Operation Timothy

Under the guidance and direction of the founder, Roger Erickson, the DiscipleMaking Mission adopts CBMC’s Operation Timothy program as one of its primary discipleship tools. “What Is Operation Timothy” and complete details of the program can be found on the CBMC Operation Timothy web site, an excerpt is displayed below.

While Operation Timothy is core to both extroverts and introverts alike in initiating one-on-one relationships, it is but one tool used by DiscipleMaking Mission, through His Grace, in fulfilling the Great Commission – ”go and make disciples”.

Discipleship and Mentoring

Operation Timothy (OT) is a relational discipleship tool named for the Apostle Paul’s discipling of young Timothy. It is a progressive Bible study designed to help people grow spiritually and is rooted in the Great Commission, “as you go, make disciples of all nations.”

The video below is a great overview of the program.

Mentors or disciplemakers have a choice of using an electronic version of OT Signature or OT Classic (1995 edition). These electronic (on-line) versions can be shared with your Timothy real-time or remotely by creating a CBMC account here for those not having access to the hard copy versions.

EXCERPT FROM https://www.operationtimothy.com/whatisot

“Operation Timothy is an investigative Bible study used by the men of Christian Businessmen’s Connection (CBMC) for more than 40 years to make disciples just as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19 “go into all the world and make disciples“. The name Operation Timothy comes from the relationship the Apostle Paul had with a young man named Timothy. It is more than a curriculum or set of lessons, so just as Paul took Timothy “under his wing” and invested his life into him while teaching him spiritual truths, so we in CBMC help others grow spiritually within the context of relationship. We call this relationship life-on-life.

There are 3 books in the Operation Timothy series. Each book builds concept upon concept, and will take the disciple deeper and deeper into the truths of Scripture. By leveraging the natural connections that form in the trenches of day-to-day life, a man can make this investment in another man, and both will be impacted for all eternity. This life-on-life relationship was lived out in practical daily accountability, teaching of the scriptures and simply “doing life together.” Paul’s investment into Timothy’s life helped Timothy to grow into a mature believer who went on to be a leader and pastor in the first century church.

Operation Timothy is designed for a changing culture…”