Which statement best captures the significance of the Great Commission for church multiplication and disciple-making strategies?

• A. It commands making disciples of all nations and reproducing leaders and communities.
• B. It focuses on personal salvation only.
• C. It requires remote missionary travel as the sole method.
• D. It emphasizes worship programs as the primary goal.

Answer: (A)

Discipling and multiplying churches across nations is what the Great Commission highlights. The directive to go, make disciples of all nations, baptize them, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you creates a path from personal conversion to ongoing mentorship and leadership development that yields new communities. Multiplication is built into this: disciples train others who become leaders, who plant new churches, who in turn disciple more people. This is why strategies for church growth stress reproducing both people and communities, not just individuals. The global scope—“all nations”—shows the expansive, adaptable nature of this mission across cultures. The other ideas miss key pieces: focusing only on personal salvation neglects the disciple-making and community-planting aspect; treating remote travel as the sole method ignores multiple, context-appropriate ways to multiply; and centering worship programs as the main goal shifts attention away from making disciples and planting churches.