Women’s Discipleship Groups for Ordinary Women
A simple women's discipleship process you can lead in a small group — and a sisterhood of ordinary women doing it together across the nation.
Called to Disciple Women
But Not Sure Where to Start?
You love Jesus. You're connected to a church. You know you're supposed to make disciples.
But nobody ever showed you how to disciple other women.
You've tried women's Bible studies. You've been to the brunches and the book clubs. But something's missing — there's community, but it doesn't go deep. There's content, but it doesn't multiply.
You're not alone.
Most Christian women feel this gap. They want more than surface-level friendships. They want to invest in other women's lives — to walk with them, challenge them, help them grow. But without a clear process, the calling stays unfulfilled.
And here's the hard truth:
Another year will pass. The women around you who are hungry for something deeper will keep waiting. And that nudge from the Holy Spirit will keep coming — unanswered.
It doesn't have to be that way.
Why Ordinary Women Exists
The first people to see the risen Christ were women. The first to proclaim the resurrection — women. Throughout Scripture, God entrusted ordinary women with extraordinary callings.
Mary Magdalene. The Samaritan woman at the well. Priscilla. Phoebe. Lois and Eunice.
Ordinary women who encountered Jesus — and couldn't help but tell others.
That's who this is for.
Not pastors' wives (unless you are one). Not women's ministry directors. Not women who have it all figured out.
Just ordinary women who are willing to gather a few others and walk together toward Jesus.
If that's you, you're in the right place.
We know what it's like to want more than another Bible study — to crave real sisterhood, not just small talk.
We've sat in women's groups that felt more like content consumption than life transformation. We've wondered if we were "spiritual enough" to lead. We've asked, "Why isn't anyone showing us how to actually do this?"
That's exactly why Ordinary Women exists.
A Proven Women’s Discipleship Process You Can Actually Lead
We didn't just create a curriculum. We built a reproducible women's discipleship process that ordinary women can actually lead — and pass on to others.
What makes it work:
A proven 27-session workbook built for women
High-grace, high-challenge culture that grows you while you lead
Coaching, training, and a platform that supports you every step
A movement of women across the nation doing this together
Real multiplication: groups producing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation disciple-makers
"Ordinary Women greatly deepened my intimacy with the Lord! This group made me go from needing more intimacy with God to wanting it!" — Ashley B., Women's Group Participant
How Women's Discipleship Works
Women’s discipleship is more than gathering for a Bible study or working through content together. It is an intentional women’s discipleship process built around following Jesus in real life, in real relationships, with the expectation that disciples will eventually make disciples.
Ordinary Women exists to help everyday women lead women’s small group discipleship without needing formal training, ministry experience, or a teaching background. What many people search for as a women’s discipleship program or women’s discipleship curriculum is actually a clear, repeatable process that can be lived out in a group.
Each women’s discipleship group follows a guided 27-session path that weaves together Scripture, spiritual disciplines, intentional relationships, and obedience-based application. Every session includes a leader guide that walks you through how to facilitate discussion, ask thoughtful questions, and cultivate a high-grace, high-challenge environment where transformation can take root.
This is not a short-term program designed for information alone. Groups stay together long enough for trust to form, faith to deepen, and new leaders to emerge. Over time, women grow in intimacy with Jesus, confidence in their faith, and clarity in how to disciple others. From that place, multiplication becomes natural.
Whether you’re leading within your church or starting a women’s discipleship group across communities, Ordinary Women equips you with a simple, faithful women’s discipleship process you can lead and pass on.
Starting a women's discipleship group doesn't have to be complicated.
Here's the path:
1. Sign Up — Create your free account and get instant access to our platform, women's workbook preview, and leader training.
2. Get Equipped — Follow our step-by-step process and connect with a coach. You'll know exactly what to do, what to say, and how to lead — before your first meeting.
3. Lead Your Group — Gather your women and start the journey together. Walk through 27 sessions of high-challenge, high-grace discipleship — and watch your group members become leaders who start their own groups.
You don't need to have it all figured out.
You just need to be willing to step up.
What Drives the Process
Every Ordinary Women group is built on three pillars:
CORE
Values
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We prioritize our relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, knowing that our identity can only be found through intimacy with Him. Everything in our Christian walk flows from our time spent with the Lord. We long to grow in intimacy with Jesus, making our faith personal. Intimacy with Jesus births passion that fuels our faith.
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Instead of individualism and isolation, we commit to sacrificing our time and schedules to invest in others, building intentional relationships anchored in the Lord. We do what we say, we make time for others, and we maintain teachable hearts. We understand that our lives matter because other’s lives depend on us.
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We commit to being disciples who make disciples, focused on putting our faith into action. We act out of calling from a place of intimacy and passion produced in time spent with God. First we sit and listen, then we go and do. While Ordinary Movement groups are designed to strengthen and empower the believer, we do not exist to create a “holy huddle.” On the contrary, Ordinary Movement believes that as each participant becomes fully alive in his individual walk with Christ, from this place of intimacy they will be empowered to reach others around them who are lost. So while multiplication within Ordinary Movement groups will be specific to believers participating in intentional discipleship, the result will, and must be, a spreading of the Gospel among the communities in which we live and the people with whom we interact daily. The ultimate goal is that each person will bring new believers into the Ordinary Movement process and teach them to be disciples who make disciples.
Go from "I don't know how to disciple women" to confidently leading a group that transforms lives — and multiplies.
More Than a Program
— A Sisterhood
Ordinary Women isn't just a curriculum you download and run alone.
It's a grassroots movement of women across the nation who are done with shallow community — and are stepping into ownership of the Great Commission.
Teachers. Nurses. Stay-at-home moms. Business owners. College students. Retirees.
Women who aren't on church staff. Women who don't have ministry titles. Women who simply said, "I'm willing" — and discovered they could lead a group that changes lives.
When you start a group, you're not doing this alone.
You're joining a national sisterhood of disciple-makers who carry the same high-grace, high-challenge culture. You're connected to women who've been where you are. And you're part of a movement that's producing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation groups.
This is what it looks like when ordinary women take the Great Commission seriously.
What Women Are Saying
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“Ordinary Women encouraged me to take action in my spiritual life. After taking the initial step of spending more time with the Lord, I began to notice how He was working in and through me to reach the people closest to me. On top of that, I made some incredible friendships that will last a lifetime.”
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“This study is biblically based and supported by respected theologians. It was incredible to meet other women who are godly and be supported by them throughout the year. I feel like our prayer was powerful and answered. I loved being up early in the morning to sit in my secret place and know that so many others were doing the same thing.”
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“OW has pushed me to make space in my life for intentional relationships with people and ultimately Jesus. I have felt so supported by each person in my group throughout the last year and hope to show others how important it is in our faith to have a community like this. One to laugh and cry with, encourage, speak grace in truth, and walk side by side in our faith together. Truly a life-changing experience!”
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"I was part of an Ordinary Women group with several close friends from college—we all live in different states now. This was a great way for us to reconnect and grow in our relationships with each other and God. The OW lessons helped me to better understand God's plan for discipleship as well as the importance of an intimate relationship with God."
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“Our fearless leader stayed committed and excited about OW! Without Emily’s strong leadership, faith in God, and her commitment to the group, the group would not have grown in intimacy and in intentional relationships.
I’m able to talk more openly about my relationship with God. I’m spending more intentional time with others. I’m able to see others in a different, more loving light and offer grace a little more freely. I am planning to begin a group to extend to others.”
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“Ordinary Women greatly deepened my intimacy with the Lord! This group and study made me go from needing more intimacy with God to wanting it! Having women pray for me and disciple me has been life changing. These relationships mean so much to me!”
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Yes! You can see 8 of our 27 workbook sessions in the previews below.
Here is a preview of the Women’s Discipleship Workbook:
Women’s Workbook Preview
Two Important Notes:Upon registration in our online platform, you'll be given access to order your physical workbook.
Seven of our sessions use third-party books, such as: Secrets of the Secret Place by Bob Sorge (1 Chapter), The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee (3 Chapters), The Spiritual Man by Watchman Nee (2 Chapters), Forgotten God by Francis Chan (Full Book). We believe these books effectively present essential practices and truths.
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Groups meet weekly (or bi-weekly) for 6-12 months, working through 27 sessions together. You'll have everything you need — a workbook, leader guide, and coaching support. [Watch the process overview →]
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More Details:Groups are designed for a long duration/high commitment environment. This means that for the best outcomes, it is advisable for the group that starts together to remain together until the conclusion. Changes to this design weaken the development of the core values that these groups foster.
Need support? Our team has launched small groups all over the United States, and we have a deep knowledge of the most common small group systems for churches. We offer coaching throughout the entire launch process and assist in integrating OM/OW tracks into your small group ministry.
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No. This was built for ordinary women. The workbook gives you a script for every session. You bring the willingness — we'll give you the tools.
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Ordinary Movement is an interdenominational discipleship movement that supports existing churches with discipleship resources. We welcome and make room for people from all Christian denominations, provided they adhere to the core tenets of historical, biblical Christianity and exhibit the key characteristics of Jesus' followers—humility, curiosity, and a commitment to the truth—without which unity is nearly impossible.
To be very clear, we have worked with groups from the following types of churches: Southern Baptist, Calvary Chapel, Assemblies of God, Non-Denominational, House Church, Catholic, Presbyterian, and many more. We do not endorse any particular association but solely aim to guide our participants toward the core teachings of Jesus, which emphasize being a disciple and making disciples. We’re proud to have pastors from across all denominations recommending our platform, and we strive to major in the majors and minor in the minors.
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Below is our statement of faith:
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. The Holy Spirit inspired the writers of the Old and New Testaments pointing to Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and co-eternal.
We believe that God sent His Son, Jesus Christ to redeem all of mankind. Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life on this earth, performed many undeniable miracles, was crucified for our sins, buried and was raised from the dead for our justification. By the name of Jesus Christ, and His name only, can mankind be saved. Jesus Christ sits at the Right Hand of the Father and will return personally in power and glory to receive His Church unto Himself.
We believe that mankind is sinful by nature and will perish without the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as revealed in His Gospel. That God wishes that no one should perish, but that all would come to this saving knowledge through the preaching of the Gospel to a lost and hopeless world.
We believe that matrimony is a holy monogamous marriage between one man and one woman. This means that man and woman are two distinct genders willed by God their Creator in their respective beings, which reflect the image and nature of God.
We believe in the multi-faceted work of the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin, revelation of the truth of the Gospel of Christ, drawing of the sinner to God, adoption of mankind into the Body of Christ through regeneration, and the distribution and administration of the Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life. Jesus Christ is the “baptizer with the Holy Spirit” for the empowerment of the Church through the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the local church as a place where believers gather together for edification, teaching from the Word of God, and ministry to and through each other according to their spiritual gift. The local church provides identity to its members as well as encouragement, interdependence, fellowship, correction, and discipline.
We also uphold the Nicene Creed:
This creed dates back to the 4th century A.D. when Christians came together and composed this formative and definitive statement.The Nicene Creed has stood the test of time as a standard of what Christians from every stream of the Body of Christ believe. It is more than an intellectual checklist of doctrine; it is a confession of worship that forms us as the people of God and draws us together into the life of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. Who has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy worldwide and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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A women’s discipleship group is a small group of women committed to following Jesus together while learning how to disciple women in everyday life. These groups focus on spiritual formation, obedience to Christ, and developing women who can confidently help others follow Jesus.
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Christian women’s discipleship goes beyond learning content. While Bible studies often emphasize knowledge, women’s discipleship focuses on transformation and multiplication. It includes spiritual disciplines, accountability, intentional relationships, and equipping women to lead others through the same discipleship process.
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No. Ordinary Women is designed for ordinary women. You do not need ministry experience, a theology degree, or prior leadership training. The women’s discipleship process provides clear guidance, tools, and support so you can lead with confidence and faithfulness.
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Women’s discipleship groups typically meet weekly or bi-weekly for six to twelve months while walking through a 27-session journey designed for depth, relational trust, and lasting spiritual growth.
Ready to Lead a Women's Discipleship Group?
You don't need a ministry title. You don't need to be on church staff. You don't need to have it all figured out.
You just need to be willing to gather and grow.
The Great Commission wasn't given to professionals. It was given to ordinary people who had been with Jesus — and were willing to help others do the same.
Think of the women who followed Jesus. Who supported His ministry. Who stood at the cross when others fled. Who were first at the empty tomb.
Ordinary women. Entrusted with extraordinary purpose.
That same calling is yours.
Will you step into it?