When I came to faith in Jesus, I was taught to do a lot of things—how to pray, read Scripture, share the gospel, discover and use my spiritual gifts, lead a small group—the list goes on. This list expanded when I became a leader and had to learn how to do more things—such as delegate, cast vision, and teach effectively. However, one practice that never made it to our list of necessary discipling skills was how to lead out of our being. We emphasized doing so strongly that teaching people to be with Jesus, and themselves, was mostly lost in the process.
