The Antioch Discipleship School exists to develop people in the Great Commandment and to empower them in the Great Commission.
Course Explanation
For over 30 years, the Antioch Discipleship Schools across our Global Church Planting Movement have served thousands of students and have found the school to be catalytic in establishing the same consistent goal in mind: to train up Great Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40) and Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) disciples of Jesus – men and women who will love God wholeheartedly and who will submit their whole lives to His leadership and purposes. We seek to provide a life-changing discipleship experience for people of any age, background, vocation, or season of life desiring to grow in their faith and this vision. In this intensive 9-month night school and summer mission trip, we will foster a classroom community that encounters God more deeply through a combination of prayer, worship, and biblical teaching in a hands-on learning environment. Students will also be equipped to not only be hearers of the word but doers of the word of God outside the classroom through scripture reading, memorization, spiritual disciplines, books, serving, sharing the Gospel, and other practical assignments. Every year students have been radically transformed as they have given themselves to this process. We know you can have the same powerful experience and we encourage everyone to enroll in the Discipleship School at some point in their journey at Antioch.
Schedule
Applications Close: July 14
Class is held weekly on Sunday Night, 5-8pm
Opening Retreat: September 7 (Full day Saturday *required event*)
First Class: September 8
Last Class: April 27
Graduation/Commissioning: May 4
Summer Mission Trip: 7-14 days in June (*required event*)
Class will be held every Sunday at the church, with some breaks for Holidays. All dates are subject to change and any changes will be communicated clearly as soon as possible. Mission trip location and dates are TBD.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is $725 per person
*Some Books and Summer Mission trip not included in tuition*
Tuition is due in full before the Opening Retreat on September 7th and is non-refundable. Please do not let tuition deter you from filling out the application and moving forward in the process. If needed, we would like to pray and trust God with you for financial provision and explore opportunities to enable you to attend the school without undue financial hindrance.
Some Books and the Summer mission trip are not included in tuition. Students are expected to purchase books on their own and will be given the book list before the school begins. We plan to fundraise for the summer mission trip as a class so that everyone is able to participate and finances do not prevent anyone from doing so. The Summer Mission Trip is mandatory as a normative expectation to participate in the school and dates will be given as soon as possible. We are hoping to schedule the trip for June 2025 so you can try to tentatively plan ahead in the meantime.
Childcare
We are hoping to provide childcare at the church during class time free of charge, but please be flexible as we are yet to finalize this plan and some childcare costs could come up. We are doing everything we can to minimize this obstacle for families to participate fully in ADS.