Walking someone through their Discipleship DNA

A leader guide for anyone who wants to start discipling a few people with the two assessments and the DNA Story. What each piece is, where to click, what you will see as their leader, and what to talk about when you sit down together.

See a real example: one person's Biblical Identity, Spiritual Gifts and DNA Story →

The three pieces, in order

Biblical Identity (36 questions, about 10 minutes). Reveals a God-given archetype across four axes: how a person builds, speaks, is fueled, and sees. Each archetype is paired with two biblical figures.
Spiritual Gifts (80 questions, about 15 minutes). Each question is a lean between two statements ("what stirs me more"). It surfaces the top three gifts and a gift profile.
DNA Story (unlocks after both). A personal reading written from the two results together, with the biblical figures the person most resembles.

Do them in this order. The Story cannot be written until both assessments are done, and the identity result gives the gifts result its context. Neither assessment is a test. There are no wrong answers and no score to beat, only a description to hold up and talk about.

Before you meet

Each person needs an account. If they are not on the platform yet, send them your invite link from the sidebar (Invite a Friend) or ask your church admin to add them. They sign in at mkdscpls.com.
They should be in a group you lead. That is what lets you see their results. If you are not yet their group leader, your church admin can add you.
Know what they will see. Everything below is what a member sees. The sidebar always has Biblical Identity, Spiritual Gifts and DNA Story, and the dashboard shows a "Your Spiritual DNA" card with a Take Quiz button for each assessment still to do.

The Your Spiritual DNA card on a member dashboard, with a Take Quiz button for Biblical Identity and for Spiritual Gifts — The Your Spiritual DNA card before anything is taken. Brand-new members may see a simpler first-day dashboard, so point them to the sidebar links too.

Step 1. Biblical Identity

Where: sidebar, Biblical Identity, or the first row of the Spiritual DNA card. The intro page explains the four axes and sixteen archetypes, and the orange button starts it.

The Biblical Identity intro page with the Discover Your Identity button — The intro page. Nothing is recorded until the last question is answered.

The assessment is 36 situations spread across the four axes. Most are a choice among four responses, and a few ask the person to rank four options. Tell them to answer as they actually are, not as they wish they were. That is the single most useful piece of coaching.

A Biblical Identity question: a church situation with four responses to choose from — One question. Progress shows at the top of the page, and they can stop and come back.

The result page names the archetype, the two biblical figures it draws on, and the four axis results. Below that are the person's signature traits, how they tend to respond in eight kinds of situations, and courses recommended for that wiring.

A Biblical Identity result page showing the archetype The Architect with Nehemiah and Abigail — A result page (a sample account). The archetype and the two figures are the parts worth reading aloud together. The four axes sit just below.

What to talk about

"Read me the one sentence under your archetype. Does that sound like you? Where does it miss?"
Pick one of the two biblical figures and read their story together over the week.
"Which axis surprised you?" The four axes are where people usually recognize themselves fastest.

Step 2. Spiritual Gifts

Where: sidebar, Spiritual Gifts, or the second row of the Spiritual DNA card. The intro page explains spiritual gifts, and the button starts the assessment.

The Spiritual Gifts intro page with the Start the Assessment button — The intro page.

Eighty questions, each a pair of statements. The person picks which statement is more true of them and how strongly, on a scale from strongly one side to strongly the other, with a middle option when neither fits. Fifteen minutes is realistic. It is fine to split it across two sittings.

A Spiritual Gifts question with two statements and a five-point scale between them — One question. Every question is a lean between two good things, never a right and a wrong.

The result page leads with the top gift and a short definition, then the top three together, the gift profile they form, and how those gifts show up in practice.

A Spiritual Gifts result page with the top gift Knowledge and the top three gifts — A result page (sample account). The full ranking of every gift sits below this.

What to talk about

"Where have you already seen this gift at work, even if you never called it that?"
"Who has told you something like this before?" Gifts are confirmed by other people, so ask who.
Where could this gift be used at church in the next month? Small and concrete beats grand.

Step 3. The DNA Story

Where: the third row of the Spiritual DNA card, Your DNA Story, then View. Once both assessments are done, a single button writes the Story. It takes a minute or two. If the first reading misses, they can say what missed and have it rewritten, and they can share a read-only link or print it.

The top of a DNA Story page with its title, opening line, and the Share and Print buttons — A Story (sample account). The title and opening line are the person's own reading. Below them come the biblical figures they most resemble and how their identity and gifts fit together.

Say this out loud before they read it: a reading is a pointing in a direction, not a verdict. It was written by AI from their own answers, with instructions to handle Scripture carefully, and no person checked it before they read it. It can still be wrong about them. They should hold it loosely, take it to prayer, and take it to the people who know them best. That is you.

What to talk about

Have them read the title and the first paragraph to you. "Is that true?"
Go one movement at a time over a few weeks rather than all five in one sitting.
The Story ends with growth frontiers. Pick one and make it the next month's focus.

What you see as their leader

Open Groups in the sidebar, then Manage on your group. The member list has a Discipleship DNA column showing which of Identity, Gifts and Story each person has done, with an Open link when there is something to read.

The group member list with Identity, Gifts and Story markers and an Open link for each member — The group member list (sample accounts). Click any column heading to sort by it.

Click a person's name for everything on one screen: a suggested next step, how they are wired, where they are in what the group is studying, and private notes that only the group's leaders can read.

A leader's view of one member: next step, Biblical Identity, top gifts, progress and private notes — One member, as their leader sees them (sample account).

Open (or Read their DNA Story) shows that person's DNA page as their leader. If they have written a Story you can read it in full. If they have only done one assessment, the page says which one is still to go, so you know exactly what to encourage. You can also leave an affirmation on the Story, which the person sees on their own page.

A member's DNA Story opened by their leader, with an I've seen this in Andrew affirmation button — A member's Story opened by their leader (sample account).

Members control this. Sharing with church leaders is on by default, and anyone can turn it off in Settings under Privacy. If someone has turned it off you will still see their archetype and gifts, but not the Story, and the right move is to ask them about it in person.

A four-week rhythm for a few men

Week	Before you meet	When you meet
1	Each man takes Biblical Identity (10 minutes).	Read the archetype sentence and the two figures. Which axis surprised him?
2	Each man takes Spiritual Gifts (15 minutes).	Where has he already seen the top gift at work? Who has named it in him?
3	Each man writes his DNA Story and reads it once.	Read the title and first paragraph together. True or not? Pick one movement.
4	You read each Story from the group page and leave an affirmation.	Pick one growth frontier and one place to serve. Decide what course comes next.

After that, the natural next step is a course taken together. Foundations is the usual first path, and the identity result page recommends courses that fit the person's wiring.

If something goes wrong

The Story button is missing. One of the two assessments is not finished. The member's DNA card shows which.
A result did not save. This happens when someone takes an assessment before signing in. Have them sign in and take it again, and it will be saved to their account.
You cannot see a member's DNA. Either you are not a leader of a group they are in, or they turned sharing off. Your church admin can fix the first. Only the member can change the second.
Anything else: use the Feedback button on any page, or write to [email protected].

Screenshots use a sample account. The assessment questions and content were AI-drafted, reviewed by people, and approved by a theological review. Each DNA Story is different: AI (Claude from Anthropic) writes it when the member asks for one, and no person reviews it before they read it. How our content is made.