WORLDWIDE DISCIPLESHIP ASSOCIATION INC
Disciple Like Christ
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Developing Christ-like leadership and a process that delivers Christ-like maturity.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Restorative Ministry
The Restorative Ministry is dedicated to helping churches and other ministries learn how to help people heal emotionally. We believe that a major roadblock to spiritual growth in individuals is unresolved emotional issues from their past. We also believe that the Church can and should be instrumental in helping people heal, but frequently doesn’t know how to help.
Life Coaching
One on one disciple building
Cornerstone
Faith formation and building foundations of the faith
Leadership Development
Serving Christians who are preparing for ministry, serving as a young leader or serving as a mature leader
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability - Member 1982
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Christians
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Every year, WDA trains local pastors & leaders around the world, equipping them to teach, train, mentor & disciple the people in their churches and communities, leading to exponential increase.
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Christians
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This metric denotes the Global Discipleship Impact of leaders trained. This is a conservative estimate of people that leaders figure they will teach, train, mentor during the year.
Number of mentors recruited
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Life Coaching
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of new grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Leadership Development
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Average grant amount
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Leadership Development
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of downloads of the organization's materials and explanations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of conference attendees
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of training workshops
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of online groups served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals are to create a worldwide network of disciple builders. We strive to identify, train and equip people all over the world to disciple others and to teach them the process of disciple building.We achieve this goal by:
1. Creating Disciple building methods, philosophy and resources
2. We translate these materials into native language.
3. We travel around the world (55 countries and growing) to train leaders to use our materials and to equipped to build disciples
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We envision a worldwide network of interconnected ministries committed to the ongoing process of Christ-like sanctification and renewal, and staffed by teams of leaders who are trained using a biblical pattern of discipleship.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We Develop Biblical Teaching Materials delivered in the United States and Internationally through Training and Equipping Teams, Campus Staff, Church Consultants, Restorative Ministry Trainers.We publish in many languages and field a team of international trainers
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our latest measurements are for 2016. We trained 2,579 leaders around the world who in turn taught, mentored and trained 172,176 additional people
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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WORLDWIDE DISCIPLESHIP ASSOCIATION INC
Board of directorsas of 03/22/2024
Daniel Horne
Chastain & Associates
Term: 2014 -
Bob Dukes
Worldwide Discipleship Association
Dr. Mike Younker
S.A.V.E.S. Veterinary Clinics
Woody Johnson
Pizza Guys, LLC
Dr. Hugh Kirby
New Hope Baptist Church
David Parfitt
Worldwide Discipleship Association
C.J. Stanford
Raymond James
Dr. Joyce Webb
Keystone Counseling Center
Mike Wolf
Investor/Entrepreneur
Ross Greene
Greene Consultants
Dan Horne
Chastain & Associates
Lynne Moyer
Luminate Marketing
Keyaan Williams
CLASS-LLC Cyber Security Solutions
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 01/20/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.