▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁this ▁allows ▁leaders ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁and ▁sust ain ▁the ▁character , ▁skills ▁and ▁spiritual ▁depth ▁needed ▁to ▁lead . ▁ ▁As ▁churches ▁with ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁far ▁more ▁decent ral ized ▁than ▁most ▁Western ▁churches , ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁these ▁Hud d les ▁are ▁essential ▁to ▁the ▁unity ▁and ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁wider ▁church . ▁Usually ▁the ▁Senior ▁Past or ▁will ▁Hud d le ▁ 4 – 1 0 ▁leaders , ▁these ▁leaders ▁will ▁in ▁turn ▁Hud d le ▁ 4 – 1 0 ▁leaders , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁Hud d le ▁the ▁leaders ▁they ▁are ▁responsible ▁for . ▁As ▁the ▁church ▁grows , ▁multip lying ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁Small ▁Gr oups , ▁more ▁Hud d les ▁are ▁added ▁as ▁necessary . ▁What ▁most ▁churches ▁have ▁found ▁helpful ▁is ▁an ▁agreed ▁upon ▁DNA ▁in ▁the ▁language ▁that ▁all ▁leaders ▁use ▁that ▁filter ▁down ▁to ▁their ▁various ▁groups . ▁Most ▁often ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁Life Sh apes , ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 8 ▁Sh apes ▁that ▁dist ill ▁the ▁teach ings ▁and ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁Jesus , ▁that ▁were ▁fashion ed ▁by ▁Mike ▁B reen ▁as ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁first ▁developed ▁and ▁captured ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁“ Build ing ▁a ▁Dis ci pling ▁Culture .” ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁gather ing ▁There ▁is ▁trem end ous ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities , ▁since ▁the ▁intention ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁highly ▁accessible ▁to ▁the