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Why Small Groups?

We were created to be relational beings.

Genesis 2:18 records the first negative words of God. Before creating the woman, He said of Adam, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” God had created people who were not complete without other people in their lives.

Genesis 1:27 says “…in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” The Trinitarian God can rightly be defined as a unity with diversity. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit function uniquely in different roles, however they are perfectly united as one God. People, therefore, image God when they are unified while embracing diversity. The greatest picture of this concept happens in marriage, when men and women become one flesh without giving up their uniqueness.

Jesus confirmed our need to live in relationship with others while sharing the last supper with His disciples. John 13:34 records Jesus’ instructions. He said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

10 Commandments for Leading Discussion

1. Prepare “good” questions prior to the meeting
2. Create a climate of acceptance
3. Actively listen to each person
4. Affirm all legitimate expressions of opinion from your group members
5. “Peel the Onion” with questions
6. Be careful about taking sides in a “debate”
7. Allow for humor and rabbit trails
8. Don’t be afraid of silence
9. Avoid discussion KILLERS
10. Be a facilitator, not an expert

Calvary LIFEgroup Links

  • LIFEgroup Check-In
  • LIFEgroup Manual
  • A Dashboard for Measuring Discipleship
  • Discipleship Survey Questions
  • Discpleship Survey Workbook

Small Group Links

  • Small Group Exchange
  • Discussion Questions
  • Serendipity Blog
  • Xenos Groups Page
  • Mark Howell's Resources
  • North Point Groups
  • Small Group Ideas

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How To Discover a Missional Project for Your Group




Use the following questions with your group to help you figure out a missional project.

1) How has God been moving in your heart over the past few months? What people has he been impressing you to love?

2) What gifts are obvious in our group? What kinds of things are we good at?

3) What needs in the community are we aware of?

4) Do we know any people who are currently meeting needs in the community? Do they need help?

5) What resources do we have available to us? What times do we have available to us?

6) Who can we contact that might point us in a good direction?

7) What is our next step?

It may be that after a good discussion you don't sense you've made great progress. Encourage everyone to live the next week with their EYES WIDE OPEN to the needs they might see around them. The following week, repeat this discussion and see if people's OPEN EYES creates more ideas.
Posted by David Rudd at 10:20 AM

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