COLLEGE MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY BASIC STATEMENT OF PURPOSE To address and meet the real needs of college-age adults in the church and community, and to challenge them with the relevance of…
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY WHAT ARE SMALL GROUPS Def.: "A Christian small group is an intentional face-to-face gathering of 3-12 people on a regular time schedule with a common purpose of…
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY TASKS OF A SMALL GROUP LEADER Faithful in prayer To Prepare in Advance -physical arrangements -available resources (i.e., Bible) -format of the meeting: a plan -strategy for…
CONTRACTING (1) KEY ASPECTS OF GROUP LIFE TO BE CONSIDERED IN CONTRACTING INCLUDE: RELATIONSHIPS: how will the group build RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE MEMBERS? SCRIPTURE: how will the group use the…
"THE 7 C'S" Small groups can be exciting growing experiences. They can also be awful! Simply bringing together a group of people hoping to learn and grow together is not…
WHY SMALL GROUPS The need for intentionally developing Christian community via small groups is increasingly vital as the result of several cultural trends. 1. THE BREAKDOWN OF NETWORKS OF NATURAL…
I. STAGES OF DISCIPLESHIP (Matt 28:19-20) [go into world and make...] a. Comparison of Christ's Discipling with Rabbinic and Greek Patterns Jesus took Initiative (Luke 5:1-11) [choosing Peter's boat] *contrast…
THE BASIC GROUP COVENANT Like weight watchers, a Bible study group needs a common discipline - a set of goals and agreements that everyone is committed to. Instead of a…
Worship/Study Group And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law ?" And Jesus said to…
Worship/Study Group Five Signs of a False Teacher: (from 3 John 1:9-10) The teacher (or Pastor, etc.) places themselves in a position of supreme authority - they love to…