About Masterworks

Our Story

MasterWorks began as an idea in the 1970s when a young David Schroeder decided it was important to find a way to make disciples of the men in his church. It was formalized into a non-profit 501(c)3 in 1990. Now, in 2021, MasterWorks is being called as a dia-church ministry, to go full time supporting Pastors and helping Churches.

MasterWorks seeks to propel individuals and local churches to new levels of leadership in Jesus Christ. MasterWorks makes, motivates and multiplies disciples of Jesus Christ by providing training and coaching with biblically-based materials to achieve breakthrough and growth.

Rev. Dr. David E. Schroeder began small group ministries using material he had written based on the discipleship passages found in the Gospel of Luke. The name “MasterWorks” is based on Ephesians 2:10, For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Using the imagery of the workbench of Jesus, who is shaping us to be in his image, Dr. Schroeder’s books and teaching seek to lead people into lives of holiness, service, and leadership to bless their churches. In 1990, MasterWorks was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

MasterWorks exists to help local churches and leaders make, motivate, and multiply mature disciples of Jesus Christ. Through writing, publishing, distributing, and teaching biblically based materials, and through mentoring and consulting with individuals and churches, MasterWorks contributes to fulfilling the Great Commission Jesus gave to his first disciples and the church. That Commission (Matthew 28:20) is to make Disciple-makers.

Being aware that western culture is rapidly drifting from its historic Judeo-Christian foundation, the vision of MasterWorks is to equip, inspire, and encourage Christ-followers to love, serve, and imitate Jesus Christ. Toward this end, MasterWorks:

• Presents in group settings the teaching materials of Dr. David Schroeder, which include:

• Come & Go, the update and integration of Follow Me* and the Follow Me Group Guide*, a biblically-based disciple-making strategy
• The Broken God: Power Under Control in the Passion of Christ
• Walking in Your Anointing: Knowing that You Are Filled with the Holy Spirit*
• Frontiers of Faith: Exploring Changeless Truth in a Changing World
• Bible Alive, a certificate program that teaches context, content, ministry possibilities, and personal applications of all sixty-six books of the Bible
• The Lion, the Church and the Warfare: Spiritual Warfare and the Church

• Provides in-depth church consulting, teaching, coaching, and certificates on a variety of themes through the faculty of the MasterWorks Academy: 

• The Disciple-making Strategy of Jesus
• Local Church Renewal through the Finding Your Charisma seminar
• Healthy Marriage and Pre-marriage counseling
• Biblically based Child Discipline
• Leadership for Church and Mission
• Empowerment Ministry for Women
• Financial Freedom
• Leadership Lessons in Vision-casting, Corporate Character, Strategic planning, Conflict Management, Change Processing, and Mentoring the Next Generation

• Serves as a spiritual covering by providing 

• Organizational affiliation 
• Licensing and mentoring for pastors and other spiritual leaders 
• Chaplaincy Certification Track

*Available in Spanish. Other materials are being translated.