1. Intimate Discipling Relationships (one leader interacting with two or three people). Jesus was relationally closest to three disciples—Peter, James, and John—and he invested his highest-quality time in them. One of them, John, even held the title of “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:20). These men were often privileged to receive information and experience situations that other disciples weren’t. Jesus intentionally nurtured, challenged, and relied on these men. There were some events that