In 1971, during the Jesus Revolution, a young man named Arlie Francis gave his life to Christ. The man who prayed with him didn’t walk away—he said, “It’s my job to show you what walking with Jesus looks like.” 

That simple moment of obedience shaped Arlie’s life. It sparked a lifelong passion for helping ordinary people follow Jesus and multiply disciples.

Over the years, Arlie continued doing just that—learning, leading, and discipling. From 2004 to 2011, he served with Ariel Ministries, where his love for Scripture deepened, especially in its Jewish context. God began stirring a conviction in him: the Church needed a simple, accessible way to help people understand the Bible as one grand story—starting in Genesis, not Matthew.

After a life-changing trip to Israel, Arlie and his wife Noemí launched Disciple Daily in 2011 to help others know that story and pass it on.

That same year, Arlie was invited to teach in the former Soviet Union. There, he encountered something powerful: a community of believers sharing everything they had to spread the name of Jesus. Their tools weren’t for sale. They weren’t trying to build brands. They simply said, “Take what the Spirit leads you to use. Use it to make more disciples.” It was grassroots, generous, and Spirit-led. That posture marked Disciple Daily from the beginning.

In December 2015, Arlie was invited to teach nearly 300 sports ministry disciplers across Eurasia. That moment became a launching point—and what began as a handful of storytelling trainings began to quietly multiply.

But while Arlie was leading that work, Keith Myer was doing the same kind of disciple-making—just in a different context. For 24 years, Keith served on staff at T Bar M Camps, leading a nine-month residential discipleship program for young adults called the Timothy Team. Every year, he poured into a new team, helping them live out their faith in community.

Keith had a growing vision: to add a Bible-based Israel experience to the discipleship journey. That’s what first connected him with Arlie. Together, they led 16 Timothy Teams to Israel, discovering something important along the way—the trips were transformational, but only when students were trained in God’s story before they stepped foot in the land. The better they knew the narrative of Scripture, the deeper their experience became.