Start Discipling
Start Discipling is a browser-based platform for individuals, churches, and ministry organizations.
What Start Discipling is
Start Discipling is a browser-based platform for individuals, churches, and ministry organizations. It supports Scripture reading with a church, personal discovery, and choosing a next step. Reading plans combine daily readings, devotional material, and reflection questions, lasting from seven days to several months. Dig Deeper guides help users observe passages, follow cross-references, read context, and record questions or reflections. An AI research tool supplies historical context, cross-references, original-language analysis, and practical application suggestions. Users also get a searchable HEAR journal and spaced-repetition Scripture memory. Church leaders can organize groups, assign leaders, track engagement, review course responses, and view analytics. Planning Center Groups can be imported with leaders and members matched during signup. The service works on phones and computers through a browser, without an app download. The free church plan costs nothing and includes unlimited members and groups, reading plans, analytics, reminders, branding, integration, and email support.
Good
- Reading plans include devotionals and reflection questions
- AI research provides historical and language context
- Searchable HEAR journal and spaced repetition memory
- Church groups include leaders, analytics, and permissions
- Planning Center Groups integration is included
Watch out
- Browser service has no downloadable app
- Church accounts require review and approval
- Mentorship sharing is limited to mentee choices
Who it suits
It suits individuals exploring structured Bible reading, as well as churches and ministry organizations managing groups and engagement. Browser access works on phones and computers.
Verdict
Start Discipling combines personal Bible study tools with church administration in one browser service. Its free church offering includes broad group, planning, and support features for organizations that need shared Scripture programs.
Plans and prices
From Start Discipling's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free for churches | Free | Unlimited members · Unlimited groups · All Bible reading plans · Progress tracking and analytics · Email reminders · Custom church logo · Planning Center Groups integration · Email support |
The facts
Each one read from Start Discipling's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI research
- The AI research tool provides historical context, cross-references, original-language analysis, and practical application suggestions for Bible passages.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The platform is designed for individuals, churches, and ministry organizations.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Bible reading
- Reading plans include daily readings, devotional content, and reflection questions, and range from 7 days to several months.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Church management
- Church leaders can organize groups, assign leaders, track engagement, review course responses, and view analytics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Journaling and memory
- The platform includes a searchable HEAR journal and a Scripture memory tool that uses spaced repetition.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mentorship privacy
- Mentors see only what their mentee chooses to share, and church administrators designate mentors and match requests.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mission and nonprofit status
- The site says Make Disciples is beginning the process of becoming a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Start Discipling helps people read Scripture with their church, discover how God made them, and take a next step.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Study tools
- Dig Deeper guides users to observe Scripture, follow cross-references, read in context, and write questions and reflections.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The free church offering includes email support.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser access
- The platform runs in a web browser on phones and computers, and no app download is required.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Church account approval
- The site says church accounts are reviewed and approved within 24 hours, usually faster.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Planning Center integration
- Churches can import Planning Center Groups, with leaders and members matched to groups when they sign up.checked 7 Oct 2026
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