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Building ChristianCommunity
Small Group Ministry
in TodaysSeventh-Day Adventist Church
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1. Small groups: partof Gods plan
2. Life-changing smallgroups: somedefinitions
3. Small group values:the key to growth
4. Small groupmeetings and smallgroup life
5. The goal of smallgroups: holinessand harvest
6. Small group
leadership7. Developing a smallgroup network
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Building ChristianCommunity
SESSION FOUR:
SMALL GROUP MEETINGS,SMALL GROUP LIFE
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WELCOME
WITNESSORD
WORSHIP
The Four Parts of aSmall Group Meeting
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Small Group Meeting Agenda
WELCOME
WORSHIP
WORD
WITNESS
Entranceinto
Fellowship
Exaltation
in HisPresence
Edification
in theWord
EvangelismVision &
Prayer
Youto
Me
Us
toGod
Godthrough
Us
GodtoUs
ORDER ACTIVITY RELATIONFOCUS
CHRIST
CHRISTSPRESENCE
CHRISTS
POWER
CHRISTS
PURPOSE
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The Four Parts of a
Small Group Meeting
WELCOME Greeting and
welcome
Time to catchup with eachother
The ice-breaker
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WORSHIPWith singingMeditation with instrumental music
With testimony, prayer or Scripture
The Four Parts of aSmall Group Meeting
Acknowledging the presence of Jesus:
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WORD
The Four Parts of aSmall Group Meeting
The Bible study
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Small Group Bible StudyShould Be Relational
Three Questions:? What is this
text saying? What is this
text saying to
me/us? What are wegoing to do aboutthis
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Relational Bible Study
Asks not only What does this mean? butWhat is God saying to me/us here? Based more on real life experience than on
a collection of doctrinal texts
More concerned with making Christianityreal than with proving a point Concerned not only with the original
characters associated with the story, but
where we see ourselves in it Accepts all opinions as equally valid It allows the group to grow together even
when there is serious disagreement
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WITNESS
The Four Parts of aSmall Group Meeting
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Witness: Praying forGroup Growth
Spirit-led prayer Informal, usually
seated Conversationalprayer
Smaller prayer
groups Special prayer for
individuals
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The Afterglow
Begin and end themeeting on time
Simplerefreshmentsafterwards
Informal: some
leave, some stay Sometimes themost importanttime of sharing
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Remember the Goal
The Goal of SmallGroup Meetings:
Lifetransformation
Building
community
Kingdom growth
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Group Life Outside
Group Meetings Social events Community
service Church
involvement
Retreats Mentoring
Community cannothappen in aweekly meeting alone
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Stages of Small Group Development
1 Adventure 2 Discovery
4 MaturityDevelopment
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When the Group Gives Birth...
the gain is greater than the pain!
