Christian Discipleship International

05/28/2026

Today in 1924, William Haas (born 1873), founder in 1920 of Baptist Mid-Missions, died of a fever at Bangassou (in present-day Central African Republic) where Baptist Mid-Missions had established its first African outpost.

You can learn more about his remarkable in this recently released book The Reward Unseen

05/27/2026

Oakwood Baptist Church of Anderson, SC faithfully supports CDI every month. This congregation has a great heart for mission and many members spoke with us after the service. Our executive director provided an update to the church this month. He was able to visit with one of our CDI lessons grader--a faithful servant who has graded thousands of lessons over the years. Pastor Michael Jones and the congregation gave a generous gift to help us purchase Bibles for CDI students. Many members spoke with us after the service. We thank God for partnerships with churches like this. Please contact us if you would like CDI to present our ministry at your church!

05/26/2026

Pray with us for Pastor Patrick Wanjala from Amagoro Baptist church in Kitale, Kenya who is discipling several brothers and sisters faithfully as he teaches the CDI lessons!

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

If the message you preach isn't good news for every person from every tribe, tongue, and nation, then it isn't the real gospel--Nathan Finn

05/23/2026

CDI offers structured Bible study courses that are

• clear and well-organized, without being shallow
• doctrinally serious, yet accessible to ordinary believers
• ready to use for classes, small groups, or individuals

One course we offer is The Ten Commandments--a thoughtful study of God’s law that helps believers see the heart of God and the continuing relevance of His commands, while pointing clearly to the grace found in Christ.

Lessons are printable and available online at https://cdimin.org/course-descriptions/

05/22/2026

Our executive director and his wife represented CDI and enjoyed the 30th Anniversary Celebration with Blue Letter Bible ! This is a solid ministry that makes free, in-depth, online Bible study resources available to millions of users worldwide. Check them out and watch for the much anticipated release/upgrade on all their platforms.

05/21/2026

Do you know what our #1 request from our National Discipleship Partners is? Financial assistance to print lessons. Many of our partners minister in very poor regions of the world. Our partners receive no regular support from CDI. Nearly all of them serve as pastors and have very little income.

Could you help with this ongoing need? In many places the cost to print all the lessons for one course is $10-15. Yet, this amount increases the student's understanding of the material as reflected in higher quiz scores. Could you sponsor one student? two students? or more?

Donate at the link and choose "CDI Lessons Printing" in the drop down menu for gift designation. Thank you so much!

05/20/2026

Did you know that you can take a CDI course online or print off the lessons and study them?

CDI offers structured Bible study courses that are

• clear and well-organized, without being shallow
• doctrinally serious, yet accessible to ordinary believers
• ready to use for classes, small groups, or individuals

Lessons are printable and available online at https://cdimin.org/course-descriptions/. Pastors can teach them directly or assign them confidently, knowing they are biblically grounded.

Exploring God's Word, one of our core courses, provides full Bible survey that gives believers a “big picture” understanding of Scripture—from Genesis to Revelation—helping them see how the whole Bible fits together.

See all our available courses here: https://cdimin.org/course-descriptions/

05/19/2026

Congratulations to Pastor Francis, CDI NDP in India, who has completed his doctoral thesis and defended it successfully! He is graduating this May from the Philippines Theological College and Advanced Studies. His thesis was "Teaching Methods of Scripture for Transformational Discipleship with Cultural Applications at Acorn Center."

05/18/2026

Over 560 CDI students graduated over the last 12 months. Approximately 100 students in Simiyu, Tanzania plan to graduate in June and we will join them for this festive celebration! We will also be hosting an international training conference there. Please pray for the hundreds of people that we will meet and serve while we are there! Pastor Alex and his wife and team are making final preparations for this time!