District fellowship organizations also provide significant opportunities for district equipping for disciple making.

I. District fellowship organizations also provide significant opportunities for district equipping for disciple making. Evangelism is a declared purpose of the United Methodist Men and JUMP groups could easily be incorporated with the EMS program.[1] Through the forming of new circles, a Discipleship System can revitalize United Methodist Women units in local churches. These and other district fellowships can be significant sponsors of district level training in making disciples for their members.

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[1] The quote is a selection from David O. Kueker’s Fuller Seminary Doctor of Ministry project submitted in September, 2007, entitled Diagnosis, Dialogue, and Decision: A Threefold Process of Revitalization For the Illinois Great Rivers Conference.
It is shared here in recognition of its 12th Anniversary along with comments to update and provide perspective on the material. The original project was a Training Manual/Study Guide of three Seminars supported by three chapters of research and an Introduction. The material is available for download at www.disciplewalk.com/Resources.html. In 2009 it was provided for purchase as a softcover book entitled Designing Discipleship Systems: Christian Disciple Making For Any Size Church, Any Theology through CreateSpace.com.

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^[1]General Commission on United Methodist Men, Reaching the Hearts of Men for Christ Through Every Man Shares in Evangelism, Mission and Spiritual Life, http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/ b.1847121/k.6B61/United_Methodist_Men/apps/s/link.asp (accessed August 20, 2007).