"D" Groups Project

Face to Face
Heart to Heart
Mind to Mind

For nearly forty years, "D" Groups ("discipleship and development" groups) have provided rigorous Christian training and peer support for servants of Christ.

In "D"groups, members remain together while they explore a range of core Christian leadership topics. Instead of individual learners taking different courses, the D-group journeys together across topics and fields. This allows members to combine the benefits of traditional instruction and mentorship with experiential and relational learning.

The D-Groups Project aims to put existing D-Group training into accessible written materials that can be used  by mentors and teachers at-large in the Kingdom of God.


D-Group training

Originally, "discipleship" and "leadership development" groups, D-Groups provide robust training across multiple fields, including spiritual formation, Christian leadership, biblical interpretation, speaking and communication, pastoral counseling, social and organizational dynamics, mission, worship arts  and discipleship.

The D-Group journey

D-Groups are shared growth experiences. Participants wrestle together with tough concepts in a  mentored environment where they can explore safely and help each other grow in faith and service. Most members walk together for an average of 4-5 years.


Passing it on

In order to join a D-Group cohort, members must agree to make three essential commitments: to be fully present, to be confidential and to mentor someone else at some time during the course of their Christian lives. 

As of July  2020,  Built Deep has turned to the work of preparing publishable materials for future D-Group leaders. The D-Groups Writing Project will make fulfilling the commitment to mentor others more attainable for hundreds of current  D-Group "grads" and make the D-Group journey available to the next generation of Kingdom workers.

A hefty project

An average D-Group cohort meets for 150-180 sessions. The D-Groups Writing  Project aims to produce curriculum that gives instructional guidelines and learning outcomes, content and background resources for each D-Group session, including  optional and alternate sessions. The target goal is to finish the materials in 2023.

Sponsor the D-Groups Writing Project

If you would like to support the writing of D-Group materials or find out more about the D-Groups Project, please fill out the form below

D-GROUP OVERVIEW

Listen to a D-Group session

You can sit-in on a sample session from a recent D-Group by clicking on the link below.

Listen to a D-Group Session
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