The chief end of being a gospel-centered leader is the glory of God. We are not concerned with training up leaders for the sake of anyone’s name and fame other than Jesus Christ’s. Because we are passionate about Jesus, we are eager to see disciples made, leaders trained, and churches strengthened and multiplied. We have structured the One Year Gospel Leader Track toward this end.
The One Year Gospel Leader Track is designed for men and women who want to grow as learners, missionaries, servants, and part of a new people in God. This program places great emphasis on growing in gospel identity, intensity, fluency, and legacy and has been designed to serve and equip a broad range of emerging and current leaders. Any individual who desires to serve as a gospel-centered leader in the life of the local church, as servants of their city, and disciple makers in the home and beyond are strongly encouraged to apply.
Every participant will utilize and learn from theological, missional, and gospel-centered content through the BILD and Porterbrook course materials.
The One Year Gospel Leader Track features 3 BILD courses, 1 Book Study, and 4 Porterbook modules.
Materials for the One Year Gospel Leader Track: $385.00 Est.(Scholarships are available as needed.)
If you already have any of the texts or materials involved in this track please notify us. We can adjust the cost accordingly.
The One Year Gospel Leader Track will run from October to June with weekly two-hour cohort meetings on Sunday afternoons. Cohort meetings will be the primary content time in which participants and their cohort coach discuss and process the material covered each week. The content learned and discussed during cohort gatherings will be applied weekly during participants’ hands on engagement in the life of the local church. In this way, the cohort gatherings fuel and drive participants’ hands on experience throughout each week.
During the course of the year, there will be some weeks off from cohort meetings. However, regular attendance at cohort meetings is expected though there will be some flexibility for excused absences as needed.
View the tentative one year course calendar
Absolutely. The 1-Year track is designed broadly for emerging gospel-centered leaders and requires no formal training or experience. The DCC One Year Gospel Leader Track is designed to teach, train, and equip you whether you have been a Christian for a few months or for a few decades, or whether you are twenty years old or fifty years old. The 1-year track is for current or emerging gospel leaders of all kinds and is structured to work for men and women who want to grow theologically and missionally as people who desire to serve as leaders in the life of the local church, as servants of their city, and disciple makers in the home and beyond.
The majority of the workload for the DCC One Year Gospel Leader Track consists of these weekly tasks: theological reading, study of Scripture, and various writing assignments.
Participants will also meet weekly in their cohort to learn and discuss course materials with their cohort coach through Socratic discussion.
We estimate that for most participants that are already involved in a community and serving, the weekly commitment will average around 6 hours. This includes 2 hour weekly cohort meetings, and approximately 4 hours of reading and writing assignments (varies by week). All participants are asked to be involved in a Cornerstone Community as well as various forms of participation and service within the church as a means of hands on involvement in order to provide holistic training that prepares participants theologically, personally, practically, and experientially.
This program has been designed to keep cohorts small so that participants will constantly be in relationship and contact with each other and their coach. As a result, the cohort coach will be able to frequently give verbal feedback, direction, and encouragement on the participants’ learning and understanding of course materials and principals.
The participants’ writing assignments will be evaluated on a “Pass/Fail” basis and participants can expect specific feedback on their individual writing assignments.
Both BILD and Porterbrook feature content that is designed to develop the participants’ biblical and theological understanding while equipping them to live in light of such truth.
BILD features a more academic, seminary-based approach and has been specifically designed to provide an accessible theological training in the context of the local church for people with or without a theological or academic background.
Each respective BILD course is comprised of various theological articles and excerpts pertaining to the particular course themes. The typical structure of a BILD course is to have students study biblical texts, read the corresponding theological articles, complete the corresponding writing assignment, and engage in Socratic discussion to culminate the week’s work.
The Porterbrook Network originated in Sheffield, England and was developed by Steve Timmis and Tim Chester, church planters and co-authors of Total Church, in order to provide accessible content designed to help people grow theologically and missionally in their everyday lives.
The typical structure of a Porterbrook module is to have students read the module’s content and the corresponding biblical texts, complete the assigned informal writing exercises and reflections, and engage in discussion to culminate the week’s work.
For more information on Porterbrook visit: www.porterbrooknetwork.org
For more information on BILD visit: www.bild.org
Check out this post for a list of additional FAQs: Discipleship Training | Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any additional questions regarding the content of this track, registration, cost, etc, please email .
If you interesting in taking the One Year Gospel Leader Track please complete the pre-registration form below. Upon completion, you will be emailed links to the application documents that will need to be filled out and submitted prior to 9/15.