What does it take not only to start a disciple-making movement, but to see it multiply and remain for generations to come?
In this episode, Aila Tasse calls us back to the heart of disciple-making: becoming before doing. Drawing again from John 15, Acts 20 and decades of experience training thousands of leaders across the nations, Aila shares why sustainable movements are ultimately “God stories” — born through abiding in Jesus, shaped by obedience, and carried forward through everyday disciples who model the life of Christ.
Aila unpacks three essential stages of movement:
- Starting
- Multiplying
- Sustaining
He explains why the DNA present at the beginning of a movement determines what it will become generations later. “The way you start is the way you finish,” he says. If movements are not started with multiplication and sustainability in mind, they will struggle to endure.
The conversation explores:
- Why every disciple is a leader in movements
- How leaders are developed through modelling a lifestyle of a disciple
- The danger of movements losing their DNA across generations
- Why sustainability must be built in from the very beginning
- The importance of preparing now for the people God will send in the future
Aila also reflects on Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20, reminding us that movements survive not because of one charismatic leader, but because healthy leaders are raised, developed and released.
“If you don’t have a movement, soon God will give you one,” Aila says. “It has already been started.”
This episode is a timely challenge for anyone longing to see disciple-making movements that not only begin well — but continue multiplying for generations to come.
People sharing from a time of waiting on God in the room before Aila shared:
- Luke 11:23 — “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” A call to gather with Jesus rather than scatter.
- A challenge to keep asking God, “What shall I do with my gift or talent Lord?” rather than looking first to worldly solutions.
- 1 Kings 19:9-13 — Elijah encounters God not in the wind, earthquake or fire, but in the gentle whisper.
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