It happened once, when a simple carpenter shared his life with 12 close friends. For three years, they ate together, played together, learned together, traveled together, laughed together, cried together, and even fought together.
Their lives were changed, and then they went out and changed the world.
ARTICLE Casting Vision from Day One As the leader, endorse a balanced approach for life change and group health. Bay Area Fellowship Church
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One of the keys to any successful small group is casting the vision from the beginning. Two ways to accomplish this are to create an atmosphere for real life change, and instill a balanced perspective.
Creating a Life Changing Group
• Multiplication. Begin your group by talking about multiplication and you will create a group with "multiplication DNA." Begin on day one talking about how over the ...
Kevin Rapp is a small group ministry coach for Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He leads his own weekly small group, which has been together for three years. He has led small groups for five years and has been in groups for ten years. Here are Kevin's insights and coaching tips about issues that most affect a new group leader.
What are the three most important things a new leader ...
Personal Ministry Objective—To maintain a strong personal walk with the Lord by continuing in the spiritual disciplines that are necessary for spiritual fitness and growth in the grace and knowledge of God
Goals
A. Spend time in the Bible each day, pursuing personal growth and maturity.
B. Have a consistent prayer life that focuses on praise, thanksgiving, personal needs, the needs of believers, ...
Quality groups don't just happen. They are developed by leaders who carefully and thoughtfully seek the Lord for guidance. Please review this tip sheet two weeks prior to your first meeting.
Tip 1: Pray for God's blessing
Leading people is an awesome responsibility and a huge challenge. Pray daily for God to give you insight into his Word. Have a servant's heart as you lead your group. If the Lord ...
In community we discover who we really are and how much transformation we require. This is why I am irrevocably committed to small groups. Through them we can accomplish our God-entrusted work to transform human beings. However, experience tells us that simply meeting with a group does not automatically result in spiritual growth.
Here are five essential practices that must occur to facilitate the ...
Any time you bring together a group of people with different backgrounds, histories, and personalities, conflict and problems are almost inevitable. As a leader, you will need to deal with these issues both before and after they occur. This training is based on actual situations and personality types observed in small group ministry.
Dealing with Criticism
The proper way to deal with criticism, backstabbing, ...
As your group begins to meet regularly, take time to use this assessment tool to periodically monitor its status. Give the grades yourself, and ask group members to participate as well. Keep your prior assessments and compare to see where the group has grown or to identify areas of challenge. For each category, rate the group on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest).
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