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WDA Presents Free Life Coaching Webinar

Posted on by Jordan Stafford

 

Fayetteville, GA, August 23, 2021 — Worldwide Discipleship Association (WDA) will present a Life Coaching Webinar on October 6, at 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET and at 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET on Zoom. Certified John Maxwell speaker, trainer, and coach Sean Hall will lead the webinar.

WDA reports that the webinar will include one hour of training, a breakout group, and Q&A. The webinar will provide a broad overview of life coaching as a means of building intentional relationships that produce sustained growth and transformed lives.

Registration is now open for free and will close on October 4. Tickets can be booked online at wdaleadershipinstitute.com.

“My entire life has changed for the better as a result of [Sean’s] mentorship and coaching,” said Trey Roth, regarding Sean Hall’s impact and effectiveness as a life coach. “I would not be the person or professional I am today without his significant, positive impact. I respect and trust Sean to no end.”

Worldwide Discipleship Association (WDA) is an interdenominational Christian ministry whose mission is to serve the church worldwide by developing Christ-like character in people and equipping them to disciple others like Jesus. WDA has been serving the metro-Atlanta area since 1974.

 

Media Contacts
Worldwide Discipleship Association
Jordan Stafford (Marketing Coordinator)
770-460-1337
www.disciplebuilding.org/
Or contact Jennifer McClin (Director of Generosity)

Worldwide Discipleship Association Presents 1-Day Life Coaching Intensive

Posted on by Jordan Stafford

Atlanta, GA, June 23, 2021 –(PR.com)– Worldwide Discipleship Association (WDA) will present a 1-Day Life Coaching Intensive on July 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Ponce Church in Atlanta, GA. Certified John Maxwell speaker, trainer, and coach Sean Hall will lead the intensive.

WDA reports that the intensive will include training sessions, workshops, and a complimentary boxed lunch. Sessions will cover such topics as strategic growth plan creation, handling life coaching clients and appointments, and a step-by-step coaching launch process.

Earlybird registration is now open for $99.99 and will close on July 1. General registration will stay open until the day of the event, and the ticket price will rise to $135. Tickets may be purchased online at disciplebuilding.org.

“My entire life has changed for the better as a result of [Sean’s] mentorship and coaching,” said Trey Roth, regarding Sean Hall’s impact and effectiveness as a life coach. “I would not be the person or professional I am today without his significant, positive impact. I respect and trust Sean to no end.”

Worldwide Discipleship Association (WDA) is an interdenominational Christian ministry whose mission is to serve the church worldwide by developing Christ-like character in people and equipping them to disciple others like Jesus. WDA has been serving the metro-Atlanta area since 1974.

Media Contacts
Worldwide Discipleship Association
Jordan Stafford (Marketing Coordinator)
770-460-1337
www.disciplebuilding.org/
Or contact Jennifer McClin (Director of Generosity)

New Connections and a Bright Future for WDA Africa

Posted on by WDAHQ

New Connections and a Bright Future for WDA Africa

Nairobi 2017 finished Friday with the commissioning of 5 new staff, including new country directors for Congo and Ethiopia. Yesterday, those who are still here drove through Nairobi National Park featuring giraffes, one flustered ostrich, and a big lion fresh off her kill.

The conference I think far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Our 13 African associates connected exceptionally well with each other and our 13 American staff and volunteers, promising to pray for each other and to work together whenever possible. I was thrilled to see them think more strategically about WDA and begin to see it as a truly continental movement.

 

A few fun highlights from the week!

  • I bought 13 kindle fires and uploaded ALL our WDA content (bible studies, books, articles, teaching outlines, workbooks, etc) plus a small library of kindle books for their training and personal reading. The response was very gratifying! And more than one of them stayed up til 2AM reading the rest of the week!*I bought 13 kindle fires and uploaded ALL our WDA content (bible studies, books, articles, teaching outlines, workbooks, etc) plus a small library of kindle books for their training and personal reading. The response was very gratifying! And more than one of them stayed up til 2AM reading the rest of the week!
  • We had a very honoring “roast” for Ken, who started the international ministry 20+ years ago. We shared funny Ken stories and had a time to pray for him as he begins to step back and I take on more leadership. He was also very affirming of me to the guys in my new role.
  • Having Dan Horne, the chairman of the board there was a godsend, especially as our teams broke into country groups and developed strategic plans for nationalizing their ministries. He brought a lot of good business sense as well as a deep pastoral heart for the men.
  • It was so fun to have my dad Paul Harkness with me getting to know the guys, sharing a short devotional Friday morning, and then traveling with our group to the safari on Saturday. Of course everyone loved him and it was gratifying to come back with him to Kenya, the first place in Africa I visited with him back when I was in high school!
  • Restoring Your Heart leader, Nancy Higgins put a fire in everyone’s belly for bringing emotional restoration to their countries. Tanzania, Congo, and Ethiopia are ready to roll as soon as possible! Kenya is planning go through the work books as a team immediately.
  • I heard literally dozens of testimonies about how God had changed the lives of our staff and the people they minister to through WDA and how this week represented a new page in the history of WDA for them. They are going back home with new materials, a fresh passion, and a clearer vision for how to develop disciple-making movements in their communities and nations.
  • There are SO many other fun and significant highlights. But the bottom line is this: We connected with God and with each other this week. That was my biggest goal and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Now its off to Zambia! More on that to come!

Nate Harkness

WDA International Director

WDA Annual Report 2016 David Parfitt Special Message

Posted on by WDAHQ

After 43 years, our mission is STILL the SAME: To serve the church, worldwide, by developing Christlike character in people and equipping them to disciple others according to the pattern Jesus used to train his disciples.

This past year we lived this mission like never before! I continue to be awestruck as I witness the many ways God is working with and through WDA. Around the world there is a thirst for discipleship; disciple building is in great demand. I am grateful for the many people who are joining with us to provide a progressive and intentional discipleship plan that truly delivers believers who become mature in Christ!

2016 marked a year of tremendous growth, both in the U.S. and the world over. Our teams provided discipleship training to 27 international sites, training over 2,500 leaders who in turn trained and discipled over 170,000 people!

Domestically, we continue to build new partnerships with churches and ministry leaders. We are working with and through the local church to deliver Restoring Your Heart, Cornerstone, Life Coaching and Leadership Development ministries. These ministries are finding their way to Christian schools, men’s and women’s recovery centers, Sunday school classes, discipleship groups and community groups.

Our publishing arm has delivered dozens of new titles and many in multiple languages. We even established a partnership with the Philippine Bible Society for them to design and publish materials for the Philippines! We are also working with translators in Romania, Africa, India, Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines.

There is much to be thankful for and all of us at WDA know that without you, our faithful and dedicated supporters, we would not be able to make the impact that we do. May God bless you greatly for your love, care, prayers and financial support!

It is our desire that the following pages serve to provide evidence of the many good works in which you play a vital role! Please take a few minutes to enjoy and reflect on what God is doing. Already this year, WDA teams have ministered to Ethiopia, Malawi, and the Philippines. I am very excited to see what God will do in the rest of 2017.

Until next time…

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. (II Peter 3:18)

Together in His service,

DAVID PARFITT

Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer Worldwide Discipleship Association, Inc.

Read more about this year in the ministry of WDA in the 2016 Annual Report available as a Free Download.

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Disciple Building Takes Planning and Time

Posted on by Buddy Eades

When I look at the different people around my church, and talk to them about what they know about God or listen to discussions during our Sunday School classes, I realize that many people have an incomplete understanding of even the the basics of the Christian faith.  I think the our Christian education is like swiss cheese.  There are holes in what we know, or in how we have applied what we know, or even more so we don’t know enough it seems or lack the training necessary to help others learn.

WDA has spent years considering how we need to help people grow to maturity.  I would love to say that the process of discipling someone is a clean step by step process where we learn one thing and go on to the next.  The difficulty is that we tend to leap around without a clear idea of what we need to know and what we need to teach.  WDA has a progressive plan for helping people grow.  We begin with the basics and using tools such as the R-CAPS grid, we make a plan that allow people to grow in phases.

The challenge for any disciple building process is that people don’t always begin with one person at the beginning stages of faith in Christ and continue with them to maturity.  The disciples were with Jesus as he discipled them over a period of three years.  Not only were they with him, they left their jobs and followed him for the majority of that time.  This is not only impractical it’s seems impossible in our modern context.

My experience as a discipleship pastor has shown me that building disciples takes more time than I ever expected. Some contexts provide a more robust opportunity such as the college campus, however the week by week discipleship in the church means that we have to commit to stay with one another long enough to grow.  Having a plan enables your ministry to know not only where you are going but you can build out that plan, considering the time and commitment necessary to see people grow to maturity in your context.

RCAPS
With WDA’s R-CAPS Grid you can learn to see that discipleship is more than content alone, but is structured around relationships, focuses on application, involves praying with and for one another and builds situations where people can learn with others and do ministry.

WDA is working in a variety of ministry settings, with our 28/20 project, our Restorative Ministries, our International Leadership Training and Next Generation Ministry.  One thing that we have learned.  Discipleship requires a plan and takes time.

Take some time to learn more about our philosophy of ministry by reading Disciple Building a Biblical Framework.  Contact WDA to learn more about how you can develop a plan for your church and ministry which can help fill in the holes and develop leaders for years to come.