By Ted S., SEND U — At a SEND training in Japan, I was confronted by a number of ideas about church planting that rocked my thinking. One of those ideas had to do with approaches to help integrate learning and doing, a key area of interest in my graduate studies on adult learning.

In the SEND training mentioned above, I learned and experienced the Discovery Bible Study (DBS) approach used in many Disciple Making Movements. This approach puts a strong emphasis on obedience of God’s Word and can minister to both believers and nonbelievers. Each meeting includes not only hearing God speak through His Word, but also prayerfully considering the application of that truth in concrete terms, as well as support and accountability for one another in following through. In this way, the knowing of God’s Word is linked to specific steps of obedience to that Word, a critical step in making biblical disciples.

Originally published on the SEND U blog. SEND U is SEND International’s department dedicated to training and lifelong learning for all our missionaries.