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I want to start a small group as a way to grow spiritually with several of my friends. Where do I begin?
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A ministry entitled CONNECTION POINTS could assist. They do seminars on Small Groups, Leadership, Assimilation, and Discipleship. On the web: www.assimilateguest.org
AHH FOR ME,,,, THE HEART OF DISCIPLESHIP IS GOD-CENTERED FRIENDSHIP SO START ON ENGAGING , CONNECT TO ALL, HAVE A VISION SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT PERISH AND THE VERY IMPORTANT IS THIS... WE OUR GOD'S WALKING BIBLE/ TESTIMONIST AND I BELIEVE ON THAT AND I KNOW ITS HARD COZ WE'RE DOING GOD'S MINISTRY... AND THIS MINISTRY IS ON GOD SO WE CANT DO IT WITH OUR OWN..... I SUGGEST FOR US TO GROW OUR SMALL GROUP IN OUR WORKINGPLACE THE SAME WAY AS OUR WALK WITH GOD,,, I SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD HAVE OUR OWN QUITE TIME FIRST WITH GOD AND HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY OF SOMEONE WHO IS AHEAD OF US MAYBE YOUR LEADER, PASTOR, FOR US NOT TO DRAINED SPIRITUALLY,, FOR US NOT TO BE A STARVING BAKER, WE OUR THE ONE WHO GIVE BREAD BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO EAT FIRST THE BREAD BEFORE WE SHARE.....
I am on the CE committee at our church and was asked to develop small groups. Where do I begin. We talked about handing out a survey to our congreation to see what interest there is. Can you give me some suggestions for the survey and what kind of questions should we ask?
First, I asked a menber who is a retired Presbyterian minster if he thought we could start a group and I had a book we could review. He said go for it. We decided what day we could meet and I asked several men (our's is a Men's Group) that I thought would like to study and meet as a Men's Group. We started with four and now have seven. We meet every Wed morning in the church library. This group has been meeting for about four years.
A great easy user friendly way to start a group is to get a video curriculum that provides the teaching and the questions. You can find a lot of great cheap curriculums like this at andystanley.com. Andy is by far one of the best teachers in the nation.
