Equipping Small Group Leaders of Grace Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to Become Disciple-Makers

Abstract

This project seeks to equip small group leaders of Grace Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to make disciples. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Grace Church and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides an exegesis of 2 Timothy 2, describing Paul’s paradigm of developing leaders who multiply, the message they would teach to others, and the six metaphors that describe the characteristics of a disciple-making leader. Chapter 3 utilizes two significant works on Jesus’s leadership paradigm, providing an opportunity to synthesize Paul’s and Jesus’s leadership development strategies. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, recounting the content and teaching methodology of the specific course curriculum and analyzing its impact on participants. Chapter 5 evaluates the project’s efficacy based on the completion of the specified goals. Ultimately, this project seeks to equip small group leaders to live lifestyles consistent with Paul’s challenge to Timothy to glorify God by developing leaders who will teach others to make disciples.