Making Disciples Through Teaching: The Jesus Model in Modern Times

When Jesus walked the earth, He didn’t build mega structures or host massive events every day. He built people. He spent time with a small group, teaching them, correcting them, showing them how to live and serve. His method was personal. His model was teaching. And it worked. Those twelve turned the world upside down.

That same model is still the most powerful form of ministry today. And few have followed it as consistently as Bishop Dag Heward-Mills. While many chase trends, he continues to walk in the footsteps of Jesus by making disciples through teaching. His entire ministry is structured around that one idea—build the people, and the people will build the Church.

He doesn’t aim to simply gather crowds. He aims to grow disciples. Men and women who know the Word, obey it, and teach it to others. That is the Jesus model, and it still works in modern times.

Teaching That Transforms

Real teaching goes beyond information—it changes who you are. That is what happens when Bishop Dag teaches. His words don’t just fill notebooks. They fill hearts with truth that confronts, corrects, and shapes.

Discipleship through teaching means taking the time to explain things again and again. It means going deeper into the Word, not just shouting declarations. It means showing people how to live out their faith, how to serve, how to stay loyal, and how to carry their cross.

Through books, camps, Sunday sermons, and personal mentoring, Bishop Dag has raised thousands of disciples. Some have become pastors. Others have gone on to plant churches. Many are faithfully serving in their local branches. But all of them carry something real—truth that was taught, tested, and trusted.

Building Layers of Spiritual Maturity

Disciples are not made overnight. They are built one lesson at a time. That’s why Bishop Dag’s teaching ministry is so structured. He teaches in layers. He starts with foundation—basic doctrine, salvation, the cross. Then he moves to loyalty, leadership, ministry ethics, and spiritual warfare.

Each layer prepares the disciple for more. And each truth builds on the last. This is not fast-food Christianity. It’s solid, nutritious teaching for those who want to grow.

Churches that follow this model don’t just grow in size. They grow in strength. The members are not just hearers. They become doers. And that is the true mark of a disciple.

Teaching Like Jesus Taught

Jesus taught with authority. He taught with repetition. He taught with parables and practical examples. Bishop Dag does the same. His stories are simple, but unforgettable. His use of Scripture is clear and powerful. And his style of teaching leaves people not just impressed—but changed.

Many who sat under his teaching testify of how their thinking shifted. Some stopped rebelling. Some became soul winners. Others stepped into ministry. That is the power of teaching that makes disciples.

It goes beyond hype. It produces holy living. It multiplies leaders. And it prepares the Church to stand strong in the last days.

A Model That Must Be Recovered

In an age of performance-driven ministry, the Church must return to the model Jesus gave us. Make disciples. Teach the Word. Walk with people. Raise them up. That is what Bishop Dag has committed his life to doing—and the fruit speaks for itself.

This model is not outdated. It is divine. It is how nations will be reached, churches will be strengthened, and believers will be rooted. Teaching is still the way. Discipleship is still the goal.

And through Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, the Church is seeing this ancient method come alive in modern times.