Do you every feel tired and discouraged in ministry?

Are you trying to be faithful and make disciples; but you just aren’t seeing the results you want to see?

Do people come in the front door but pour out the back door as well?

Are you short on leaders? Need more help in the ministry God has given you?

Have you tried all the programs/conferences/books—and nothing seems to work or works for a while and then dies out?

Do you long to see more transformed lives, more real spiritual growth?

Listen to what church leaders are saying about “Real Discipleship” by Dave Campbell:

Dave Campbell is a dear friend who has played a huge part in the development of what we do here at Real Life Ministries. He has proven to be a great thinker, and also a loving and intentional practitioner of discipleship. He has mastered a way to not only be a missionary in the American context (yes, America is a mission field) but has helped to create methods to transfer the principles into every cultural context worldwide. Dave has created a missions team of ordinary people who have full time jobs in the United States, who connect with and support pastors all around the world. The result is churches in over 40 countries that are using Jesus’ methods of disciple-making and are growing and multiplying because of it. He works with local churches who then reach their communities just as we do here in our context in Post Falls, Idaho. The greatest thing about Dave and his wife Janelle is that they are not just great thinkers and leaders, but their maturity in Christ makes them a joy to do life with. I listen and learn from them, and so should you.
— Jim Putman, Senior Pastor, Real Life Ministries

I have waited 20 years, and pored over 200 books, desperately searching for the clarity that I ended up finding in Dave Campbell’s Real Discipleship. The book you are holding sheds light on what is woefully incomplete in our modern-day discipleship efforts.
Yes, we all generally understand that Jesus’ message was divine. However, I never realized that Jesus also had a method and a model to follow in discipleship that is equally God-breathed. It turns out, if we do discipleship Jesus’ way, we get Jesus’ results!
Real Discipleship mines the Scriptures for the methods of Jesus and lays out an action plan to adopt them into modern ministry—a plan that has been honed over decades of application and proven with life-changing results in more than 40 countries around the globe.
The “missing span” has finally been filled in a long bridge paved with many books on discipleship.
Read this book, and apply what you discover. It will change your perspective, your vision, and your church.
Thanks, Dave, for not just being a coach, a mentor, or a consultant… Thank you for being a sherpa, someone who has walked the path and comes back to guide others.
— Robert Delabitoria, Director, Alongsiders Asia

So many pastors carry a quiet ache—years of faithful ministry, yet little of the deep, lasting transformation they long to see in their people. We wonder, What’s the solution? Another tool? Another program? Dave Campbell’s Real Discipleship gently but powerfully reminds us that the answer is not another program, but a return to the message of Jesus and His model of relational disciple-making. With clarity, conviction, and lived experience, Dave calls us back to the simple yet demanding invitation to BE and MAKE disciples of Jesus Christ. I am deeply grateful for Dave’s willingness to model real discipleship in my life as a pastor in Australia. This book should be read by every pastor and church leader who longs to see genuine growth and transformation in their church. You won’t be disappointed.
— Dave Lovell, Senior Pastor, Bendigo Baptist Church

Vision

The Vision of Disciples Unleashed is to see Real Disciple-making churches that grow and multiply

Mission

To provide tools using God’s Word, God’s Way that enable church leaders to implement and live out Real Discipleship.

  • Discipleship growth in transformation and spiritual maturity
  • Numerical growth through Biblical multiplication (Jesus’ model)
  • Unity and Love that impact the Church Body, the family of God
  • Unity and Love that impact the community in a powerful way
  • Biblical Principles that work
  • Growth that is sustainable, scalable and reproducible
  • A leadership pipeline that continues to produce
  • A culture that connects people deeply and helps close that “back door”
  • Grow, serve and make more disciples

Tools & Resources

“Real Discipleship” Book

Real Discipleship is a deep and exciting dive into Jesus’ message and His methods in disciple-making. God’s Word, God’s Way. Sharing the message while ignoring the method Jesus modeled is an exercise in missing the point. What we’re left with is a false, incomplete discipleship.

Real Discipleship is attainable; it’s embedded in Scripture and brought to life on every page recounting Jesus’ ministry. These principles did not pass away two millennia ago—they are relevant today.

This book will not just give you knowledge about discipleship techniques; it will challenge you to actively apply Biblical truths into your everyday life and ministry. “Application & Transformation” workbook sections are included for each chapter, giving you space to reflect. Then, you will write down a plan of action to bring yourself into alignment with the example that Jesus displayed and the charge that He entrusted to the church.

Join the circle of Jesus’ disciples. Learn to truly follow the Master and unlock the secret to abundant living.

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Coming Soon

  • Video Courses with interactive feedback
  • Cohorts
  • Customized Coaching
  • Book 2: Real Church
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About Us

Dave Campbell served as the International Discipleship Pastor for Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho for over 15 years. Dave, his wife Janelle, and many of their eleven children have served in the mission field in Mexico. With the support of Senior Pastor Jim Putman, Executive Leadership, and the Elders at Real Life Ministries, Dave’s task has been to align the ministry of World Missions with theBiblical model for missions. This model is now bearing fruit in over 40 countries from each quadrant of the globe. Dave now leads a ministry at Real Life which focuses on discipleship and transformation for all believers.

General donations will be used to fund the continuous efforts of Disciples Unleashed to invest in coaching and developing Key Pastors around the world to lead churches that produce true disciples of Jesus Christ who make more disciples who make more disciples. Disciples Unleashed provides coaching, developing, communication, encouragement, and Biblical resources for pastors in dozens of countries on an ongoing basis. Your generous contributions are the fuel that is needed to make this happen.