Lesson 2 of 9 · Video + questions

Mission & Values

Our mission is to reach people far from God and lead them to become followers of Jesus. Every group, every ministry, every Sunday exists for that.

Convert is not the finish line

It would be easy to read that mission and stop halfway. Someone prays a prayer, and we celebrate — as we should. But the mission Jesus gave isn't complete when someone becomes a convert. It's complete when they become a disciple: someone learning to follow, obey, and reproduce. Stopping at conversion is stopping short.

Which is why groups matter

You can hand someone information from a stage. You can't hand them a life. Discipleship happens in rooms where people know each other's names, ask real questions, and stay long enough to see change — which is exactly what a community group is for.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
Matthew 28:19–20

Check Your Understanding

Lesson Quiz

1 question · score 70% or better to complete the lesson

1. Nathan says Church at the Grove doesn't just want to create converts — it wants to create disciples. What's the difference he's pointing to?
A convert has prayed a prayer of salvation; a disciple hasn't necessarilyA convert attends church regularly; a disciple serves on a ministry teamA convert has made a decision; a disciple is actively following Jesus and growing to become like himA convert is someone far from God; a disciple is someone who was raised in the church

Your Reflection

One question to wrestle with

These go to the discipleship team so a coach can walk with you. Write honestly — there are no right answers here, and nobody is grading you.

Your group will likely include people at very different points in their faith — some who've walked with Jesus for decades and some who are just starting to wonder what following Jesus even looks like. What's one way your leadership might need to flex or look different for those two kinds of people sitting in the same room?

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