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Announcing Our 2025-2026
Brown-Bag Cohort
NEW! For those who want to go deeper in developing and sharpening their disciplemaking skills, we will be offering a brown-bag learning cohort to complement our 2025-2026 luncheon season! Whether you want to get
started as a disciplemaker or you are a seasoned practitioner who understands the value of continuous learning, this cohort will have something to offer you.
Events
Upcoming Events
Thu, Jul 17COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomWhen a major illness or tragedy hits a person's life, it can be hard to know how to respond; standard disciplemaking training and curriculum do not always equip us well to meet the moment. Our friends at Take Heart Cancer Community are well suited to help us navigate this important topic.
Multiple DatesThu, Aug 14COHATCH Westerville, The Garden RoomAll pastors are encouraged to join, contribute to, and learn from these practical conversations aimed at encouraging sustained, reproductive disciplemaking in our churches. August's topic will be Disciplemaking in Small Groups.![[CDN] Disciplemaking Essentials: Series Intro + Why Disciplemaking?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d600d_673c8a7355934d179cac56bc51bf0527~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0d600d_673c8a7355934d179cac56bc51bf0527~mv2.jpg)
Thu, Aug 21COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomWith a huge variety in approaches to how to structure church, it's a valid question: why focus on disciplemaking, and what do we even mean when we say that? This talk will set up our series for the year and will dive into some fascinating research.![[CDN] Disciplemaking Essentials: Barriers & Fears + Who to Disciple](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d600d_6206d99dd4a1467e82a5b0aee0aa477a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1286,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0d600d_6206d99dd4a1467e82a5b0aee0aa477a~mv2.jpg)
Thu, Sep 18COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomIn our second installment of our Disciplemaking Essentials series, long-time discipleship practitioner and coach Doug Franck will help us dismantle some fears and misconceptions that can get in the way of our faithfulness, as well has help us discern who to invest our time and energy in discipling.- Multiple DatesThu, Oct 09COHATCH Westerville, The Garden RoomAll pastors are encouraged to join, contribute to, and learn from these practical conversations aimed at encouraging sustained, reproductive disciplemaking in our churches. Our topic for October is Disciplemaking in Congregations.
![[CDN] Disciplemaking Essentials: Goals in Disciplemaking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d600d_f4c16ca557064a6386f4bb05010ddd03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0d600d_f4c16ca557064a6386f4bb05010ddd03~mv2.jpg)
Thu, Oct 16COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomIn our third installment of our Disciplemaking Essentials series, we will explore what good (and bad!) goals are in disciplemaking. Jenna Dascenzo has experience mentoring women from a range of different backgrounds, and has some insight into which goals are universal, and which are not.![[CDN] Disciplemaking Essentials: Flexible Framework + Prayer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d600d_f701e3cdc4e64a25a9a339e9b4a701a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0d600d_f701e3cdc4e64a25a9a339e9b4a701a8~mv2.jpg)
Thu, Nov 20COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomIn our fourth installment of our Disciplemaking Essentials series, Rachel will open with an overview of a flexible framework for disciplemaking, then Shawna Shepherd, Director of Pray for Columbus, will teach us how to help our disciples learn to pray!- Multiple DatesThu, Dec 11COHATCH Westerville, The Garden RoomAll pastors are encouraged to join, contribute to, and learn from these practical conversations aimed at encouraging sustained, reproductive disciplemaking in our churches. We’ll finish up this series in December by talking about disciplemaking in our wider communities.
![[CDN] Disciplemaking Essentials: The Word in Disciplemaking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d600d_19e300ae963c4d77ae8bb34708d6552c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0d600d_19e300ae963c4d77ae8bb34708d6552c~mv2.jpg)
Thu, Dec 18COHATCH Polaris -- The Meridian RoomIn our fifth installment of our Disciplemaking Essentials series, Christopher Ledezma (or possible special guest) will walk us through excellent strategies to help our disciples learn to read, study, interpret, and apply scripture.
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