Conversations as you Go

In this concluding episode, Dave and Andrew Pyman reflect on Aila Tasse’s input throughout the series. Andrew shares how Aila’s reminder that we are not called to go alone is shaping his work among university students and in Melbourne’s north. The vision is not simply to disciple individuals, but to develop leaders and see Discovery Bible Studies grow into connected, multiplying communities—communities shaped by prayer, dependence on the Spirit and a shared commitment to the Great Commission.

Aila concludes with a short prophetic encouragement for the Praxeis community:

“Do not despise the day of small beginnings” (Zechariah 4:10). Big things do not start big; they always start small. The Kingdom of God is expressed as a small seed that grows—good seed in good soil.”

In this last episode of our series with Aila Tasse, he explores why disciple makers must also become network builders—helping disciples grow together as a community rather than as isolated individuals.

Aila leads the gathered leaders through a Discovery Bible Study on Luke 5:17–26, drawing out lessons from the friends who worked together to bring the paralysed man to Jesus. Listen to Aila’s experience of building networks across East Africa, where organisations collaborate around a shared vision, common language and simple disciple-making practices.

Reaching the lost requires collaboration: friends working together for those who are yet to encounter Jesus.

How could you strengthen relationships and build greater collaboration with others in reaching the harvest?

In this episode, Aila Tasse explores why movements need a tribe—a community united around Jesus, his mission and a shared vision for the unreached.

Drawing on the African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,” Aila reminds us that we were never meant to pursue movements alone. Sharing both our breakthroughs and failures helps us recognise that we belong to a global movement—from everywhere to everywhere.

Aila also challenges us to distinguish following Jesus from simply defending Christianity as a religion. Jesus did not come to establish a religious institution, but a movement of people whose lives reflect his way.

What might need to change if we saw ourselves first as people of “the Way”?

In this episode, Aila Tasse explores how Jesus modelled leadership and developed ordinary disciples into movement leaders.

Developing Leaders

Jesus invested in different levels of leadership—from his inner three, to the twelve, the seventy-two, the 120 and the multitudes. Likewise, DMM leadership grows from people of peace and DBS facilitators through to movement leaders and catalysts who can be sent cross-culturally to catalyse new movements.

Aila refers to these levels (0-5) of DMM leadership in this episode
Jesus’ Process of Developing Leaders

Discovery scriptures to look at on how Jesus developed leaders
Drawing on Matthew 4:19, Aila explains how Jesus developed leaders through life-on-life relationships. He modelled leadership, trained and equipped his disciples, empowered them, mentored them and eventually released them to lead.

Aila shares how releasing leaders especially involves risk. Yet disciples are learners, so leaders must be free to attempt new things, make mistakes and “fail forward.”

From Jerusalem to the Nations

Acts shows the danger of growing internally (adding) while losing sight of the Great Commission (multiplying). God’s intention was always for the gospel to move from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth.

With people from many nations now living in our cities, Aila challenges us to recognise the opportunity before us: find people of peace, develop them as leaders and release them to reach their own communities—and potentially back into their nations!

Characteristics of Movement Leaders

Movement leaders are marked by passion for God and the lost, vision for the Great Commission, commitment to DMM and their team, and a willingness to remain “learnable.”

Takeaway question: How are you keeping your eyes on the multipliers God has already placed around you?

In this episode Aila Tasse explores how to find and develop the multipliers who will guard the DNA and multiply a movement.

Finding Multipliers

Aila explains that movement leaders catalyse, multiply and sustain movements. Although only a few people may become multipliers, everyone is still encouraged to become a disciple who makes disciples.

These leaders also guard the movement’s DNA, ensuring that simple and reproducible practices—such as the Discovery Bible Study questions—remain unchanged as they are passed on.

Two hands: ‘Becoming’ and ‘Making’ Disciples

Drawing on Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 4:19, Aila describes becoming a disciple and making disciples through two hands: “Follow me” is becoming, while “I will make you fishers of people” is making disciples.

The five fingers of one hand represent becoming a disciple:

Prayer

Personal discovery of Scripture

Fellowship with believers

Serving the community

Sharing your faith

The other hand represents making disciples:

Pray

Engage

Find a person of peace

Begin a Discovery Bible Study

Develop churches and leaders

Aila shares how Margaret, an oral learner, taught him to train others through stories, hand signs like these and simple ideas they could easily remember and pass on.

What we are becoming, we are making. We can’t make unless we are becoming. And we also can’t become unless we are making. 

Takeaway question: How could these two hands help you guard and multiply the DNA of disciple-making movements?