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Discipleship Development

The office of Discipleship Development is available to resource local congregation leadership teams (pastor and laity) for improving the effectiveness of their disciple making system and to provide training in specific elements of that disciple making system. This church team training can also be made available through clusters and district configurations.

The office also also provides staff support to the following conference teams:

• Archives & History
• Christian Education and Small Groups
• Christian Unity & Interreligious Concerns
• Church and Society
• Commission on the Status and Role of Women 
• Disciple Making
• Ethnic Local Church Concerns 
• Evangelism
• Health & Welfare
• Justice & Mission 
• Laity
• Lay Speaking Ministries
• Mission Personnel
• Native American Ministries 
• Older Adult Ministries
• Prayer
• Refugee and Immigration Ministries
• Religion and Race
• Restorative Justice
• Special Needs Ministries 
• United Methodist Men (liaison to executive committee)
• United Methodist Women (liaison to executive committee)

In addition, the office coordinates the Servant Leadership Academy and provides staff support for the Bishop's Leadership Institute. Be sure to check out the links on this page for more information or contact the office directly: charman@kyumc.org.

WHERE TO BEGIN? This is a great link for resources on "Teaching the Basics of Christian Discipleship"