FORCE MULTIPLIER
I had a phone call with a long time friend 2 weeks ago who is a Green Beret. We talked for over an hour because there is always much to catch up on because he is typically embedded in enemy territory developing relationships with locals in order to train local military. The role of the Green Berets are FORCE MULTIPLIERS. They gain trust with locals in order to train, teach, model, medically help, and lead locals to develop a local military army who will suppress local or nationalized evil. They are evaluated based on their ability to multiply themselves, so others long term can do the work. I hope that definition does justice. My friend is an all-star: boyscout, west point grad, Army Ranger, husband, father, and follower of Christ. He is wise and has always modeled integrity, not to miss he is “skinny as a rail” and could crush me with his little finger. Anyway back to the community implications.
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, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Community groups should produce a similar outcome: multiplying disciples so that the kingdom of God can advance increasingly through our lives and those in our groups. My wife and I were just talking that the result of our 3 year group experience so far has been life change. We have grown a ton, and as we look at the couples that we have locked arms with, they have grown just as much. We are way more able to lead and teach men and women as individulals.
and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. – 2 Tim. 2:2
Has your community been a force multiplier? A discipleship multiplier?
If not what’s the missing ingredient?
Commitment, modeling, pushing yourself and others to work towards “everything I have commanded you” (conforming/obedience to God’s word, gaining trust, time, clear mission, goals?



