Our Story
SmallCircle began as a church plant experiment in 2006 when founder Steve McCoy saw that a one-to-one approach was often overlooked by churches focusing primarily on groups and worship services. In 2012, SmallCircle emerged as an entity beyond the original church plant. Since then, SmallCircle has been providing training and resources for one-to-one disciple-making relationships, and is currently used in more than 145 countries around the world.
Our Beliefs
SmallCircle is grounded and motivated by the historic Christian faith and mainstream evangelicalism. Threaded throughout each gospel, Jesus consistently interacts at a one-to-one personal level with others. It also reflects biblical examples of the relationships between Paul and Timothy and David and Jonathan, which were transformational and world-shaping. We are intentionally non-denominational so that our tools are accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Our Name
Our name, SmallCircle, comes from the “smallest circle” that is commonly missed when most disciple-making efforts focus primarily on groups. In worship services, people may be seen; in small groups, they may be heard. But we believe we need a smaller circle, one where a person can truly be known. This “smaller circle,” made up of one person plus one person, is the foundation of our deeply personalized model.
