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Check this circle if you need to forgive someone. The
checked box will remind both of you (discipler and disciple)
to review this during the next session.

6. Fellowship opportunities in a local church.

Most churches offer both large-group and small-group gatherings.
Fellowship can happen in any of them, though meaningful relationships
often form best in smaller groups.
• Large-group settings provide corporate worship, sharing the Lord’s
Supper, and the chance to bond around a shared vision.
• Small groups offer the chance to dive deeper into relationships,
whether the small groups are Bible studies or shared-interest groups.
• One-on-one relationships like Conversations allow a discipler and
disciple to grow deeper in Christ together through sharing and account-

ability.

7. And speaking of discipling…
A question: Are you (the disciple) open to discipling someone else the
same way you’re being discipled, using First Steps Conversations?
If so, you’re both fulfilling part of the mission Jesus gave the church,
and you’re blessing someone else the same way you’re being blessed.

It’s probably obvious by now that a discipler doesn’t need to have a
graduate degree in theology. What’s required is a willingness to help an-
other believer develop the foundational disciplines of prayer, Bible study,
evangelism/discipleship, and fellowship in the context of 10 one-hour
meetings. And to pray for and be honest with that person you’re disci-
pling.
So…are you willing?
Your discipler answered that question with a “yes.” If you (the dis-
ciple) are equally willing, and the discipler is willing to disciple someone

else, pause now to pray for one another that both of you will have an op-
portunity to disciple someone when you wrap up this program.
Do that now.

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