Growth Through New Groups !
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Growth Through
New Groups!
Bruce RaleyDirector Church Education Ministry
LifeWay Christian Resources
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People Reached
For Christ
People MaturedIn Christ
Commonalities…and Distinct Differences
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FADS
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If Churches desire:
More people reached for ChristMore people matured in Christ
Start New Groups
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What Types of Groups?
Connecting people through Bible study groups living and sharing the Gospel.
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Realities
1. Discipleship takes places best in the context of relationships (group)
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What is discipleship?1.Discipleship is not information.
2.Discipleship is not behavior modification.
3.Discipleship is transformation.
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A disciple is being transformed into Christlikeness so that he/she
thinks and acts like Christ.
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Realities
2. The Word of God is the focal point of life transformational groups
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Realities
3.Barriers must be overcome4.Time and location no
longer define groups5.Need for Sunday and
weekday groups
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Realities
6.Catalysts are essential for the creation of new groups
7.New groups are created proactively
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Realities
8. Organization attendance will increase approximately 10 for every new adult groups properly started.
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New groups are offensive!
HOPE!
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What are the possibilities of uniting in a vision to Grow
through Groups?
• More people accepting Christ and being baptized• More people maturing in Christ• More people engaged in ministry• More people giving to kingdom
causes
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A dream of State/National Sunday School Directors…
200,000 new groups in 5 years
Resulting in 2 million more people in on-going Bible study
and Hundreds of thousands of new church leaders
and thousands accepting Christ and following him in Baptism.
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A dream fulfilled…
Every church begins at least one new Sunday School class each year … one group for every hundred people in attendance.
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