Making Disciples

What are we really doing?  As a group leader, what is my mission?  What am I trying to accomplish?  For some leaders, the goal is simply to fill a one hour time slot and survive.  For others, it's much more than that.  They might see it as an opportunity to transfer as much information as possible from them to their listeners.  Plus there's those that as long as there is food and fun, it's a success.  But are any of those our goal as a group leader?

Simply put, our goal is to Make Disciples.  That's what Jesus has called us to do (Matthew 28:19-20).  I believe that happens best in groups through relational learning.  Did you know that only 20% of us are auditory learners?  That means if all we do is teach in our groups, on average, only 20% are really getting the message.  Maybe that's why Jesus used relational learning as He grew His disciples.  He walked with them, asked them questions, and sent them out on mission.  Yes, He preached to the crowds, but He spent most of His time with the 12 pouring His life into theirs.  Then He challenges us to go and make disciples.

Only 2.4% of American Christians have ever led anyone to Jesus.  That's a sad statistic.  The American church hasn't been doing a good job of making disciples.  We've spent most of our time just distributing information.

As a leader, you're a critical part of the Disciple Making process here at FCC.  As leaders, we should be striving to make disciples, who make disciples, who make disciples...