Disciple.Tools grew out of disciple making field work in highly persecuted countries. The real awareness that one ministry, one team, one project can be blocked, is for us, not just a theoretical challenge.
For this reason and from the insights in disciple making movements, we realized the most un-blockable structure is a decentralized one where no centralized database exists containing all contact records and movement data. Though decentralization comes with its own challenges, movements thrive on decentralized authority and power to act. We wanted to engineer into our software the same DNA we see God using to multiply disciples and churches.
A diversified, distributed and committed community can continue and grow, even if parts are persecuted or hindered. With this insight before us, we have positioned Disciple.Tools in the open source environment, riding on the back of the worldwide, open source WordPress framework, which has been our model for decentralized distribution of Disciple.Tools.