Assimilation is not the same as discipleship—but it can be a powerful starting point. While connecting people to groups and teams is valuable, true transformation happens when those connections lead to intentional growth in character and calling. This blog encourages church leaders and marketplace missionaries to stop settling for attendance and start leveraging assimilation as an on-ramp to disciple-making. By shifting the goal from activity to activation, leaders can guide people beyond belonging into becoming Fully Alive disciples who multiply others. The key isn’t abandoning assimilation—it’s using it to fuel a culture of intentional, multiplying discipleship.