Come, Grow, Share, Go
A simple, reproducible path for making disciples. Not a program. Not a curriculum. A way of life that mirrors how Jesus formed the Twelve.
The Foundation: Acts 2:42-47
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved."
Acts 2:42-47 (ESV)
This is the model. Not because it's the only way, but because it works. It has always worked. Devoted teaching. Real fellowship. Shared meals. Prayer. Generosity. Glad hearts. And the Lord adding to their number.
Phase 1
Come
Every disciple starts somewhere. Jesus said, "Come and see." He didn't demand belief first. He invited people to be near him.
This is the front door. Hospitality. Invitation. Welcome. The gospel proclaimed not just in words but in presence. When people encounter Jesus through his people, something shifts.
Come means creating space for the curious, the skeptical, and the searching. No pressure. No performance. Just come and see.
Phase 2
Grow
After people come, they need to be rooted. Growth happens in community, through the Word, and by the Spirit.
This isn't a class. It's a life together. Reading Scripture. Praying. Confessing. Encouraging. Walking through real things with real people. Formation over information.
Deep study that equips people to handle Scripture themselves, not to create dependence on a teacher.
Phase 3
Share
Disciples don't just receive. They give. Healthy believers serve the body, use their gifts, and open their lives to others.
This is the "one another" commands in action. Bear one another's burdens. Encourage one another. Teach one another. Hospitality. Generosity. The shared life of the church.
Share is where discipleship becomes visible. Not on a stage. At a table.
Phase 4
Go
The endpoint of discipleship is not maturity for its own sake. It's multiplication. Disciples who make disciples. Churches that plant churches.
Go means carrying the gospel forward. Into your neighborhood. Your workplace. Your city. Across the world. Not as a program but as a natural outflow of a life shaped by Jesus.
This is the Great Commission lived out in ordinary faithfulness. Simple. Reproducible. Unstoppable.
"And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also."
2 Timothy 2:2
How This Looks in Practice
- Gather simply. Around a meal, in a home. Scripture, prayer, mutual encouragement. No stage, no sound system, no bulletin.
- Everyone participates. No spectators. Everyone brings something. A word, a song, a prayer, a meal.
- Make disciples. Not converts. Not attendees. Disciples who can disciple others.
- Stay accountable. To the Word. To one another. To a local body of believers.
- Keep it reproducible. If it requires a building, a budget, or a professional, it can't multiply easily. Keep it simple.
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