Step 1: Discipleship begins when you invest in your relationship with God. Take  15-20 minutes a day to read and carefully examine the Scriptures for their meaning. Listen intently to God’s voice. Apply God’s Truth to your life and teach your family to do the same. As you submit your life to God, He will give you wisdom to guide your family in their relationship with Him.

A Small Groupis usually made up of families, but can also be a men’s or women’s group. They meet once a week and can choose to study other things, but they understand that the foundation of discipleship is imperative to true growth and maturity. It is important to pair up with someone in your group to ask the more personal questions during the week. Not all intimate things need to be shared in a mixed group.   Sensitive items should be addressed one on one. Once the small group has 12 committed adult members it is time  to multiply, so it is important that others are apprenticed for reproduction.

Discipleship Groups are smaller and have more flexibility in their meeting times.  They commit to reading larger portions of Scripture and to read them repetitively. Discipleship Groups are gender specific and they use the Accountability Questions for discussion, confession, rebuke and exhortation. They apply what God is teaching them. Once the group has 4 committed members, it is time for the group to multiply.

Step 3: God desires for us to covenant with other believers and with those He has called to lead His flock in a local congregation. This relationship is an essential ingredient to becoming a disciple, as we submit to Christ as the Head of the church and to one another for His glory. We celebrate the greatness of God in our lives through praise and testimony. We worship through biblical teaching, giving of our tithes and offerings, by collectively reaching out to our community, through fellowship by reaching our world through missions.