Integral Disciple Making Movements

Multiplying disciples. Transforming communities. From the inside out.


IDMM is a wholistic, Spirit-led strategy that fuses Disciple Making Movements (DMM) with Community Health Evangelism (CHE). It equips everyday believers to bring the love of Jesus where they live and work—so simple, sustainable, locally led movements can grow.

What is IDMM

IDMM unites multiplying discipleship with practical community transformation; essentially a discovery group model of CHE. Discovery-based Bible studies are learner-driven, obedience-oriented, and community-empowered. As people engage Scripture and apply it, they also learn life-giving practices—health promotion, disease prevention, livelihoods, and stewardship. Faith deepens. Habits change. Neighbors see tangible love.

01

Pray & Prepare

 Map relationships, listen for local priorities, and look for “persons of peace.”


04

Acts of Love & Seed Projects

Meet tangible needs (e.g., maternal health, clean water) through small, local projects.

02

Form Discovery Groups

Small groups use simple, reproducible questions to engage Scripture and obey it together.


05

Multiply & Organize

Groups reproduce; leaders emerge; hubs form. Community committees may organize around shared goals.

03

Integrate Life Skills

 Lessons on health, livelihoods, and family finance are practiced at home and modeled neighbor-to-neighbor.

06

Measure & Steward

Track practice adoption and multiplication; share learning to improve delivery.

What Makes IDMM Unique

Reach & Momentum

Since 2017, IDMM has been embraced in diverse contexts, including restricted-access regions. It is active in 20+ languages, with materials translated into more local languages each year as partners share and adapt what works.

Core Practices You’ll See

Stories & Case Studies

From One Group to a Community Hub

A discovery circle integrates Scripture with home hygiene and budgeting. New groups form; neighbors collaborate on a water fix.


A Seed Project Sparks Trust

A simple maternal-health effort leads to regular visits, shared learning, and new leaders stepping up.


Evidence &
Learning

Ways to Engage

Donors & Partners

Fuel translation, facilitator training, and light-touch field support that helps groups multiply and serve their neighbors.


Trainers & Multipliers

Get the discovery framework, life-skills modules, and mentoring to launch or strengthen IDMM in your context.

Resilient Communities

Find a nearby discovery group—or tell us about your community’s goals so we can connect you to local facilitators.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is IDMM different from standard DMM or CHE?

IDMM fuses the two: multiplying discipleship + practical community transformation in one simple pathway.

Any believer willing to facilitate, learn, obey, and serve. The tools are designed to be simple and reproducible.

Participation is locally led and open to neighbors; details vary by context with respect for local faith and culture.

Many groups see personal and household changes within months; multiplication and community impact build over years.

Translation, training, and lean field support that help facilitators multiply discovery groups and Seed Projects.

Related MAI Tools

CHE

Community Health Evangelism

HEPFDC

Health Education Program for Developing Countries

Simple questions. Shared obedience. Practical love. That’s how movements grow—and communities thrive.