The Six Beliefs · 5 of 8
Belief 4 — Anyone Can Lead
Why this isn't only for church leaders and teachers.
If you can ask a question, you can lead.
Because the Spirit teaches through the Word, the leader doesn’t need to be the one with the answers — only the one who asks the questions and keeps the group in the text. That changes everything. You don’t need a degree, a title, or a gift for public speaking. If you can read a story and ask, “What does this show us about God?” you can lead a study.
This is how disciple-making multiplies. When Peter and John spoke, people were amazed — not by their training, but because “they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). Ordinary people who have been with Jesus can lead others to Him.
Scripture — Acts 4:13 (OTB)
“When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognised them as having been with Jesus.”
Recite it: If you can ask a question, you can lead.
Reflect & do
What has made you think you’re “not qualified” to lead? Ask one person this week to read a short passage with you — and just ask the questions.
Scripture quotations are from the Open Translation Bible (OTB), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Practice this chapter
Run a short Discovery Bible Study on this passage — everything this chapter taught, on a real one.