The KEY!!!

I found the key I have been looking for. In a pure disciples making other disciples movement all of the members in the movement are always being discipled and held accountable by someone.

Pastor Terry, our first pastor here in St. Louis metro added this important piece to our foundation of disciple-making. The light came on bright in my mind. This is the starting point. And this is a starting line everyone can crawl up to.

It is wrong (I believe) to expect anyone to disciple others if they are not in a discipling relationship themselves. It's in the discipling relationship that one learns how to disciple others. It's in this discipling relationship that one finds the support and accountability they need as they disciple others.

And now as I write, the family of True Vine have all agreed to ask someone to disciple them and hold them accountable as they disciple others.

Now what would happen in the Church abroad if all members of the Christ family were in a discipling/accountability relationship while also making disciples themselves?

It's pretty easy and hard. The easy part is meeting with your discipler and taking time to meet with someone who needs to be discipled. The hard part is being held accountable by someone who asks you the hard questions we hope no one will ever ask.

Really, what do you think about this revelation?