Discovery Bible Study (DBS) Guide — A Complete Hands-On Manual for Making Disciples Anywhere

Discovery Bible Study (DBS) Guide — A Complete Hands-On Manual for Making Disciples Anywhere

Are you a pastor, church leader, campus fellowship leader, missionary, marketplace believer, or simply a follower of Christ who wants to make disciples — but you are not sure where to start?

This free guide gives you everything you need.

The Discovery Bible Study (DBS) method is one of the most powerful, reproducible disciple-making tools available today.

It requires no seminary degree, no projector, no printed curriculum — just a Bible, a small group of willing people, and the right questions. The Holy Spirit does the teaching. You simply create the space.

Inside this 10-page guide, you will find:

✅ A clear explanation of what DBS is and why it produces disciple-makers — not just Bible students

✅ Format A — Passage-Based DBS: A complete 7-step meeting format you can use immediately, with the exact questions for every step

✅ Format B — Topical DBS: A fresh approach where you explore a biblical theme (Salvation, Prayer, Faith, the Holy Spirit, and more) verse by verse — ideal for evangelistic groups, new believers, and deeper discipleship

✅ A practical guide on how to start your first DBS group — whether in a church, a campus fellowship, a home, a workplace, or an unreached community

✅ The Facilitator's Golden Rules — how to guide without preaching, and protect the DNA of your group

✅ Solutions to the most common challenges facilitators face

✅ A 4-Week Starter Plan that takes you from zero to a self-multiplying group

✅ A recommended passage list and suggested topics with sample verses — ready to use from your very first session

This guide is for you if:

You are a pastor who wants your church members to become disciple-makers, not just church-goers

You lead a campus fellowship and want students multiplying groups among themselves

You are a missionary or evangelist working in unreached or remote areas

You are a marketplace believer who wants to start a lunchtime or neighbourhood DBS

You have never facilitated a Bible study before and need a simple, proven system

DBS works anywhere. A sitting room. An office. A farm. A marketplace. A campus corner. Wherever two or three are gathered — the movement can begin.

This guide is a gift to the body of Christ. Download it, use it, and pass it on.

Prepared by Dr. Victor OlaJesu — Missions Mentor, Disciple-Makers Coach, and Founder of Reach-Teach Mission. With over 35 years of frontline ministry experience across Nigeria and beyond.