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What's it all about? The name should say it: "Make Disciples Training Program." We are a group of Christians dedicated to training men and women to teach their neighbors about the soul-saving gospel. It's that simple. Training began in February 2018. Be sure to subscribe above to receive updates.
GOAL
The goal of MDTP is to help you develop a set of skills and boost your confidence for personal work and enable and excite you for the rest of your life about making disciples who grow, remain faithful, and make disciples.
PROGRAM
The training program is a 10-week program that works best in groups of 6-15 people. We can meet in church auditoriums, classrooms, or even in the lounges/living rooms of homes. The trainers will require full commitment of all students, as attendance of every class and homework every week are requirements of all students.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND HISTORY
Much of what MDTP is has been inspired by what the men at Fishers of Men Ministry have been doing since 1977. They have been training men and women for personal evangelism all over the world. MDTP is certainly not a competition of Fishers of Men. If anything, it is an outflowing. All of the original authors of MDTP have taken FOM and have encouraged scores of people to do the same. It is a fantastic program.
At the end of 2016, some Christians in New Zealand began to meet to discuss the future of evangelism training in New Zealand. Seeds of a worldwide disciple-making program were planted at those meetings. We wanted to see a training program that incorporated all of the good things from other programs we have seen, plus a few ideas of our own, all while implementing 21st century technology. The program was built for an entire year until it was first taught from February to April 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.
The goal of MDTP is to help you develop a set of skills and boost your confidence for personal work and enable and excite you for the rest of your life about making disciples who grow, remain faithful, and make disciples.
PROGRAM
The training program is a 10-week program that works best in groups of 6-15 people. We can meet in church auditoriums, classrooms, or even in the lounges/living rooms of homes. The trainers will require full commitment of all students, as attendance of every class and homework every week are requirements of all students.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND HISTORY
Much of what MDTP is has been inspired by what the men at Fishers of Men Ministry have been doing since 1977. They have been training men and women for personal evangelism all over the world. MDTP is certainly not a competition of Fishers of Men. If anything, it is an outflowing. All of the original authors of MDTP have taken FOM and have encouraged scores of people to do the same. It is a fantastic program.
At the end of 2016, some Christians in New Zealand began to meet to discuss the future of evangelism training in New Zealand. Seeds of a worldwide disciple-making program were planted at those meetings. We wanted to see a training program that incorporated all of the good things from other programs we have seen, plus a few ideas of our own, all while implementing 21st century technology. The program was built for an entire year until it was first taught from February to April 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Instructors
We currently have instructors in the United States, Mexico, and New Zealand.
We are also looking to increase the number of instructors for MDTP. If you are interested in becoming an instructor of MDTP, please contact us.
We are also looking to increase the number of instructors for MDTP. If you are interested in becoming an instructor of MDTP, please contact us.
John Jones: Director, Instructor
Porirua, New Zealand
Porirua, New Zealand
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John Jones and his wife Erin have three children: Anna, Lydia, and Luke. John graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies, a Master's Degree in New Testament in 2013, and a Master's Degree in Divinity in 2019 from Freed-Hardeman University. He and his family live in Porirua, New Zealand, as full-time evangelists.
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Lance Mosher: Director, Instructor
Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA
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Lance Mosher has been a Christian since August 2003. He married Kristen Rich in 2008 and began preaching the same year. He earned his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 2009 and his master's degree in Ministry in 2011 from Freed-Hardeman University. He and Kristen labored as full-time evangelists in Porirua, New Zealand, for nine years. While in New Zealand, Lance was the director of Bear Valley Bible Institute-New Zealand in Wellington. In addition to managing many Bible-related websites, he is also the author of multiple books. Lance and Kristen have two sons: Silas and Asher. They now live in Henderson, TN, where Lance preaches (Lexington, TN) and teaches Bible courses (Freed-Hardeman University).
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Mark Reynolds: Instructor
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Indiana, USA
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Mark married Mindy in 1991 and together they have three daughters (Cassidy, Abby, and Corinne) and one son-in-law (Nick).
Mark began preaching full time in 1995 and has served three congregations: Towne Acres in Muncie, Indiana (21 years); Charlotte Avenue in Rock Hill, South Carolina; and the Forest Hill congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. He has graduated from the Memphis School of Preaching (1999) and Amridge University (Bachelor’s, 2008 and MDiv. 2021). Mark is working with the Towne Acres congregation again as the local preacher and is the Assistant Director of Bear Valley Bible Institute’s International program. He has done extensive mission work in 14 different countries in addition to preaching many gospel meetings and lectureships in 22 states of the United States. Mark and Mindy love traveling. Each year they take a canoe trip in the wilderness of Canada and Minnesota. |
Lydia Todd: Ladies Instructor
Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA
Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA
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Lydia Todd is an undergraduate student at Freed-Hardeman University studying psychology with hopes to become a licensed counselor. She is from a small farm in Yorkville, TN. She co-owns the blog Serve the Lord and writes for it in her free time. She loves mission work and has been to Latin America twice.
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BENJAMIN BRUCE, Instructor
Ciudad Fernandez, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ciudad Fernandez, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Benjamin Bruce is originally from Texas, and graduated from Freed-Hardeman University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a minor in Greek New Testament. He worked in IT at Truth For The World for six years, and married Luzy De la Torre in 2021. They are currently working as full-time evangelists in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Benjamin likes music, traveling, and languages, and enjoys putting these interests to work for the Lord.
Zach Bauman: Instructor
West Tennessee, USA
West Tennessee, USA
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Zach Bauman was born and raised in McNairy County, Tennessee. He was brought to the truth in 2020, and since then he has committed himself to reaching the lost. He is currently attending Freed-Hardeman University, and if the Lord wills, he will graduate in 2025. After college, he plans to spread God’s word as a full-time evangelist, whether it be foreign or domestic. Above all, he is thankful for Christ, and to be a fellow servant alongside many others.
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Walker Howell, Instructor
Tennessee and Georgia, USA
Tennessee and Georgia, USA
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Walker Howell was born and raised in Stockbridge, GA, grew up in a Christian family for the majority of his life. Ever since the third grade, his passion has been ministry and preaching the good news to all the world. This desire has only been stimulated from being apart of the Make Disciples Training Program. Walker is currently a student at Freed-Hardeman University, where he majors in Bible and Business. He plans to be a full-time evangelist, striving to reach the lost in person but also over the World Wide Web. To God Be the Glory! It’s because of Him that all this has been possible!
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