October 09, 2025

128| Tom Corcoran on A Simple Path for Growing Disciples

30 minutes

How do you help parishioners move from consumers to disciples? Tom Corcoran shares the story behind STEPS (Rebuilt’s simple path of discipleship), why he and Fr. Michael wrote Rebuilt Faith for people in the pews, and how a new YouVersion Bible App plan makes daily formation easy and communal. You’ll hear how Nativity and partner parishes have used STEPS to launch small groups, increase serving and generosity, and sustain a culture of renewal—plus details on Global Bible Month and YouVersion’s Beyond a Billion celebration.

Join us in the Rebuilt Faith Bible plan on the YouVersion App: https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/62006

Key Takeaways

STEPS = action. Discipleship is a journey of concrete practices (serving, giving, small groups, prayer, evangelization) that change people and parishes.

Personal + corporate = momentum. Rebuilt equips leaders; Rebuilt Faith equips parishioners—together they align culture and accelerate renewal.

Proven fruit. Nativity saw ~1,000 people join small groups during a Rebuilt Faith push; partner parishes report hundreds more—with rises in serving and giving.

Small groups multiply impact. Group participants are more likely to serve and give; community fuels growth in every STEP.

YouVersion makes it daily & shared. The 30-day Rebuilt Faith plan lets individuals or small groups read together, comment daily, and stay connected. https://www.bible.com/

Free and accessible. The Bible App is donor-supported and free for parishes and parishioners—an easy on-ramp for formation.

Renewal takes time. Keep teaching STEPS regularly; new people are always arriving, and veterans need periodic renewal.

Contextualize wisely. Use STEPS as a clear model, then adapt language and stories to your local context.

Get FREE Sample Access of our Content Library to try it out for yourself! https://www.rebuiltparish.com/content

Chapters

00:00 – Intro: STEPS, Rebuilt Faith, and the YouVersion partnership.

00:30 – Why STEPS: Origins of the discipleship path and why it’s verb-driven.

02:20 – Why Rebuilt Faith: A book for people in the pews that complements Rebuilt for leaders.

04:36 – Practices, not obligations: Serving, giving, prayer, groups as formation.

06:22 – Parish impact: Nativity’s small-group surge; culture of engagement.

08:29 – Partner parish fruit: Stories of growth in groups, serving, generosity.

12:57 – Big news: The Rebuilt Faith 30-day YouVersion plan and how to use it in groups.

15:21 – Global Bible Month: November challenges and “Beyond a Billion” celebration.

18:14 – One mission, many partners: Ecumenical collaboration for making disciples.

19:28 – Why STEPS matters most: A simple handle for everyday discipleship.

22:18 – Generosity & surrender: How giving (and each STEP) forms the heart.

26:17 – Culture you can feel: Critical mass of disciples changes the parish.

31:57 – What’s next & resources: Plan launch timing, series, kits, and speaker options.

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