Start a group

Two people and a time. That's the whole requirement.

You don't need training, a curriculum, or permission. Most gatherings start because one person asked two others to read alongside them.

How to start

Five steps, and none of them are hard.

1

Ask two people

Not an open invitation to everyone you know — two specific people, asked directly. “I'm reading two chapters a day and meeting Thursday to talk about it. Come with me.”
2

Pick a day and a place

Same day every week, or it will quietly stop happening. A kitchen table is better than a booked room nobody can find.
3

Everyone reads the same two chapters

All week. That's what makes the hour work — four people coming to the same passage from four different weeks of their lives.
4

Meet and go around

Each person reads out their takeaways. Ask about each other's. Pray. Say what next week's chapters are. Go home.
5

Do it again next week

That's the whole thing. It gets better around week four, when people stop performing and start telling the truth.

What goes wrong

Don't teach: You are not the expert in the room, and the moment it becomes a lecture, people stop bringing their own takeaways.
Don't let it grow too fast: Past about twelve, the quiet people go silent. Split it and start a second one — that's growth, not failure.
Don't skip the reading: A group that meets without everyone having read becomes a catch-up. The reading is the group.
Don't wait to feel ready: Nobody feels qualified. You need two people and a time, not a credential.

Everyone's reading, everyone's takeaways, prayer requests, and who's gone quiet — so you can lead without keeping a spreadsheet.

The book

Simple Discipleship by Travis Johnson is out February 2, 2027. Everyone who pre-orders becomes one of our first app testers.