Resources that help transform congregations into faithful evangelists.
Our tools and services empower pastors and leaders to disciple their communities toward relational evangelism. Don’t wait. Equip your community to join God in the fruitful harvest surrounding you.
Outcome To Expect
Learn to be missional,
while still being authentic.
Jesus loves to form his disciples as they welcome skeptics and seekers. Let’s shepherd our communities to love others like Jesus does.
Think differently.
Understand how God is already at work in your relationships.
See differently.
Discern the spiritual journey of others.
Befriend differently.
Engage relationships like Jesus does.
Lead differently.
Transform your culture from top to bottom. Adjust your programs and leadership to welcome more skeptics and seekers without watering down the Gospel.
The Big Idea
Relational witnesses meet people where they’re at.
The 5 Thresholds Framework helps us discern where someone is at in their journey toward faith, and provides next steps you can take.
The Model
Walk with people from one threshold to the next.
Our mission is simple: lovingly lead individuals toward faith, one threshold at a time. While everyone’s journey is unique, we have learned that people often follow a predictable pattern toward faith. We will help you approach evangelism with compassion and confidence.
Testimonials
For the past 25 years, ministry leaders have used the 5 Thresholds to equip the saints.
Their content comes with a healthy balance of Biblical instruction and real-world evaluation. Cohort participants will walk away with a better understanding of evangelism dynamics in today’s world and a toolbox of ideas and models to address such “a time as this.”
Tim Ciccone | Pastor - New City Covenant Church, Former Director of Youth Ministry for the Evangelical Covenant Church
The 5 Thresholds framework has been a game-changing paradigm that many parishes, dioceses and various ministries …
Kurt Klement | Executive Director, Divine Renovation USA
Doug reminds us to expect the Holy Spirit to work in our midst when we make room for his loving presence.
Joel Moore | Moderator, ECO Presbytery of TexasSenior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo, TX
I’ve seen again and again that when the people in your church understand where people are at in the “Five Thresholds”—they are more effective in journeying with those they love and want to see come to know Jesus.
Bruce Farley | Alpha USA Associate Network Director for the Great Lakes Region
Our Resources
Tools you need to equip your team,
from Curriculum to Coaching.
Five Thresholds Curriculum
The curriculum covers:
- God Does the Work
- 5 Thresholds of Faith
- Asking Good Questions
- Invitations that Change Lives
- Mentoring New Believers
Run the 5 trainings yourself or hire a 5T trainer.*
Buy the curriculumCurriculum Download includes:
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NEW: New Believer Bible Study (2024)
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Five comprehensive PowerPoints
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Trainer prep-notes and pro-tips
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Advanced evangelism courses
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Practical companion worksheets
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Lifetime subscription to all future resources
Breaking the Huddle Coaching
In addition to the Curriculum and optional trainer:
Add on a certified coach who will help you leverage your church’s strengths and current programs while inserting strategic evangelism goals, plans, and gospel events.
Apply for coaching12 coaching Zoom calls
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8 Calls with your planning team
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2
Calls with your leadership team
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2
Individualized coaching calls
Optional: Hire an expert trainer
InterVarsity offers direct help for training your community in the 5 Thresholds.
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Hire your Certified Trainer for up to five trainings
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Available via Zoom, or in-person for an additional fee
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Survey will be sent after purchase to coordinate logistics
Pricing
Choose a growth plan
| Five Thresholds Curriculum
Up to $1,250 |
Curriculum & Coaching
Up to $4,250 |
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| Five trainings with PowerPoints and trainer notes | ||
| Worksheets and advanced courses | ||
| Lifetime access to new resources added periodically | ||
| 12 Zoom coaching and training calls | – | |
| Cost: 93% of the fees support campus missionaries | $300 | $3,000 |
| Hire an expert trainer (optional) | $250 / training + in person fee | $250 / training + in person fee |
Five Thresholds Curriculum
Up to
$1,250
- Five trainings with PowerPoints and trainer notes
- Worksheets and advanced courses
- Lifetime access to new resources added periodically
- Cost: 93% of the fees support campus missionaries: $300
- Hire an expert trainer (optional): $250 / training + in person fee
Curriculum & Coaching
Up to
$4,250
- Five trainings with PowerPoints and trainer notes
- Worksheets and advanced courses
- Lifetime access to new resources added periodically
- 12 Zoom coaching and training calls
- Cost: 93% of the fees support campus missionaries: $3,000
- Hire an expert trainer (optional) $250 / training + in person fee
Coaching Next Steps
Applying for Coaching
Self-assess
Please fill out this Discernment Worksheet with your leadership team. It will help you count the cost of leading a focused season of evangelism in your church.
Fill out self-assessment
Learn about our Change Process
Read Breaking the Huddle, pages 9-27 and pages 31-89. These excerpts will help you gain insight into the kinds of topics you will discuss with a coach.
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Send Us Your Application
Please send us your plan to begin the matching process.
- Email your completed Discernment Worksheet to us (wendi.kuehn@intervarsity.org).
- Purchase the coaching package upon acceptance (we will send an email with purchase link instructions).
Team
Meet the Authors
Doug Schaupp
Doug is the National Director of Evangelism for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He became a follower of Jesus at Occidental College at the end of his freshman year in 1986. He served as the He served as the Los Angeles Divisional Director and as the Regional Director for Southern California. He is passionate about the alignment of the Gospel and racial reconciliation. He and his wife have served in both Korean-American, and African-American church contexts. He is a co-author of Being White, I Once Was Lost, and Breaking the Huddle. Breaking the Huddle is Outreach Magazine's "outreach resource of the year" (2018). He is a father of three, and has coached all of their soccer teams. Doug's personal goal is to play ultimate-frisbee 3 times a week.
Don Everts
Rev. Don Everts is the senior pastor of First & Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is a writer for Lutheran Hour Ministries and the Hopeful Neighborhood Project. Don has spent almost three decades helping people on college campuses (with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship) and in the local church discover life in Jesus and become better equipped to introduce others to him. He is an award-winning author whose many books include I Once Was Lost and Breaking the Huddle (with Doug Schaupp), and The Reluctant Witness and The Spiritually Vibrant Home (which feature original research from Barna).
Meet the Coaches
Jamie Ladipo
Angelo Blancaflor
Brent Campbell