Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College

06/20/2026

Bruce Birch is a wonderful religious scholar who has been an ambassador for the institute for many years. He served 38 years as Professor of Old Testament and 12 years as Academic Dean at Wesley Theological Seminary.

We’ve been honored to have Bruce work with us on adapting our world-renowned DISCIPLE Bible Studies for the BeADisciple Study App!

Check out Bruce’s own books and articles!

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IXRQSW?ccs_id=95cc3e1a-96ce-4fd9-bda7-6e3b7d211e4e

06/10/2026

We are proud to partner with the Henri Nouwen Society in adapting Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety for our BeADisciple Study App!

Learn more about the study at https://beadiscipleapp.com/nouwen-following-jesus/

New Study 📣

In partnership with the Henri Nouwen Society, we’ve added a new study of Henri Nouwen’s book, Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety.

With a small group, walk through each chapter, enhanced with video, in which Henri Nouwen writes eloquently about calling and purpose, fear and hope, and explains why, with so many choices available to the twenty-first-century seeker, the greatest reward for those seeking fulfillment is to choose belief in God.

https://beadiscipleapp.com/nouwen-following-jesus/

06/10/2026

We had a great time at the Annual Conference in May. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and said hi!

Don’t worry if you missed us, we will be at the next one in Kansas City, June 2027!

06/09/2026

We had a great time at the Alumni Southwestern College Meet Up. It was great to see everyone who could make it!

06/08/2026

If you have questions or want to know more about our BeADisciple Study App, make sure you register for one of our webinars!

https://beadiscipleapp.com/webinar-signups/

05/24/2026

Happy Aldersgate Day!

The heart of our work is Wesleyan, and today we want to commemorate John Wesley and his Aldersgate experience, accepting God’s Grace into his life after a small group meeting.

05/16/2026

Calling all Builders!

If you live in or are traveling anywhere near Kearney, Nebraska, join us on May 29 for this lunch gathering at the Great Plains Conference. We usually have a good group of 30+ for some Builder connection time!

We know Carly Redding, Jackson Lashier, Jordan Butler, Steve Wilke, Cheryl and Martin Rude, Joseph Kasongo, Southwestern College President Liz, and Ashlee Kill will be there. Hope you can make it!

05/12/2026

Find us at Annual Conference this year! We’ll be wearing our buttons and ready to answer questions about The Institute for Discipleship.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

05/04/2026

Learn more about our BeADisciple Study App, designed to connect communities in discipleship, no matter where they are.

We have many upcoming webinars where you can hear directly from our team! Learn about features, available studies, and get a sneak peek at an upcoming NEW study!

Find a webinar time that works for you at https://beadiscipleapp.com/webinar-signups/