Someone just gave their life to Jesus — maybe a friend, a family member, a refugee who encountered Christ for the first time. Now what? The first hundred days of a new believer's walk are some of the most formative and fragile, and most Christians feel unequipped to walk alongside them. Safar (meaning "journey" in Persian) gives any believer the confidence to disciple someone one-on-one through 30 biblical steps — no seminary degree required.^1
Designed to be deeply relational rather than classroom-style, Safar pairs a new believer with a "hamsafar" (co-journeyer) who walks with them through topics like prayer, forgiveness, reading Scripture, dealing with fear, and sharing faith with others. Each step takes about 3–4 days, covering roughly the first 100 days of someone's new life in Christ. The approach is intentionally simple: meet together, read the Bible passage, discuss it honestly, pray, and put it into practice before the next step.^2
Created by Elam Ministries, Safar was born from an extraordinary moment in church history — the explosive growth of the underground church in Iran. With thousands of Iranians coming to faith and an urgent need for discipleship at scale, Elam drew on decades of frontline experience to build a tool that could equip ordinary believers to disciple others. What started in Farsi for the Iranian church has since expanded to nine languages — English, Dari, Turkish, Pashto, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish, and German — and is now being used by churches across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.^3
Why Christians Love Safar: "The whole experience has been really positive, generating many thought-provoking, encouraging and helpful conversations... and I can see that my prayer life and Bible study time has grown in quality and quantity as a result."^5 On the App Store, one user wrote: "The Safar Discipleship App is a fantastic tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of faith and engage in a structured spiritual journey. The content is well-organized, making it easy to follow and stay on track with your spiritual goals."^6 Users on Reddit have recommended Safar to brand-new believers asking where to start their faith journey, pointing them to safar.org as a trusted resource for connecting one-on-one with a mature Christian.^7
The testimonies on Safar's own site tell the deeper story: one believer shared how "Jesus softened my heart and helped me begin to forgive the father who had hurt me"; another described how "God used Safar to give me the boldness to say, 'I'm a Christian' — even at home."^1 Churches like St Mungo's in Edinburgh and Emmaus Rd in the UK have adopted Safar as their primary discipleship tool, calling it a way to bring the same movement that's transforming Iran's underground church into local congregations.^5
Platforms: iOS, Android, Web Pricing: Free
