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Small Group Ministry

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Building ChristianCommunity

SESSION TWO

LIFE-CHANGING SMALL GROUPS:SOME DEFINITIONS

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Small Groups: Designed to

Develop Kingdom Community Building

relationships

betweenbelievers Building

relationshipswith thoseoutside thefamily circle

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OHP 1.1uilding a church without walls

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In the Minds of

Many People

...the building is the church

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The Truth Is...

the people are the church

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The Effective Cell

or Small Group Is(1)holistic

Its a small number of people (3-12)who meet together for Bible study to: grow in their relationship with God

grow in their relationship with eachother reach out to share what they have

with others

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Spiritual

Warfare

Service

Edification

DiscipleshipBible Study

Fellowship

Evangelism

Worship

Christs Holistic Community

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A Small Group

MissionStatement

To connect people relationally ingroups for the purpose ofgrowing in Christ-likeness, loving

one another, and contributing tothe work of the church, in orderto glorify God and make disciplesof all nations.

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The Effective

Small Group is

(2)...the BasicBuilding Block

of the Church

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the small group is to the church

What the Cell is to the Body...

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The Effective Small Group is...

(3) interactive Not the same as

preaching Not the same as

teaching

Everyone learnsfrom everyoneelse

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JESUSIN

CENTRE

The Effective Small Group is...

(4) a basic Christian community

Task Sub-Group

Support

Sub-GroupStudy Sub-

Group

Leadershipsub-group

HolisticSmall Group

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CommunityWing (small)

A Small Group Church isLike a Two-Winged Bird

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Corporate Wing Functions: Overall Coordination

Celebration Worship

Teaching the Word

Unity of the Body Resourcing ministry

Supporting Leaders

Reaching the World

Public Evangelism

Financial Oversight

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Community Wing Functions

Abiding in Christ Body Life Fellowship Edification of the

Body

Equipping the Saints Ministry to the

hurting Witnessing to the

lost

CommunityWing (small)

Care of the new babies! Mutual accountability Application of the Word Leadership development

Leadership co-ordination Prayer mobilization

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Small Group MinistryIs Not Simply One ofMany Programs

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Its a System for a

People-Centred &Community-BasedMinistry

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And a Small Group Church isNot a Collection of IndependentHouse Churches

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Its a structure

which connectspeople with

people in orderto release thepower of the

availableministry in yourchurch

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It Does Not Mean

an Absence ofDepartments

Th S ll G Ch h

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MOTHER CHURCH

The Small Group ChurchProvides a System

Essential Departments

through which departments

support the ministry of the groups

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Small Groups: not Just a

Good Idea, but a GOD idea Every member in

ministry

Cost effective Exponential growth

Faithfulness in

stewardship Holistic ministry

Continuous harvesting

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