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Small groups presentation 1) Mission Statement: To nurture believers in a more intimate walk with Christ through small group studies in order to become more spiritually mature disciples of Jesus Christ. 2) Positive reasons: Difference between small groups and other venues such as Sunday school and Wednesday night Bible study:

• 1. Create an environment where believers can more readily

identify with and share in the lives of other believers.

• 2. Will create an informal setting in which believers will be

better able to draw from the wisdom of other believers.

• 3. Subject studies will bring us into a deeper understanding
• f God’s word.
• 4. Will provide an avenue for closer fellowship among

Christians so often missing in the church today.

• 5. Will heighten our sense of community and belonging and

a purpose greater than ourselves. *Testimony from: ______________________________ 3) Purpose; Goals and Benefits

• 1. To nurture Biblical love: gain a deeper understanding of

God’s love for us and our love for others.

• 2. To build the body, disciple believers, and to bring

Christians to full spiritual maturity, strengthen the body, train believers to be followers, train soldiers prepared for battle.

• 3. To cultivate spiritual gifts: Discover our own particular

gifts and talents and how we might use them.

• 4. To facilitate unity: Bring the body together as a cohesive

unit. 4) Logistics: How small groups will work. A) -Group participants must be 18 years or older.

• They do not have to be a member of the church.

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• Couples will stay together.
• Groups will consist of a maximum of 10 members plus

a leader and an assistant.

• Groups will be co-ed and consist of members of

various ages

• Groups will be open to new members until the halfway

point of a particular study session. B) Details of the meetings

• Individual groups will determine their own study

session place and time, but the committee recommends meeting in the homes to maintain better group dynamics.

• Groups will meet a minimum of twice per month.
• Each meeting will span from 1 ½ to 2 hours which

includes an hour of study and discussion.

• Each subject term will consist of a minimum of 8

sessions and will span a period of 4 months.

• Each subject term will cover one study topic.
• Subjects being studied will be rotated between

groups at the end of each study term.

• Childcare will be necessary and should be arranged

before the meetings begin in order to maintain discussion and group dynamics. This issue may be solved by the groups as a whole or by each individual parent. C) Financing:

• Each leader, assistant, and member will have the

materials needed to participate in the study. It should not pose a financial burden on anyone or the

• church. The details of the funding are not finalized

yet as we were not able to have a business meeting due to the weather. I know this raises questions but I encourage you to bring any questions or suggestions to

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next month’s business meeting. We strongly encourage every person to participate regardless

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financial ability. 5) Leaders and Assistants

• Each group will have one leader and one assistant.
• Leaders and assistants will serve one-year terms with an
• ption to continue or bow out at the end of the term.
• The assistant will lead at least one session during

each 4 month study term.

• Leaders and assistants must be a church

member.

• Leaders and Assistants must be FAT: Faithful Available

Teachable

• Leaders will prepare and study from the material provided

and facilitate discussion among group members.

• Leaders and assistants will need to participate in a

training session to equip and reinforce group leadership skills. This training will be scheduled in the near future. 6) Questionnaire: give out

• The questionnaire is a way for you to let us know that you

are interested in participating in small group studies.

• These will be due back two Sundays from now. There will

be a drop box in the foyer. The only way you will be assigned to a group is by turning in a questionnaire.

• A sign up sheet will also be in the foyer as well as a copy
• f this presentation and additional questionnaires for

anyone who missed this but is interested in small groups studies.

• There will be a short meeting next Sunday church for all

those who have questions regarding small group studies.