About CORE Discipleship Ministry:
In a day of instant coffee, instant popcorn, and microwave ovens, most of us want to hurry-up processes that take time to accomplish. God has no instant formulas for discipleship. God invites you to follow Him at whatever point in life you may be. Apart from His sacrificial work on the Cross, the most important thing our Lord did upon the earth was to make disciples. Discipleship, like raising children, is progressive, not instantaneous. Jesus' discipleship process was relational, up-close and personal. He took a few men at various stages of life, poured His life and ministry into them, equipped them for ministry, empowered them, and released them to repeat the process - disciples are made as we go, baptize, and teach.
How We Started:
CORE Discipleship Ministry (CDM) was born in 1994 as Shiyloh Ministries when Doug and Suzie Morrell launched a residential discipleship ministry in their home for at-risk teenagers. Joining with Narrow Road Publishing and life-long friend Steve Trafton, The Disciple's Journal was published. Shiyloh later became Christian Outfitters and in 2002, the ministry became known as CORE Discipleship Ministry (CDM). CDM is a faith-based, non-profit ministry overseen by Doug and Suzie, Tom Brooks, Phillip Hearn, Walter Carlton, Steve Trafton and Paul Gray - each having experienced a discipling relationship with Doug. We are committed to helping individuals, ministries, and churches fulfill The Great Commission. Doug has served in many church capacities including children's ministry, youth ministry, praise leader, and senior pastor. Most recently he served as the CORE discipleship pastor and as one of three founding elders for New River Fellowship, a contemporary non-denominational church of nearly 1000 people in Texas. Doug is an ordained pastor and has more than twenty five year’s experience in the field of communications. He and his wife Suzie have three children: Katheryn, Hannah, and Nathaniel.
Mission Statement:
To cooperate with the Holy Spirit in fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by helping believers come to full maturity in Christ Jesus.
What We Do:
The Lord has apparently chosen to place His mantle of approval on the ministry of CORE Discipleship. My obligation and great joy is to continue providing free discipleship resources to ministries and churches around the world. I operate the ministry from our home, accept no salary for ministry work, and ministry expenses come out of our non-ministry income. We spend conservatively and wisely in continuing the ministry. We have no offices or support staff or unnecessary equipment. Every penny is stretched as far as possible to serve the needs of those who look to us for free, quality discipleship resources.
