What is Discipleship & Family Discipleship
Discipleship is: Transforming lives to live with Christ as Lord, achieved through the work of the Holy Spirit and ‘life to life transfer of beliefs, values and disciplines’
Not a one-time, single event or intervention but a life-long journey.
It is not to accumulate knowledge but to learn to obey & allow Christ’s reign.
The ultimate goal of making disciples is the kingdom of God, which is the reign of God in individual lives and its reflection in families, communities and nations.
~Adapted from:’ No Plan B’ by Dr Bambang Budijanto
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Family Discipleship in Church
Intentional process of transforming the lives of every member of the church
on how to live as Christ’s disciple at home
in relationship and are intentionally making disciples.The Church is the ‘equipping center’ and supports families
to be transformed and to be a disciple-maker.
Biblical Family
God instituted the act of marriage between a man and a woman.
God’s instruction for married couples to have children, raise a godly offspring.
Godly values are to be passed on from generation to generation with active involvement of all generations in discipling one another.
Singles who have the gift of celibacy, are able to serve God in ways that married couples cannot. Singles play an important part in the life of the family.
Children are to honour their fathers and mothers.
The ‘Family’ is the community:
*Where the reality of a relationship with Jesus Christ is modeled
*The people learn to live out their convictions and grow to be Christ-like
*Where the children see manhood and womanhood modeled and, the love of God and worship lived out
*Biblical values are taught by parents and placed into the hearts of their children
It is important that the Asian Church hold on to the Biblical definition of ‘Family’ as God intended it to be. We recognize that today, the Christian family takes on many different shapes due to many different circumstances but the Biblical ideal should still be up-held.
Upcoming Events – Save the Date!
D6 ASIA ONLINE FAMILY CONFERENCE 2026
14 May (Pastors/Leaders)
15 & 16 May (All welcome)
RESOURCES
Family Discipleship Resources for the Church
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Foundational Booklets & Papers
Understand the theology of family and foundations of God’s intention for the family. Access papers and other helpful booklets on how you can help your church be intentional in equipping every member to be a disciple and disciple-maker at home
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Equipping Videos
We organize D6 Asia – a Family Discipleship Conference annually and also work with like-minded partners to equip and strengthen both Church & Home. Check out our rich depository of video resources and engage in family discipleship for your whole church!
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Reports, Surveys, Health Checks
What is the state of the family in Asia. Here are some reports and assessment tools that you can use.
Download Foundational Booklets & Papers
CHURCH: Watch These Foundational Videos
01. Do You See the Symptoms in Church? – Ps Matthew Ling
02. The Primary Focus of Family Discipleship – Ps Matthew Ling
03. Following the Ancient Paths no. 1 to 5 – Ps Matthew Ling
04. Following the Ancient Path no. 6 – Ps Matthew Ling
05. Summary of the 6 Ancient Truths – Ps Matthew Ling
Rev Dr Jeremiah Yap expounds on the theology of the family in God’s Kingdom plan and relates it to ‘Your Family in God’s Kingdom Plan’.
Profile
1n 1981 Jeremiah and Susan Yap founded New Life Restoration Centre (NLRC) Group of churches in Malaysia. Through efforts of their missionary and friends in the nations NLRC shares the joy of seeing churches planted in Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Russia and China; and the privilege of supporting God’s work in some other parts of South-East Asia.
Jeremiah has the understanding of the church as God’s movement for the Kingdom of heaven on earth using families. He pursued his doctoral degree on the ministry of the family and the father figure. He feels this is an important era in family discipleship in churches if the Gospel of the Kingdom is to bring about transformation of society.
Together with his wife Susan, they have three adult children Jeremy, Stephen and Eunice.
Mark McClendon
The Challenge in Every Church-Discipling Families
Watch and take to heart this clarion call on what every church and Christian family is going to face. How seriously are we taking the signs and warnings that are already apparent?
Dr. RON HUNTER JR.
Raising Tiny Disciples: A Generational Discipleship Approach
Your family legacy matters. Likewise, every parent and grandparent wants to instill value in the next generation. Your church can help. Discover how D6 (Deuteronomy 6) Family Ministry principles and practices can make a difference. We will identify the common problems most churches are trying to solve, then lay a biblical foundation to map the way. And for the last half, we will share easy ways to intentionally make a difference at church and in the home.
Profile
Since 2002, Dr. Hunter has served as the Executive Director & CEO of Randall House the publisher of D6 Curriculum, cofounder and Director of the D6 Conference (a conference that meets in numerous countries each year). He regularly speaks internationally and consults for ministry and business organizations. In addition to serving in the military, he earned his MPA from the University of Colorado and his Ph.D. from Dallas Baptist University, where he teaches as an adjunct professor. He has written over 80 articles for various magazines and published five books including Toy Box Leadership, The DNA of D6, Recalibrate: A New Measure for Family Ministry and his newest one, About Me, About You: Generational Legacy Journal. The titles Ron is most proud of are husband, father, and grandfather. He married his college sweetheart, Pamela, and they have two adult married kids: Michael and Lauren and two granddaughters.
BISHOP T. JEYAKUMAR
A FAMILY FRIENDLY CHURCH
Bishop Jeya expounds on how faith-formation is primarily the task of parents. The role cannot be passed on to others however well-trained the children worker or the youth ministry worker or the pastor might be. He looks into how can the Church can encourage the daily participation of parents in the lives of their children in nurturing them spiritually, a task that is non-negotiable.
Profile
Bishop Jeya joined the pastoral ministry in the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) of the Methodist Church in Malaysia and in 2008, he was elected Conference Secretary and served in that capacity while carrying out his pastoral duties. In 2012, he was elected President of TRAC (2013-2016) and re-elected for a second term (2017-2020). In 2020, Bishop Jeya was elected Bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia for 2021-2024.
Bishop Jeya is married to Grace and they have two children, Ebenezer and Joanne, who are in their early 20s. He is the author of two books including ‘A Family Friendly Church’ and is passionate about equipping churches, empowering pastors and edifying families.
ROB RIENOW
A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF FAMILY MINISTRY
Rob takes pastors and leaders through the theological foundations for family ministry and addresses some misconceptions about what family ministry is really all about. In this talk he goes into the patterns of ministry of the early church and how to understand the sufficiency of Scripture for this area of the home.
Profile
Rob Rienow is the founder of Visionary Family Ministries. He serves as a pastor, is an international conference speaker, and is the author of several books including Visionary Parenting, Visionary Marriage and Limited Church: Unlimited Kingdom.
8 Foundational Pillars
Terry Williams from Here2Stay.org.au expounds on the 8 key pillars
that will help us pass faith pass down the generations.
Profile
Terry Williams is the Children’s & Family Ministry Specialist, Scripture Union Queensland and SU International. He was on the staff at SU QLD for over 30 years. He is part of a global training team helping to multiply trainers across the world. Terry is married to Margaret and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.
Have a listen to some of the wisdom Terry imparts here, to help families overcome challenges: https://d6family.com/podcast/34-stopping-the-yelling-in-our-homes-terry-williams/
FW1 – Part 1
FW1 – Part 2
FW1 – Part 3
FW1 – Part 4
FW1 – Part 5
FW1 – Part 6
Inspire Families
CHURCH: Surveys & Reports
AEA Survey on Family Violence and Domestic Abuse
In a December 2021 to May 2022 Asia-wide survey on family conflict and domestic survey, results show one in five evangelical church-going christian family in Asia experience domestic abuse.
This is too high and unacceptable.
Watch the survey presentation…
Join the movement to stop domestic abuse and equip your church to support those who are facing this in their homes.
Visit HEARD – AEA’s Asian Christian Resource Centre on Domestic Abuse
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Family Discipleship at Home
Intentional process of life to life transfer of beliefs, values and disciplines,
through the Holy Spirit, to every member of the family so as to live as Christ’s disciple
at home, and intentionally making disciples oneself.In a Christian family, this is primarily the responsibility of the husband
(as the head of the home) with the wife (as supporter)
and supported by the other generations of believers.
HOME
Family Discipleship Resources
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Vision for the Home
Watch our collection of foundational videos on why we must engage in family discipleship in the home.
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Marriage
Build strong marriages to weather the storms of life.
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Biblical Fatherhood
Check out these introductory resources to help you navigate fatherhood.
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Biblical Parenting
Parenting resources to build up the family and the next generation.
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Singles
Singles are an important part of families. Family discipleship resources for this group will be coming.
HOME: Watch These Foundational Videos
Dr. RON HUNTER JR.
Fight For Your Homes
Deuteronomy 6 (D6) reveals God’s heartbeat for generational discipleship. What starts at church must carry over into the homes each day of the week. Explore how the people of Israel finally broke the bonds within their culture and how Asian churches can do the same. Discipleship includes reaching and teaching through an intentional partnership between the Church and Home.
Profile
Since 2002, Dr. Hunter has served as the Executive Director & CEO of Randall House the publisher of D6 Curriculum, cofounder and Director of the D6 Conference (a conference that meets in numerous countries each year). He regularly speaks internationally and consults for ministry and business organizations. In addition to serving in the military, he earned his MPA from the University of Colorado and his Ph.D. from Dallas Baptist University, where he teaches as an adjunct professor. He has written over 80 articles for various magazines and published five books including Toy Box Leadership, The DNA of D6, Recalibrate: A New Measure for Family Ministry and his newest one, About Me, About You: Generational Legacy Journal. The titles Ron is most proud of are husband, father, and grandfather. He married his college sweetheart, Pamela, and they have two adult married kids: Michael and Lauren and two granddaughters.
TERRY WILLIAMS
5 Plates – A Strategy for Family Discipleship
Terry Williams gives practical ways you can make family discipleship a reality in your home.
Profile
Terry Williams is the Children’s & Family Ministry Specialist, Scripture Union Queensland and SU International. He was on the staff at SU QLD for over 30 years. He is part of a global training team helping to multiply trainers across the world. Terry is married to Margaret and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.
Have a listen to some of the wisdom Terry imparts here, to help families overcome challenges: https://d6family.com/podcast/34-stopping-the-yelling-in-our-homes-terry-williams/
Biblical Marriage
DR CHAIYUN UKOSAKUL
Reconnect Relationships in the Home
Dr Chaiyun guides us through the currents of marriage and how we can navigate them with our relationship intact.
Profile
Dr Chaiyun is a highly sought after speaker. He holds many positions including the following:
- National Director, Youth for Christ/Thailand
- Special Representative of Youth for Christ/Asia in North America
- Principle Trainer/Equipper, Life-Leadership Equipping Ministry (LEM), Thailand
He is also active in the academic circles and holds the following positions:
- International Faculty Member, Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership Training (USA)
- Adjunct Faculty and Special Lectures
- MA & PhD Programs Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, TX, USA
- MA Program (English) ABTS (Cornerstone University, USA), Singapore Bible College
- MA Program (Thai) CTS (Chiangmai), NBS (Chiangmai)
- BA Program (English) Seattle Pacific University, USA
- BA Program (Thai) Chiang Mai University.
- Scholar/External Examiner for Academic Standards for MCD, Payap University.
CASSIE & JENNY CARSTENS
Reconnect with Your Spouse
Cassie & Jenny talk about the root of marriage and issue and practical ways to reconnect with one another.
Profile
Pastor Cassie and Jenny Carstens have been helping many couples through their work in The World Needs a Father and the Mother Design.
HANDOKO & CHRISTINE NGADIMAN
Essentials for a Resilient & Thriving Marriage
Handoko & Christine Ngadiman are experienced trainers and have helped many couples restore and rejuvinate their marriage. Learn from them key Biblical principles that can make a difference.
Profile
Handoko & Christine Ngadiman: Executive Board Chairperson Indonesia Christian Council for Stewardship & Accountability and trainer of Motivate. He trains with Christine to help build up couples.
Biblical Fatherhood
CASSIE CARSTENS
THE WORLD NEEDS A FATHER
The most fundamental flaw in society is fatherlessness. Cassie delves into the roots of this problem in ourselves and in our communities. It is time to recognize the impact of father wounds in our own lives. It is time to seriously take up the responsibility of fatherhood. It is the time to recognize how a world suffers when Father God is not taken seriously and when His ways are not transferred by His image bearers. Learn how you can make an impact and be part of the Fathering movement in your country.
Profile
South African Christian leader, Cassie Carstens, has been in full time ministry for the past 34 years. He has served as a church pastor and as a leader of national and international Christian sports related evangelical movements. He founded and directed a Sports Leadership School. In 2011, Cassie started the World Need A Father movement with the primary goal of restoring fathers to their God-given role as servant-leaders of their families. By providing a practical training course and a supporting network of like-minded fathers and trainers, more than 20,000 men across 35 countries have been impacted.
Biblical Parenting
KATHLEEN TROCK-MOLHOEK
RESTORING FAMILY HEALTH & DISCIPLESHIP
Kathleen kicks off the D6 main conference on Friday, bringing her decades of experience training leaders and working with children and families and helping them in the journey to pass down faith. She has has seen first hand how families can be restored to relate with one another in a healthy and Christ-like manner. Come prepared to be challenged and impacted.
Profile
Kathleen Trock-Molhoek, founder of Pebbles and Stones, has a passion for children and adults to know God as their Father. She is a writer, an educator, an intercessor, and a believer in the Kingdom benefits of a multi-generational approach to prayer, community building, and worship. She has developed a teaching model that brings the generations together to hear God’s voice and experience His immeasurable love in profoundly tangible ways through prayer and actions. Her model has been taught in over fifty countries. For the past 15 years, between 500,000 and 1,000,000 children and adults have heard the gospel through her teaching model each year. During the pandemic, she developed lessons specifically to help strengthened families and small groups. They are being translated into 24 languages. Many are currently available as free downloads on the Pebbles and Stones website. She lives in Michigan with her husband and enjoys being with her children and granddaughters.
Lee Wee Min
PARENTING A SKEPTICAL GENERATION
The next generation is one that depends on their peers, the internet and social media for information and knowledge; they are growing up in a culture that believes that there is no absolute truth; the line between real and ‘fake’ news is blurred and the mindset of tolerance is held in high regard. How do we parent this generation and pass down faith to our children and the children after them? Lee Wee Min shares out of his many years of experience serving in various capacities in Focus on the Family in Malaysia and his role as church elder to address this important topic.
Profile
By profession, Wee Min is a Civil Engineer. In 1995 he sold his business and started the affiliate office of Focus on the Family in Malaysia (FOFM) as the Executive Chairman. Currently, he serves as the Asia Regional Director for Focus on the Family Global and Honorary Chairman for FOFM. He speaks regularly at churches and conferences in Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, the Middle East, Australia, and U.S.A. on issues pertaining to the family including at the United Nations in 2009 on “The Importance of Preserving Marriage and Family as Essential Foundations of Nations”. He also serves as an Elder of Petaling Jaya Gospel Hall, Malaysia and has authored 2 books: “Parenting – A Roller Coaster Experience” and “Intentional Fathering: 7 Strategies to Be More Intentional in Your Fatherhood Journey”. Wee Min is happily married to Swee Choo, and they have 3 children, 2 of whom are married and a lovely granddaughter.
Dr Scott Turansky
How a Heart-Based Approach to Parenting Changes Everything
Dr Scott Turansky takes us through the Biblical and practical approach to parenting. Instead of focusing on behaviour change, he encourages us to focus on the hearts of our children.
Profile
Scott is the Co-founder of National Centre for Biblical Parenting and author of many great practical resources that are helping families. He has been counselling children and families himself and has successfully helped many with difficult challenges with his Biblical heart-based approach.
Dr Turansky is a professor at Concordia University and a Pastor at GraceWay Bible Church.
CLIFF & WAI JIA TAM
LEAVING A LEGACY OF FAITH: DISCIPLING YOUR FAMILY A DAY AT A TIME
Cliff Tam and Wai Jia, share on how faith and faithfulness can be woven together for God’s glory. Stepping out in faith can feel harder when you’ve the responsibilities of a family to consider, yet, the very family God has entrusted us to steward is also the family He’s gifted us with to lead lives of obedience. Join this missional couple on their incredible faith journey and discover how you too can leave a legacy of faith as an eternal inheritance.
Profile
Missionaries Cliff Tam and his humanitarian doctor wife, Wai Jia are Malaysians serving in Africa with their family.
Q&A Time
LEAVING A LEGACY OF FAITH: DISCIPLING YOUR FAMILY A DAY AT A TIME
Cliff and Wai Jia take a couple of questions from D6Asia participants and share their insights on discipling your family.
FAMILY ON MISSION
A Family On Mission Poem
This Commission’s primary focus for 2024-2028 will be on the ‘FAMILY’– help the local church equip every parishioner to be discipled to live transformed lives in their home and they in turn, will live as disciple-makers inside and outside the home.
We believe there is an urgent need for the church in Asia to incorporate a family centric discipleship strategy to strengthen the home (the domestic church). Many families struggle with their domestic relationships, abuse, opposing worldviews, religious persecution etc. We can work together to:
- help Christians intentionally live out their Christian faith in the home, whether as singles, married couples, parents/grandparents etc.
- see faith intentionally passed down for generations and close the ‘back door’ and not lose the next generation
Healthy families will build the church because they are missional (living out Christ’s mission) and actively reaching their community for Christ.
MEET OUR TEAM
Our team is passionately committed to work in partnership to see the church & families fully engaged in discipleship and the next generation know Jesus, walk in relationship with the Father and released to serve and minister by the power of the Holy Spirit.
General Secretary:
Dr Bambang Budijanto
Executive Director:
Gwen De Rozario
(Singapore/Cambodia)
Member:
Chuon Daneth
(Cambodia)
Member:
T.P.Mordecai
(India)
Member:
Toninardi Wijono
(Indonesia)
Member:
Mahoko Iwagami
(Japan)
Member:
Amartungalag Chuluundorj
(Mongolia)
Member:
Grace Hee
(Malaysia)
Member:
John Thang
(Myanmar)
Member:
Prakash Shrestha
(Nepal)
Member:
David Leong
(Singapore)
Member:
Sheahara Nauki
(Sri Lanka)
Member:
Buakab Ronghanam
(Thailand)
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