Discipleship Pathway | Lancaster Vineyard

Pass It On

Taking your next step — helping someone take theirs.

Discipleship is the lifelong process of learning to follow Jesus — being with Him, becoming like Him, and doing what He did. At Lancaster Vineyard, that journey moves through four stages. Wherever you are in your story, there's a next step waiting for you, and someone to walk it with you.

    discover     practice         equip        launch
Not sure where to start? ↓

Tell us a bit about where you're at

Tap the one that sounds most like you, and we'll take you straight there.

I'm curious about faith, or just starting to explore who Jesus is Start with Discover → I've recently said yes to Jesus and I'm taking my first steps Start with Discover → I know Jesus, and I want to build real rhythms of prayer, Scripture, and hearing the Spirit Start with Practice → I want to grow emotionally and spiritually healthy, and deal honestly with old patterns Start with Equip → I'm ready to disciple someone else and grow as a leader Start with Launch →

Where your story with Jesus begins

discover

For anyone exploring faith for the first time, or anyone who has just said yes to following Jesus and wants a place to start. No experience required — just curiosity.

Alpha

Multiple-week discussion group
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You bring the questions. We'll bring the food.

Details A relaxed, no-pressure space to explore life's biggest questions. Each session pairs a short video with honest conversation around the table.
Who it's for Anyone curious about faith, from first-timers to longtime believers.
Video & discussions around a table Multiple week course
Alpha can start at anytime, click below to find out more and sign up.
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You Said Yes

21-day guide, with a mentor
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You don't take your first steps alone.

Details A 21-day guide for anyone who has just said yes to following Jesus, walked through one-on-one with a mentor. Each day pairs a short reading with a simple next step — from what it means to follow Jesus, to prayer, baptism, and telling others what God is doing in your life.
Who it's for New believers, and anyone who wants to revisit the basics of following Jesus with someone alongside them.
Daily readings + mentor About 21 days, at your own pace
Available any time — click below to get connected with a mentor.
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Building the rhythms of a life with Jesus

practice

For anyone who knows Jesus and wants to build the everyday habits that make following Him natural — not just something you believe, but something you do.

Practicing the Way

8-week course
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Become a disciple, not just a believer.

Details A course in the ancient habits Jesus practiced and taught, built to form you into the kind of person Jesus was shaping His first disciples to become — with the Holy Spirit doing the deeper work.
Who it's for Anyone ready to move from learning about Jesus to living like Him.
Video & discussions around a table Multiple week course
Monday evenings starting October 26, 2026  
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Discipleship Labs

Semi-monthly gatherings
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Practicing the way of Jesus together.

Details An open, drop-in space to practice — not just discuss — the habits and rhythms Jesus modeled: prayer, Scripture, and Spirit-led community. There's no track to fall behind on, just come and participate.
Who it's for Anyone ready to practice and not just learn.
Post-service gathering Semi-monthly
Oct. 4, Nov. 8, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, Apr. 4, May 2   
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Reality: Life With the Holy Spirit

8-week course
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Naturally supernatural, every day.

Details A hands-on course in recognizing and partnering with the Holy Spirit and Kingdom of God in ordinary life — hearing God's voice, praying for others, and stepping into the everyday supernatural. Offered as a yearly track for anyone hungry to grow.
Who it's for Anyone ready to grow in Spirit-led, everyday ministry.
Teaching course with discussion 8 weeks, offered annually
Starting April 5, 2027.  
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Becoming whole for what's ahead

equip

For anyone ready to go beneath the surface — dealing honestly with old patterns so your relationship with God, and with the people around you, can grow deeper and more whole.

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

8-week course
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You can't be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Details A guided course connecting emotional health with spiritual formation — helping you recognize old patterns, grow in self-awareness, and love God and others from a healthier place.
Who it's for Anyone ready to grow beneath the surface.
Teaching course with discussion 8 weeks, offered annually
Starting January 11, 2027
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Emotionally Healthy Relationships

8-week course
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How you relate to others reveals what's really going on inside.

Details A guided companion course to EHS, turning emotional health outward — into how you actually listen, handle conflict, and connect with the people closest to you.
Who it's for Anyone ready to grow strong, healthy relationships with others.
Teaching course with discussion 8 weeks, offered annually
Starting June 28, 2027
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Emotionally Focused

Vineyard USA program, in-person and online
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The foundation of a life fully given.

Details Moves from emotional and relational health into missional character — mission, authenticity, integrity, radical obedience, and the vows that shape a life surrendered to Jesus.
Who it's for Anyone ready to go deeper with their emotional and spiritual formation.
Teaching, discussion & personal solitude Weekend intensive
Offered as a weekend intensive, online or in-person — click below for more information.
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Taking your next step — helping someone take theirs

launch

For anyone ready to disciple someone else and grow as a leader — because the goal was never just to arrive, but to help someone else take their next step too.

Now Pass It On

A handbook for relational discipleship
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Someone helped you take your next step. Now help someone take theirs.

Details A practical, two-part handbook and mentor training — first for the relational skills of discipleship (asking good questions, listening well, guiding conversations), then for the content of discipleship itself. Paired with mentor training for those ready to walk with someone else.
Who it's for Anyone ready to intentionally disciple one or two other people.
Handbook + mentor training Ongoing, one-on-one
Connect with a leader or pastor to get started.

Leadership Labs

Quarterly gatherings
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Learning to lead better and more equipped.

Details A quarterly gathering for those being invited into greater leadership responsibility at Lancaster Vineyard — training, prayer, and formation together as Spirit-dependent leaders.
Who it's for Anyone leading, apprenticing, or who desires to.
Post-service gatherings Quarterly
December 6, March 7, June 6

Vineyard Leadership Essentials

9-month Vineyard USA leadership development
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Lead the way Jesus led — dependent on the Spirit.

Details A Vineyard USA training pathway that forms Spirit-dependent leaders, paired with ongoing mentorship as you step into greater responsibility.
Who it's for Emerging leaders sensing a call to lead.
In-person mentoring + online training 9 months, monthly meetings
Talk to a pastor about joining the next VLE cohort.
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Questions about your next step? Reach out any Sunday or email moreinfo@lancastervineyard.org