In the appendix of Church Planting is for Wimps, Mike McKinley includes a discipleship training outline from Grace Community Church in Ashburn Virginia. The outline includes a good list of focused readings and key memory verses and could serve as a starting point for you to develop one for your church or follow on your own. Much of the reading comes from Wayne Grudem’s book on Bible Doctrine, which is an abbreviated version of his Systematic Theology. Where links were available to free resources, they’re included below. The formatting isn’t very good, so you can find a pdf with the same material here.
Doctrine | Topic | Reading | Memory verse |
Introduction | Bible Doctrine (Grudem) – Chapter 1 | 1 Timothy 4:6 | |
Scripture | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 2 & 3 | II Timothy 3:16 | |
God | Attributes | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 4 & 5 | Exodus 34:6-7 |
God | Trinity | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 6 & 14 | John 1:14 |
God | Providence | Bible Doctrine – Chapter 8The Grace of God (Bridges) – Chapter 8 | Romans 8:28 |
Man | Sin | Holiness (Ryle) – Chapter 1There Is a Lion Outside (Piper)
The Mischief of Sin (Watson) – Chapter 2 |
Jeremiah 17:9 |
Man | Pride | The Cross and Criticism (Poirer)Pursue the Servant’s Mindset (Scott)
The Fifty Fruits of Pride (Betwiler) |
Philippians 2:3 |
Christ | Atonement | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 15Introduction to Owen’s The Death of Death (Packer) | Romans 3:23-26 |
Christ | Gospel | The Main Thing – Parts I & II (Mahaney)The Gospel: An Evangelical Celebration
The Cross Centered Life (Mahaney) – Chapters 1, 2, 5 & 6 |
II Timothy 1:13-14 |
Redemption | Grace/Election | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 17 & 18 | Ephesians 1:3-6 |
Redemption | Regeneration | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 19 & 20 | Matthew 11:28-30 |
Redemption | Conversion | Bible Doctrine – Chapters 21 & 22 | Romans 3:27 |
Redemption | Devotion | A Hunger for God (Piper) – Preface & IntroductionDisciplines for Life (Mahaney) – Chapter 8 | Luke 14:26-27 |
Disciplines | Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (Whitney) – Chapter 1Ten Questions to Ask to Make Sure You’re Still Growing (Whitney) | II Peter 3:18 | |
Sanctification | To Take the Soul to Task (Powlison)Instruments in the Hands of the Redeemer (Tripp) – Chapters 3 & 4
Seeing with New Eyes (Powlison) – Chapters 7 & 8 |
I Timothy 4:7-8Ephesians 5:25-26 | |
Leadership | Marriage | Reforming Marriage (Wilson) – Chapters 2, 3 & 7 | Ephesians 6:1-4 |
Leadership | Parenting | Standing on the Promises (Wilson) – Chapters 1 & 3God Centered Parenting (Mahaney)
Train Up a Child (Marresco) Train them Up (Layman message) |
Proverbs 22:6 Romans 12:11 |
Leadership | Church | The Marks of a Spiritual Leader (Piper) | Ephesians 2:8-10 |
Leadership | Grace | The Adventure of God-Centered Leadership (Mahaney) | Deuteronomy 6:4-9Proverbs 1:7
Proverbs 3:5-6 |
Evangelism | Warn Them (B. Donohue message)Can Man Live Without God (Zacharias) – Chapter 2 | Acts 4:12Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:14-15 |