Leveraging Assimilation to Fuel Disciple-Making

Leveraging Assimilation to Fuel Disciple-Making: Why Clear Pathways, Not Just Programs, Lead to Multiplication

In this powerful episode of the Disciples Made Podcast, host Brian Phipps is joined by special guest Joe Klassen, Pastor at Westside Family Church in Leavenworth, KS, as well as the Disciples made coaching team to explore the critical distinction—and synergy—between assimilation and disciple-making pathways. You’ll hear real stories, biblical insights, and practical strategies to help your church or ministry move beyond connection and into true spiritual multiplication.

Whether you're a pastor, volunteer leader, or disciple-making catalyst, this conversation will challenge and equip you to clarify your next steps, contextualize your process, and cultivate a disciple-making culture where every believer lives Fully Alive.

Top Takeaways:

• Intentionality is crucial in disciple-making.
• Assimilation and disciple-making pathways serve different but interconnected purposes.
• Measuring success is essential for ministry health.
• Every believer has a role in the Great Commission.
• Effective pathways must be clear, contextualized, and reproducible.
• Assimilation should fuel discipleship—not be mistaken for it.
• Disciple multiplication leads to exponential growth and community transformation.

Next Steps:

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