Annual Ministry Report
WDA 2017 Worldwide Discipleship Association, Inc. est. 1974
There exists a seed inside all of us. Capable of growth if watered, Capable of replication if mature. How is it possible for an entire forest to rise from a single seed? Time. Soil. Water. Nurture. And a Master Design.
You + WDA. This is our story. Together, Roots are going deep, Growth is taking place. Hallelujah.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3
WDA develops leaders who create healthy disciple building culture HOW Laying a foundation for Maturity Developing Strong Ministry Leaders Training Effective Disciple Builders Achieving Freedom from Emotional Darkness
WHERE Community Campus Church World
Build a culture, not a program.
LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR MATURITY Disciple Building Church
A fosters relationships and ensures foundational truths of faith in Christ are understood and rooted deeply within the believer; so when doubts and trials inevitably come, they stand strong in the midst of the storm. Using WDA’s Cornerstone workshops, churches grow their newest believers in Christ by Establishing Faith (Phase I) and Laying Foundations (Phase II). This sets the stage for further receptivity, real growth, and Christ-like maturity. Jesus said, “The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the Word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time.” Matthew 13:21 NIV
DEVELOPING STRONG MINISTRY LEADERS Disciple Building Church
A builds mature and effective leaders and gives them responsibility over ministries that, in turn, also produce mature and effective believers. Through the Leadership Institute, churches continue the maturation of disciples by Equipping for Ministry (Phase III) and Developing New and Mature Leaders (Phase IV-V), who live in tandem with those they teach and create opportunities for them to do even greater things.
A healthy church has healthy ministries led by healthy leaders. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4:15-16
TRAINING EFFECTIVE DISCIPLE BUILDERS Disciple Building Church
A trains effective disciple builders, those who can meet people where they are and help them take the next step® of their holistic and practical growth in Christ. Life Coaching Training familiarizes the believer with the model for discipleship Jesus used in the Bible to build His own disciples and equips those who attend for one-on-one discipleship. Small Groups Training provides the church or lay leader with Biblical strategy for effective discipleship in a small group environment, which is the fertile soil in which Christlike maturity can be cultivated and thrive. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. - Matthew 28:19-20
ACHIEVING FREEDOM FROM EMOTIONAL DARKNESS Disciple Building Church
A recognizes that true discipleship goes hand in hand with relational restoration and emotional freedom. Growth is stunted or withers when healing does not take place. Individuals, congregations, and communities thrive when healing is facilitated. Hailed as a life-changing venture, Restoring Your Heart is a small group experience that helps people discover the past hurts affecting their present circumstances, guides them through a responsible grieving process, and leads them to a place of full forgiveness.
“I can experience joy again!” ~ A RYH Group Member
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners ~ Isaiah 6:1
GLOBAL IMPACT: Romania
24
WDA
141 Jamaica
40
Guatemala
Costa Rica
40 Honduras 30
12
El Salvador
Congo
14,875 Uganda
TOTAL DISCIPLESHIP IMPACTS:
Brazil
8
61,982
DID YOU KNOW? WDA ministries are active in over 18 countries. WDA trains native leaders to build disciples in their own country. WDA added 5 International Associate Staff in 2017.
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ALL PROGRAMS
1,980 India Ethiopia
Myanmar
100
400 6,817
Kenya Zambia
Philippines
33,506
Tanzania
640
420
Malawi Mozambique
456
2,437 *Impacts are the number of people that will be taught, trained or mentored by the person who was trained. Map image from http://www.freewebelements.com under creative commons 4.0 International license, info added belongs to WDA
2,579 4,002
2,579 Pastors/Leaders trained in 2016. 4,002 Pastors/Leaders trained in 2017.
That’s a 55% increase!
GLOBAL IMPACT: Where
When
Training
Pastors/Leaders Trained
Impact
Ethiopia
January July November
Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone
62 62 123
4,960 1,488 369
Congo
July
Basic Equip. / RYH
175
14,875
Mozambique
March July November
Cornerstone Phase II Phase I
31 32 87
186 96 174
Cornerstone
50
400
Cornerstone Cornerstone
32 82
256 164
Cornerstone
28
56
Kenya Tanzania
July November
Uganda Malawi
January February April May May July August
Phase II Cornerstone Phase II Phase II Int. Cornerstone Growing Spiritually Phase I
36 161 87 47 187 53 83
216 805 348 235 561 106 166
Zambia
February February November November
RYH RYH Cornerstone RYH
10 40 70 20
60 200 280 100
Romania
February
RYH
24
24
LOCAL Over 1,500 people in South Metro Atlanta have experienced RYH groups since 2010
WDA strategically partnered with 6 community organizations to provide radical healing & life transformation There are 27 active RYH groups in the Greater Atlanta area
Wh
ALL PROGRAMS Where
When
Training
Pastors/Leaders Trained
Impact
Philippines Tagaytay City Camarines Norte Naga City Legazpi City Bacolod City Masbate Cagayan de Oro Sarangani Sorsogon Manila
January May June June June July August October October October November August
Cornerstone, RYH Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Small Groups
588 13 322 196 187 354 173 51 42 175 175 8
19,404 1,300 1,610 980 935 3,540 865 255 210 875 3,500 32
Myanmar
September
Cornerstone
25
100
India
March
Cornerstone
22
1,980
Costa Rica
January
RYH
12
12
El Salvador
March
RYH
6
30
Guatemala
March
RYH
8
40
Honduras
March
RYH
8
40
Jamaica
May
Cornerstone
47
141
Brazil
August
WDA Info Session
8
8
IMPACT
WDA has had a presence on college campuses since 1974
WDA Cornerstone materials are part of the mandatory curriculum for high schoolers at Landmark Christian School in Fulton County, GA
“Him we preach, admonishing every one and instructing every one, with all possible wisdom, so that we may bring every one into God’s presence, made perfect through Christ.”
Colossians 1:28
New Titles Completed in 2017 2017 saw completion of the publication of all of the Phase III: Equipping for Ministry workbooks.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Equipping for Ministry is geared toward training disciples for ministry and is the third of five total phases of progressive discipleship.
Look out for These New Titles in 2018 Phase IV-A: Developing New Leaders Living for Christ: Sermon on the Mount/Growing in Faith Applying Discipleship Principles: Framework, Life Coaching & Small Group Leadership Team Building: Being A Team Member & Using Spiritual Gifts
A new Leadership Training Manual from Bob Dukes: The Design-Build Leader’s Manual: How to Build a Progressive Discipleship Ministry in Your Church
WDA AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS Disciple Building Apologetics & Leadership Manuals
Cornerstone Establishing Faith [Phase I] Laying Foundations [Phase II]
Leadership Development Equipping for Ministry [Phase III]
Emotional Freedom Restoring Your Heart
Titles available on Amazon.com. Learn more at disciplebuilding.org.
NEW TRANSLATIONS 2017 2017 has been a year of maturation and harvest for WDA ministries worldwide. Several of our international associate staff and partners requested translation of WDA materials into their heart language in order to better support and sustain growth.
PORTUGUESE - Português - 220 million speakers, Portugal & Brazil
Disciple Building: A Biblical Framework Christian Growth Checklist Getting Started (Phase I) Knowing God (Phase II) Understanding People (Phase II) Growing Spiritually (Phase II) How Emotional Problems Develop (RYH) Processing Pain (RYH) Understanding Emotions (RYH)
IN 2017, WDA TRANSLATED
37 BOOKS in 8 languages
AMHARIC - ኣማርኛ - 25 million speakers, Ethiopia
Getting Started (Phase I) Pocket Principles Knowing God (Phase II) Understanding People (Phase II) Growing Spiritually (Phase II) A Small Groups Manual
HINDI
= 1.3 BILLION SPEAKERS
- 545 million speakers
Getting Started (Phase I) Knowing God (Phase II) Understanding People (Phase II) Growing Spiritually (Phase II)
BEMBA - Chibemba - 3.6 million speakers, Zambia
Processing Pain (RYH)
CONGOLESE FRENCH - Français Democratic Republic of Congo, 33 million speakers
Disciple Building: A Biblical Framework A Small Groups Manual Growing Spiritually (Phase II) How Emotional Problems Develop (RYH) Christian Growth Checklist
“God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life” ~Jesus Christ, Matthew 28:19 (The Message)
CHICHEWA - Chicheŵa - 7.5 million speakers, Malawi, Zambia & Mozambique
Disciple Building: A Biblical Framework Christian Growth Checklist Getting Started (Phase I) Knowing God (Phase II) Understanding People (Phase II) Growing Spiritually (Phase II)
TAGALOG 22.5 Million speakers, Philippines
Disciple Building: A Biblical Framework A Small Groups Manual Getting Started (Phase I) Knowing God (Phase II) Understanding People (Phase II) Growing Spiritually (Phase II) Life Coaching Manual
SPANISH - Español - 470 million speakers Knowing God (Phase II) Pocket Principles
Understanding People (Phase II) Pocket Principles Growing Spiritually (Phase II) Pocket Principles Processing Pain (RYH) Understanding Emotions (RYH)
ADDITIONAL TRANSLATIONS from 2016 & earlier:
Kenyan Swahili, Tanzanian Swahili, Romanian, Spanish, Mexican Spanish, French, Luganda, Kirundi, Korean, Chinese, Burmese
Over 46,000 WDA Leader’s workbooks purchased through the Philippine Bible Society
READ WHAT WDA PARTNERS ARE SAYING “WDA can help a church develop their disciple building environment, big picture to small details. They’ve really nailed a comprehensive disciple building methodology derived from Scripture.” Todd Briggs, Pastor } Midtown Church, Atlanta, GA
“I’m going to Heaven because of discipleship. That’s a big deal.” Josh Garner, WDA Staff UGA | Athens
“I hated my brother for what he did to me in the past. But now I’ve forgiven my brother, and I have this peace in my heart that comes from above.”
“It’s hard to find ministries or people that are willing to minister to Muslims. One of the big reasons why we partner with WDA is because they are willing to go to closed countries and replicate the discipleship model that Jesus used.”
Name Withheld RYH Trainee | Zambia
Phil Fincher, Missions Pastor | Legacy Christian Church, Senoia, GA
PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Often, Kingdom workers and missionaries pour themselves out tirelessly and thanklessly for those they serve. Discouragement (and even bitterness) are not unfamiliar battlegrounds within the global mission field. In 2017, WDA partnered with OM Latin America to provide emotional and relational care for their missionaries in 7 different nations.
“Restoring Your Heart helped me grow in trust with my team, find freedom from a lie that I had believed about myself for years, and shifted how I see others in a more loving and understanding way.” Stacey, OM missionary | Costa Rica
Worldwide Discipleship Association, Inc.
Statements of Activity for Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS Support & Revenue
TOTAL PROGRAM & SUPPORT EXPENSES*
$1,568,603
$1,314,529
EXCESS REVENUE $254,074
*Revenue & Expenses are Rarely Equal
Excess Revenue to go to: WDA Ministry Scholarships Phase IV Publishing Ministry Expansion & Distribution Technology Updates
Revenue
Expenses
Independent Accountants’ Audit Report by ROBINS, ESKEW, SMITH, and JORDAN
Board of Directors Daniel Horne (Board Chairman) - Athens, Georgia Commercial Agent, Chastain & Associates Dr. Carroll Coakley - Knoxville, Tennessee Professor Emeritus & Faculty Advisor, University of Tennessee
Dr. Joyce Webb - Stockbridge, Georgia Clinical Psychologist & Founding Partner, Keystone Counseling Center Mike Wolf - Fayetteville, Georgia Investor/Entrepreneur, Pizza Guys, LLC
Ross Greene - Peachtree City, Georgia Founder & CEO, Greene Consulting Associates, LLC
Dr. Mike Younker - Atlanta, Georgia CEO, South Atlanta Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center
Woody Johnson - Atlanta, Georgia Vice President/Real Estate and Development, Pizza Guys, LLC
Robert D. Dukes - Fayetteville, Georgia President & Executive Director, WDA
Dr. Hugh Kirby - Fayetteville, Georgia Intergenerational Minister, New Hope Baptist Church C.J. Stanford - Tyrone, Georgia Wealth Management Advisor & Certified Financial Planner, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
David Parfitt - Fayetteville, Georgia Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, WDA
WE ARE WORLDWIDE DISCIPLESHIP ASSOCIATION Rooted through relationship with Jesus and each other, and watered by the Spirit, WDA has grown and blossomed into a beautiful mosaic of faces and hearts after God’s own heart, and by His design. Building disciple builders. Changing the world.
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A Note from the President During the past year, the Lord Jesus fulfilled His promise that those who abide in Him would bear much fruit. His enabling allowed WDA to experience an unprecedented harvest in 2017. We saw God open many doors and sustain much growth throughout the world. We can take no credit for the fruit that is being produced. Jesus provides abundantly. His grace enables us to work alongside Him, and alongside you! As a result, many people are growing to maturity, expanding His Church, and bringing Him glory. We’re so very grateful for your support, your prayers, your time, and labors of love. Many benefits resulted from this, both for now, and for eternity. We hope this 2017 report is encouraging to you and a testament of God’s work through you, together with WDA, and we ask that you continue to work alongside us to present a mature and healthy Church to the world. May God refresh and sustain you as you trust in Him! Bob Dukes President, WDA
What would the world be like if every Christian really would think, feel and act like Jesus?
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