
Two powers in Christianity never fade: the Gospel and personal relationships. It’s simple: all disciples are called to be disciple-makers. Jesus’ decentralized system of distributed disciple-making promotes exponential growth by multiplication.
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Two powers in Christianity never fade: the Gospel and personal relationships. It’s simple: all disciples are called to be disciple-makers. Jesus’ decentralized system of distributed disciple-making promotes exponential growth by multiplication.

Two powers in Christianity never fade: the Gospel and personal relationships. It’s simple: all disciples are called to be disciple-makers. Jesus’ decentralized system of distributed disciple-making promotes exponential growth by multiplication.
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The Story Behind the Podcast.
We believe something needs to change.
The church has operated on an idea that has been lost over time. Through the Disciple Standard, we are creating a movement that is seeking to upgrade the operating standard of the church. That is where the podcast comes in. This podcast was created to get people thinking and allow others to join our revolutionary movement.
Recent Episodes
Power of Leadership in Worship & Ministry At Sunlight | Season 3 Episode 4
In this episode of The Disciple Standard Podcast, Pastor Aaron, Pastor Zach, and special guest ...Seron Brown (Sunlight’s Worship Director) unpack the true heart behind corporate worship.
We discuss:
Worship isn’t just about the songs—it’s about leading people into the presence of God. If you’re a worship leader, pastor, or just someone who loves worship, this episode is for you!
Timestamps:
00:00 - 01:14 | Intro
01:14 - 04:30 | Who is Seron Brown?
04:30 - 08:57 | Cultural Differences
08:57 - 12:07 | Music Influences Growing Up
12:07 - 18:01 | Upcoming Highlights in Worship
18:01 - 22:01 | The Goal of Corporate Worship
22:01 - 25:05 | A Changing Perspective on Worship
25:05 - 28:33 | Is Production a Distraction in Worship?
28:33 - 31:20 | Hymns
31:20 - 37:09 | Seron’s Journey to Article 43
37:09 - 39:22 | The Power of Leadership
39:22 - 41:36 | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
41:36 - 46:06 | Reflection of Overconfidence
46:06 - 46:59 | How to Let Go of Control and Empower Volunteers
46:59 - 47:53 | Nicole Vasco Sponsor
47:53 - 52:41 | Key Qualities to Look for in Developing Leaders
52:41 - 55:17 | Feelings on preaching for the first time
55:17 - 01:01:16 | Benefits of rotation of preachers
01:01:16 - 01:06:45 | Will It Preach?
01:06:45 - 01:13:07 | Outro[+] Show More

In this episode of The Disciple Standard Podcast, Pastor Aaron, Pastor Zach, and special guest ...Seron Brown (Sunlight’s Worship Director) unpack the true heart behind corporate worship.
We discuss:
Worship isn’t just about the songs—it’s about leading people into the presence of God. If you’re a worship leader, pastor, or just someone who loves worship, this episode is for you!
Timestamps:
00:00 - 01:14 | Intro
01:14 - 04:30 | Who is Seron Brown?
04:30 - 08:57 | Cultural Differences
08:57 - 12:07 | Music Influences Growing Up
12:07 - 18:01 | Upcoming Highlights in Worship
18:01 - 22:01 | The Goal of Corporate Worship
22:01 - 25:05 | A Changing Perspective on Worship
25:05 - 28:33 | Is Production a Distraction in Worship?
28:33 - 31:20 | Hymns
31:20 - 37:09 | Seron’s Journey to Article 43
37:09 - 39:22 | The Power of Leadership
39:22 - 41:36 | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
41:36 - 46:06 | Reflection of Overconfidence
46:06 - 46:59 | How to Let Go of Control and Empower Volunteers
46:59 - 47:53 | Nicole Vasco Sponsor
47:53 - 52:41 | Key Qualities to Look for in Developing Leaders
52:41 - 55:17 | Feelings on preaching for the first time
55:17 - 01:01:16 | Benefits of rotation of preachers
01:01:16 - 01:06:45 | Will It Preach?
01:06:45 - 01:13:07 | Outro[+] Show More

We’ll explore:
If you're searching for clarity in your calling or looking to develop as a leader, this episode is for you!
Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:48 | Intro
00:48 - 04:34 | Who is Pastor Zach?
04:34 - 09:01 | Go until someone says stop
09:01 - 12:24 | Stop until someone says go
12:24 - 21:20 | Qualities in a leader
21:20 - 24:42 | Why Zach felt ready to become campus pastor
24:42 - 31:27 | How to determine your calling
31:27 - 33:39 | How to handle fear when God has called you
33:39 - 35:12 | Seeking out leaders
35:12 - 37:52 | Qualities in a leader to look for
37:52 - 42:55 | Leadership training mistakes
42:55 - 45:10 | Is constantly raising leaders typical?
45:10 - 48:03 | Societal Influence of pastors
48:03 - 51:36 | What to look for in a pastor
51:36 - 54:57 | Framework for raising leaders
54:57 - 59:48 | Friendships in Christ
59:48 - 01:01:43 | Advice for any leader
01:01:43 - 01:03:39 | Fear when called
01:03:39 - 01:04:22 | Outro[+] Show More

In this episode, Pastor Aaron and Pastor Scott tackle the hard questions:
The decline of the church isn’t just a numbers issue—it’s a discipleship issue. The first step in rebuilding the church starts with making true disciples who disciple others. Join us for this eye-opening discussion as we explore real solutions to strengthen the body of Christ.
222Discipleship
https://222disciple.com/en
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https://www.proscripture.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:59 | Statistics on Decline
02:59 - 11:00 | Why do you think church has declined?
11:00 - 20:44 | What can we do to fix decline?
20:44 - 23:47 | What can we do to fix decline?
23:47 - 26:31 | Leadership crisis
26:31 - 31:23 | How is this effecting seminaries?
31:23 - 33:27 | Consensus of church decline and leadership crisis
33:27 - 36:10 | How to solve this church decline problem?
36:10 - 37:53 | Make Disciples vs Making Disciples to Make Disciples
37:53 - 38:51 | Is a disciple only a disciple until they start teaching?
38:51 - 41:20 | Can everyone be a teacher?
41:20 - 45:32 | First step to fixing church decline
45:32 - 47:57 | What is the most effective approach to discipleship?
47:57 - 53:13 | Slow to go fast, deep to go wide
53:13 - 54:52 | How do I start discipleship?
54:52 - 59:39 | Impact of 222Discipleship[+] Show More

Join us as we explore the early church’s practice of public Scripture reading, the importance of one-on-one discipleship, and how the Psalms can be recaptured as model prayers for today. We’ll also discuss the growing demand for excellence in churches and ask—what kind of Christian does that build?
Join PROs
https://www.proscripture.com/
222Discipleship
https://222disciple.com/en
Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:14 | Intro to The Disciple Standard Podcast
00:14 - 2:12 | What to expect from new DSP format
2:12 - 6:42 | What is Pastor Scott most excited about in 2025?
6:42 - 12:04 | How do you define modern church?
12:04 - 13:00 | What did people want more of from church?
13:00 - 15:37 | The rise of church shopping
15:37 - 19:32 | The demand of quality of churches
19:32 - 23:42 | Why bible literacy has decreased
23:42 - 25:15 | PROs of the early church
25:15 - 33:13 | Benefit of having the scripture read out loud
33:13 - 34:08 | PROs history
34:08 - 36:49 | The more you read the Bible the more you want the bible
36:49 - 42:26 | Why is the desire to read the Bible stronger when you start reading it?
42:26 - 47:50 | PROs and Discipleship
47:50 - 50:56 | Transform your life with the Bible
50:56 - 53:07 | Recapturing scripture
53:07 - 58:06 | Praying through the Psalms
58:06 - 1:02:06 | Praying practice
1:02:06 - 1:07:35 | Early church history of psalms
1:07:35 - 1:11:17 | How do we recapture the psalms for people today?
1:11:17 - 1:12:30 | Creating systems
1:12:30 - 1:15:00 | Outro to The Disciple Standard Podcast[+] Show More

Welcome back to the Disciple Standard Podcast! We're back with more content ready than ever. Kicking off our Season 2, Scott and Jake talk about what we've been ...doing while we're away, and dive into or vision for the future![+] Show More

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Today, we bring Brian Bosscher back to teach us the topic today and he shares his thoughts on why we meet ...one on one.
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What is 222 Disciple?
All true disciples of Jesus are called to become disciple-makers. We have developed a process called 222Disciple, which prepares and equips every believer to join in Jesus’ mission and learn how to become disciple-makers.
222Disciple is a robust discipleship program experienced through a one-on-one relationship. This comprehensive course is squarely built upon the Gospel (Sin – Salvation – Service) and includes 27-lessons. The design is clear: we long to “make disciples who make disciples” taking inspiration both from the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and II Timothy 2:2. 222Disciple also leverages two powerful realities–the power of the Gospel and the power of genuine personal relationships.
This will be life-changing in and of itself. But the real change will come as you move from being a receiver to a giver. If it is time to take your faith to the next level, this is exactly the right step to take!
Meet Your Host

Scott Vander Ploeg
Scott Vander Ploeg is the founder of 222Disciple and has been the senior pastor at Sunlight Community Church of Port Saint Lucie since 2004. He began this ministry in the early 2000’s, which was called Sunlight Discipleship Center at the time. Since then, he’s authored all of the lessons, is front and center in its tutorial videos, all while mentoring more than 40 people himself. The ever-expanding ministry has now grown to over 580 people under his leadership. He’s passionate about one of 222Disciple’s driving principles: disciples are called to be disciple-makers.