Discipleship Huddles Launching
Jesus is sending all of his followers…his disciples, to make disciples of all nations and people groups (Matthew 28:18-20). Many in the church however see this “going out” to be for trained missionaries and full-time workers only. We believe the Bible is clear. Disciple making is for all Christians. And yet we must be equipped as Jesus’ disciples before we can reproduce by making disciples. Whether you are just starting out to “come and see” what God has for you or you’ve been following Jesus for some time join us in one of our Discipleship (D) groups or micro-groups (3-4 men). We have 9 D groups launching in various locations around Greater Pittsburgh. See the list below. Groups of 3-4 just like Jesus’ inner circle of disciples has been proven to be the optimal group size for transformational growth. In these groups trust and transparency aided by the word of God and the Holy Spirit’s presence help to build strong friendships and a brotherhood that can last a lifetime.
Below is our Fall 2023 Huddle List with contact information of our disciple makers and their area of the city. *Contact them for huddle locations and to get on their group list. There are 9 huddles listed below but we have 3 others meeting at The Washington County Jail. Please pray for our disciple makers so that 4th soil hearts (Sower & The Seed) will “hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” Mark 4:20
Fall 2023 Discipleship Huddles
Monday Nights – New Kensington – Leadership Club
Meets: Valley Points Family YMCA
800 Constitution Blvd, New Kensington, PA 15068
Time: 6:00pm -7:30pm
The Main purpose of Leaders Club is to offer teens opportunities for leadership development, personal growth and service to others. They receive a free Monthly YMCA Membership.
They gain experience through volunteering, serve the community, strengthen their academic commitment and grow in their faith. In short, they become a role model for other kids and teens.
Neil Walker: (678) 923-6584, neilwalker7@gmail.com
Tuesday Mornings – North Side
This group meets every Tuesday morning from 6:30am – 8:30am at Northgate Church. It is led by Leo Wisniewski, John Cullen, and George Fleming with multiple micro group leaders. Our focus is making disciples of Jesus Christ our King. To be successful at this mission we must build authentic Christian community in the Word of God where unconditional love, transparency and rigorous honesty are cultivated.
Location: Northgate Church, 238 W. View Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15229
Park and enter the church to the far left side around back, lower level fellowship hall.
Schedule: Prayer/Word time is from 6:30am to 7:00am led by George Fleming.
Fellowship time (7:00-7:15am) with coffee and donuts. This leads into worship (15 mins.), announcements and breakdown (50 mins.) into micro groups (3-4 men per group).
New series kicks off September 26th with a focus on the “Big Life” discipleship teaching.
Email: leo@lockingarmsmen.org or cell (412) 445-8842 or George’s email: eldergjf8@aol.com to get on the group list. Please feel welcome to join us at any point announced or unannounced!
Tuesday Nights – New Kensington
We currently meet on Tuesday evenings at 6pm and led by Neal Walker. The meeting place is in New Kensington at: Humble Ministries, 805 Walnut St., New Kensington, PA 15068
Jesus taught that God’s commands from the Old Testament, i.e. all the law and the prophets, can be summarized in these two things: Love God and Love People.
Jesus also commanded us to make disciples and teach them to obey all that He commanded. Since making disciples includes teaching them all that Jesus commanded, the New Testament can be summarized in this one thing: Make Disciples. Therefore, a disciple is a follower of Jesus who loves God, loves people and makes disciples. We are currently using 2 sources for our group; “Learning to Live and Love like Jesus” by Brandon Cook and an online training tool; https://zume.training/
Contact Info: Neil Walker neilwalker7@gmail.com, cell: 678-923-6584.
Wednesday Nights – Bridgeville – New Series Starts 9/27
This group meets Wednesday Evenings from 6:30pm – 8:45pm in Bridgeville. We get started with pizza and fellowship time followed by worship. We take about 90 minutes for teaching with discussion of God’s Word together. Our desire is to build an authentic expression of Christian community doing life together. We are kicking off a new 10 week series entitled “God’s Big Picture” (Vaughn Roberts) beginning September 27th. We will get you a book. Come and experience Christ’s love and kingdom teaching that unites the Old & New Testament with a humbled band of brothers. Bob Gilbert and Leo Wisniewski are co-leading this group.
Contact Leo to see if this group is right for you and for our weekly location. It varies between The Silko offices at the Abele Business Park or 6307 Oyster Bay Court, Bridgeville PA 15017.
Email: leo@lockingarmsmen.org or cell (412) 445-8842.
Thursday Mornings – Peter’s Township – New Series Starts October 5th
We meet from 6:30am – 8:00am at Panera’s in Waterdam Plaza. We encourage and challenge men to become disciples of Christ through ministry , fellowship and prayer. We are starting a new series in 2 Corinthians beginning October 5th. We spend time discerning and unpacking the scripture so that brothers can apply it in their lives and ministry efforts. This platform allows us to help brothers progress through the four chairs of discipleship, and thus fulfill the Great Commission to go and make disciples of all nations. All are welcome.
Panera Bread, 4127 Washington Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317
Eric’s email: eagregory1@yahoo.com or cell (412) 389-3064
Thursday Nights – South Park & Eighty Four
Jim Sed and Jim Buchanan co-lead this group. We meet at 6:00 pm every Thursday in either Eighty-Four (think Peters Township), or in South Park. There is always a filling dinner at 6:00pm, then study time. The last few months we have been doing the Zume’ Discipleship training. It’s the grass roots, no fluff, way to make disciples. We have taught men to share Gods story, followed up by their own story of rescue, as a Segway into men’s lives. There was a void that our men had in actually sharing the whole picture of God, and tying in their redemption story. We practice by sharing as a group, or one on one, which almost no men have done before. We teach to share not using Christianized words. The fruit has started to be borne in new attendees, dedications to Christ, baptism at our huddles, and the normalcy of just loving and inviting people into the kingdom with whatever platform you have. It beats bible bashing any day. We average 8-12 men with over 20 at times. An important goal of the discipleship training is clearly encouraged that every man is to be leading their own huddle and/or a house church soon. Contact us for our meeting location as it varies from week to week!
Contact info:
Jim Buchanan (412) 841-2788, email: jim@buchananremodeling.com
Jim Sed (412) 708-8442
Thursday Nights North – Victory Men Locking Arms
Victory Family Church
Starts: 9/28/2023 – 6:30PM – 8:00pm
Meets Every Thursday Evening
Church Address: 21150 Rt 19, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Are you looking for a place where you can come together with other men to share your life, pray, worship, and learn how to become a disciple of Jesus? During this Small Group, we will be going through the book, “Fathered by God” by John Eldredge. Books will be provided at the first meeting. Come join us for a transforming and exciting journey. Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Locking Arms mission is to equip men to love Jesus, love their neighbor, and make disciples. Tim Whelan is leading this group.
Cell: (724) 612-2182 – Email: tdwhelan1144@yahoo.com
Thursday Nights – New Kensington
Discipleship Training
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Humble Ministries – 805 Walnut Street
New Kensington, PA 15068
Jesus taught that God’s commands from the Old Testament, i.e. all the law and the prophets, can be summarized in these two things: Love God and Love People.
Jesus also commanded us to make disciples and teach them to obey all that He commanded. Since making disciples includes teaching them all that Jesus commanded, the New Testament can be summarized in this one thing: Make Disciples.
Therefore, a disciple is a follower of Jesus who loves Jesus, loves their neighbor and makes disciples. Neil Walker: (678) 923-6584, neilwalker7@gmail.com
Friday Mornings – Oakmont Discipleship
This group meets on Friday mornings 7:00am – 8:15am. It is led by Bob Roth. We meet to read and discuss God’s word, to heal, to build up, and to equip one another as disciples of Christ. You are also invited to breakfast at a nearby local restaurant right after the Bible study for food and fellowship in a casual setting. Contact Bob to get on our group text.
Bob’s email: rothautomotive@gmail.com or his cell (412) 225-0637
Updated address info: Riverside Community Church.
Use the Washington Ave Lower side door. Door will be opened at 6:45am.
The address: 300 Allegheny Ave, Oakmont, PA 15139