5. Your First Disciple

Making Disciples Starts with Relationships

Making disciples begins with relationships — and often, it begins with a meal. Most people are introduced to HOME Church not through a worship service, but around a table. Members invite friends over for dinner, or host gatherings where newcomers can meet others from HOME. Often, it takes several meals, game nights, or social events before a guest ever steps into a Sunday service.

That’s intentional. The foundation of disciple-making is relationship, not religion. We’re not here to indoctrinate people; we’re here to facilitate a meeting — between them and God, through His church.

This is also why our Easter and Christmas services centre around shared meals rather than performances. We want to create an environment where we can truly know our guests, and they can know us. Sharing food matters to us. Playing games matters to us. Making disciples starts with making friends — and that’s exactly how Jesus modelled it with His twelve.

You don’t need to do much to make disciples — you simply need to decide to walk with others. Whether they’re younger, the same age, or older than you, you can choose to share life and truth together. That is the essence of disciple-making.

Think of someone who has just had their first golf or tennis lesson. In their excitement, they’ll often teach someone else what they’ve just learned. It doesn’t take a professional coach to teach — only someone who knows a little more than the person they’re helping. In the same way, making disciples isn’t for “master Christians”; it’s for every Christian.

Jesus Himself opposed the idea of spiritual hierarchies or “gurus.” He said, “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.” (Matthew 23:8)

We’re not meant to elevate ourselves above others. True Christian leaders don’t draw people to themselves — they lead people to the Lord, not only for salvation but for every area of life and faith.