?), Application (what does it mean for me?), Prayer (respond in prayer), Sharing (who will I tell what I learned?). Widely taught in DMM and CPM contexts because it is reproducible across literacy levels, requires no external commentary, and builds the sharing step into the method itself. Disciples keep SOAPS journals as a rhythm of personal Bible engagement, and small groups often walk through one SOAPS entry per person at their weekly meeting.