The Harvest is Ready—But the Workers Are FewWhat if everyday believers were awakened by God’s presence, equipped by His power, and released into their God-given calling? What if disciple-making wasn’t just a program, but the DNA of the church? What if homes, workplaces, campuses, and neighborhoods became training grounds where disciple-makers multiply and cities are reached?This is more than a vision. It’s a pathway for churches to activate, equip, and send people—raising leaders who multiply disciples, plant churches, and carry the gospel to the unreached.Through rhythms of prayer, training, and hands-on practice, residencies move believers from spiritual consumption to Spirit-led participation in God’s mission, learn to disciple others, engage their neighborhoods, and embody the gospel in everyday life.A residency is an in-depth training for committed followers of Jesus to obey the Great Commission in community.As in Acts 19, Paul cultivated a Spirit-led disciple-making environment that mobilized believers so that “all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord” (Acts 19:10). Residencies aim to create the same culture today: communities on mission, disciple-making every day, and regions saturated with the gospel.

Three Residency Expressions

The heart of every residency remains simple: consistent, Spirit-empowered rhythms of prayer, training, practice, and bold obedience that lead to lasting multiplication.We see residencies take shape in three primary expressions:Awakening disciple-makers (Disciple Making Residency)
Activating communities and churches (Church Planting Residency)
Advancing multiplication and mission (Missionary Residency)

1. Disciple Making Residency

Typically 10–12 weeksWho this is for:
Everyday believers seeking to grow in obedience, fruitfulness, and active participation in God’s mission.What this residency focuses on:
Disciple Making Residencies awaken disciple-makers. Participants discover that following Jesus naturally leads to making disciples—and that the Holy Spirit empowers ordinary believers to live on mission. This stage emphasizes disciple-making in everyday spaces—homes, cafés, workplaces, and campuses—where the gospel spreads relationally and organically.Core rhythms practiced:
• Gather weekly for training, prayer, worship, and encouragement
• Engage regularly with lost people in relational networks
• Practice gospel conversations and follow-up
• Go together into public spaces to pray, share the gospel, and learn bold obedienceExamples:
Disciple Making Communities Guide (10 weeks)
Commands of Christ (10 weeks)
8 Week ResidencyWhat churches and networks gain:
A low-risk, high-impact way to activate believers without disrupting existing structures - adding an additional lane pursuing multiplication.Outcome:
Participants develop foundational disciple-making habits and a new identity as everyday missionaries, ready to grow into deeper responsibility.

2. Church Planting Residency

Typically 3–4 monthsWho this is for:
Leaders consistently making disciples who are ready to form and lead disciple-making communities and simple churches.What this residency focuses on:
Church Planting Residencies activate communities. Leaders learn to start groups, facilitate simple church life, and develop others—creating a culture where everyone sees themselves as a disciple-maker. This stage centers on shared rhythms of training, prayer, practice, and release—forming communities that gather to be the church together and then go into the harvest.Core rhythms practiced:
• Gather weekly for worship, training, and mutual encouragement
• Engage in the harvest through relationships and public spaces
• Identify and develop emerging leaders
• Practice shared leadership and responsibilityExample:
14 Week ResidencyWhat churches and networks gain:
Leaders who multiply ministry capacity, form new communities, and help move the church from addition to multiplication.Outcome:
Participants are equipped to lead small groups, disciple-making communities, plant churches, and prepare others for broader mission impact.

3. Missionary Residency

(Typically 1–2 years)Who this is for:
Leaders preparing for long-term ministry, cross-cultural missions, or regional leadership across cities and networks.What this residency focuses on:
Missionary Residencies form leaders who can steward multiplication over time. They train trainers, mobilize communities, and carry vision across generations—strengthening churches while helping movements multiply disciples and churches across neighborhoods, cities, and regions.Core rhythms practiced:
• Provide ongoing training and coaching of leaders
• Mobilize new churches into consistent disciple-making rhythms
• Release authority broadly and sustainably
• Cast and carry multi-generational visionExamples:
One year residency
Two year residencyWhat churches and networks gain:
Great Commission leaders who help regions move toward gospel saturation.Outcome:
Graduates are prepared to serve as multipliers, trainers, and strategy coordinators in long-term or cross-cultural contexts.

How Residencies Fit Together

The residencies are interconnected pathways that build on one another while allowing flexibility in how individuals enter and progress.Disciple Making Residencies lay foundations in everyday disciple-making—forming believers who know how to obey Jesus, share the gospel, and multiply disciples in community.Church Planting Residencies focus on developing leaders and teams who can form and lead new disciple-making churches and communities.Missionary Residencies equip seasoned leaders to serve long-term—multiplying disciple-makers, starting and strengthening churches, and advancing the gospel across regions and cultures.These residencies share a common DNA and reinforce one another, but they are not a one-size-fits-all sequence. Some participants move through multiple residencies over time, while others step directly into the residency that fits their calling and sending church.

Residency Locations

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Tulsa, OK
DFW, TX
Orange County, CA
Iowa City, IA
Follow Mound, TX
NYC, NYC
Jacksonville, FL
Chattanooga, TN
St. Simons Island, GA
Winston Salem, NC
San Diego, CA
San Antonio, TX
Little Rock, AR
Houston, TX
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Denton County, TX
Collin County, TX
Canada
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