The Dare to Multiply Podcast

Nearly half of practicing Christians already trust AI with their spiritual growth. This isn't the "should we use it" debate — that's settled. It's an honest look at where AI helps the real work of multiplication, and where it quietly substitutes for the thing disciple-making can't do without: a person, present, calling another person toward obedience. Read the companion blog post: "The Line AI Can't Cross in Disciple-Making"

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A young woman Cynthia discipled in Nepal went on to lead a friend to Christ — who became a church planter among a people group that had never had a gospel witness before. In this episode, Cynthia breaks down the four specific things she did that let that chain keep multiplying, traces the same pattern through Paul, Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos in Acts 18, and makes the case that most discipleship in the West never gets the ...

Steve Addison has spent decades tracking what actually makes disciples and churches multiply — and his conclusion is simple: movements rise and fall on how closely they follow the life and ministry of Jesus. In this conversation, Cynthia Anderson talks with Steve about his book Everywhere, the ordinary people who carry these movements, the only thing that truly multiplies, and the honest cost of pursuing it. A hopeful, ground...

You can be busy. You can even be growing. And still not be multiplying.

In this episode, Cynthia talks honestly about what it actually costs to move from addition to multiplication — not the theory, but the moment you have to let go of a system you built, invested in, and were proud of, because it wasn't producing what it looked like it should. She walks through two patterns many leaders don't even realize they're still runni...

We spend enormous energy diagnosing why discipleship isn't multiplying — new methods, better training, stronger leadership pipelines. But there's one step that almost every Western ministry has quietly set aside, and every significant Disciple Making Movement in history points back to it.

In this episode, Cynthia Anderson names the two specific prayer practices that movement leaders carry and most Western leaders have traded ...

In this episode, we sit down with Andy Kampman to talk about mobilizing churches toward multiplication and cultivating a culture of disciple multiplication within churches — both in the West and among the unreached.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How to partner with churches toward multiplication
• Why vision casting from Scripture matters
• Stories of disciple multiplication overseas
• Building a culture of life-on-life di...

What does 30+ years of cross-cultural ministry actually look like from the inside?

In this solo episode, recorded on her 59th birthday, Cynthia Anderson gets honest — about the surprises, the valleys she never would have chosen, and the convictions that have only deepened over three decades of disciple-making work across Nepal, India, Thailand, and Africa.

This isn't a highlight reel. It's a real look at what sustained obedie...

In this Dare to Multiply Podcast episode, Cynthia interviews Deaf disciple-makers—offering a rare opportunity to “hear” directly from Deaf believers about how to effectively minister within their own community.

You’ll discover why translation alone isn’t enough, why the gospel is best understood in sign language through Deaf culture, and how Deaf leaders are uniquely equipped to reach others.

This conv...

Most churches say discipleship matters. So why do we so rarely see it multiply?

In this episode of Dare to Multiply, Cynthia Anderson explores a tension many pastors, practitioners, and Christian leaders feel—but don’t always name: discipleship is often emphasized, taught, and programmed… yet reproduction rarely follows.

This conversation isn’t about blame or better techniques. It’s about re‑examining...

In today’s episode, Cynthia sits down with three seasoned multipliers who have witnessed extraordinary transformation inside America’s prisons. What began with simple obedience has led to inmates coming to faith in Christ, being baptized, forming churches behind bars—and continuing to multiply disciples even after release.

These practitioners share the key paradigm shifts that allowed multiplication to emerge in a...

What does trauma‑aware disciple making actually look like—and how can it still multiply?

In this episode of Dare to Multiply, Cynthia Anderson interviews a practitioner who walks closely with trauma survivors and has seen discipleship grow and multiply among them. Together they explore why safety, listening, and patience matter deeply when discipling those who carry trauma—and what this reveals about Jesus’ way of...

In this episode, we explore a critical but often overlooked difference at the heart of disciple‑making. Jesus didn’t command us to simply transfer information. In the Great Commission, He tells us to teach people to obey everything He commanded—not just to know it.

Using Matthew 28:20, a key Greek word study, and practical disciple‑making insight, we unpack why information‑based teaching often fails to produce transform...

In this podcast Cindy and Jenn examine the vital role of steadfastness for disciple-makers pursuing movements. They blend personal testimony and practical counsel, introducing perseverance as essential, countering the misconception that movements are always fast by emphasizing patient, daily obedience amid inevitable suffering and opposition. Together they unpack perseverance in everyday ministry—surrendering tim...