April 5, 2016
The Discipling Tree Series
All successful disciple-makers seem to work from a common list of best practices and, over time, learn when and how to use each one.

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Read the full blog series:
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Read the full blog series:
- Introduction: The Ultimate Disciple-Making Blueprint
- Element 1 — Tree: A Close Brush with Life
- Element 2 — Soil: Where Disciples Grow Best
- Element 3 — Orchard: Do Disciple-Makers Need the Church?
- Element 4 — Apple: The Best Fruit of a Jesus-Follower
- Element 5 — Seed: The Power is in the Seed
- Element 6 — DNA: No Canned Curriculum
- Element 7 — Pruning: The Bittersweet Element of Disciple-Making
Dale Losch joined Crossworld as a disciple-maker in France in 1988, and has served as Crossworld’s president since 2009. He loves to motivate people to use their God-given passions to make disciples wherever life happens. Hear more from Dale.
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By Dale Losch