The stories of great Christian men and women are usually accompanied by other stories of the great men and women who surrounded and influenced them.  There is a reason this is common and that ever since Adam, God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. This is the importance of the small group and discipleship. As we continue from Genesis, we see this theme all throughout Scripture with well known verses such as Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”(NIV) Other verses like Hebrews 10:24-25 encourage us to pursue Biblical fellowship. Even Jesus, the eternal Son of God, used a type of small group as a part of reaching the world. How much more should we as His followers do likewise? Here are a few central principles for leading a healthy, reproducing small group.

A leader is not born, a leader is made.  And who will make that leader is the one who begins today.  There are so many books on leadership development that it would make a person’s head spin.  By the time we pick up a book and read it, we all could be well on our way to substantially affecting one or more potential leaders to follow.