Download or read book Strategical revitalization of small group ministry through the lay leadership training for nurturing new member written by 이은종 and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project implemented 12-week leadership program for selected leaders. The project was to enhance the process of fostering new members through training and strategically understanding the concept of small groups. Selected leaders were trained with biblical teachings and theological foundation to become lay leaders of the church. As the leaders recognized themselves as lay leaders, they nurtured the new members and cared for one another. Their dedication was visible as they bear fruit within the church and committed themselves to the duties of spreading the Gospel.
Download or read book Building a Life Changing Small Group Ministry written by Bill Donahue and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide, in ebook format, the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson’s Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry presents a broad introduction for pastors and point leaders to use as they navigate through the process of establish-ing and developing independent groups or a church-wide ministry of small groups.
Download or read book Small Group Leaders Handbook written by Ann Beyerlein and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now completely rewritten, updated and expanded for a new generation of small group leaders, this IVP classic contains everything you need to know about small groups: starting with a strong biblical and strategic foundation; building in 4 key components--community, nurture, worship and outreach; guiding the group through its life stages; creating good communication; handling conflict in the group; encouraging members to "own" the group; planning group meetings; and developing leadership skills.And besides warm, wise counsel, Small Group Leaders' Handbook includes a resource section that's overflowing with great ideas: ice breakers, application steps, community-building projects, outreach tips and much more!Whether you are starting a new group, working to get a group back on track, or introducing a small group program as part of church or parachurch ministry, here is your ticket to effective foundations, training and practice.
Download or read book Successful Small Groups written by Kurt W. Johnson and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus makes the mission of the church abundantly clear: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations ..." But how do you reach a twenty-first-century society filled with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of religious interest? And how can you expect to grow the body of Christ when only half of your own congregation regularly attends services? The answer may be simpler than you think: involve and empower the laity in small-group ministry. Kurt W. Johnson not only provides the tools for organizing and leading successful small groups, but also explores the biblical and historical foundations for small-group ministry. In this practical guide Johnson illustrates the proven effectiveness that small groups have for both nurturing the spirituality of current church members and leading friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others to a saving relationship with Christ. Do you want to fulfill Jesus' Great Commission? Discover how you and your church can change the world around you through the power of the Holy Spiritùone disciple at a time. Kurt W. Johnson, D.Min., is the Bible school director for the Voice of. Prophecy international radio ministry. His enthusiasm for small-group ministry has led him to conduct training sessions internationally and to author multiple group Bible study guides, including Face td-Face. With Jesus and Focus on Prophecy. Book jacket.
Download or read book Way To Grow written by Ronald J. Lavin and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is more important for ministry today than small groups. (George Gallop Jr., a Christian who conducts polls on political and religious matters, quoted in chapter 1 of this book.) Lavin is quick to point out that this book is not merely about numerical growth. It is about nurturing spiritual growth, which in itself is a dynamic that leads to growth in numbers. Use this publication as a workbook. The chapters each end with fascinating questions for consideration and group discussion. Dr. Lavin offers five different kinds of group structures for discipleship development. Each is fully explored, offering the reader or study participant the opportunity to determine which style best fits their group. He also lists five essentials that must be present for any group to function effectively. Lavin has had over 35 years of experience in the ministry, during which time he has refined the methods that are most successful in leading people to commitment and discipleship. This book is filled with fascinating anecdotes and stories that have grown out of his experience with congregations where impressive growth has taken place. Dr. Ronald J. Lavin is Senior Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church, Fountain Valley, California. He previously served congregations in Indiana, Iowa, and Arizona. In each church where he served as pastor the membership doubled. He graduated cum laude from Carthage College, Northwestern Theological School of Theology, and engaged in graduate studies at the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. Lavin has published twelve books and numerous magazine articles. He has been in demand as a speaker and seminar leader at schools and churches throughout the country as well as in several foreign countries.
Download or read book Training lay members for settling new members into the church written by Se Lin Choi and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The project is about training lay members for settling new members into the church. The researcher pointed out the problem of settling new members in Immanuel Church and presented the solution for the problem. New members register in the church, but their settlement rate is rather low. In addition, untrained lay-members are still in their immature faith. In order to solve these problems, the researcher made the plan to training lay-believers who are potential resources in the church and raise them as ministers. The researcher presented the problem in Immanuel Church, and he defined the background of the project and the terms. In the researcher's project, the researcher considered biblical, theological and historical bases for training lay-members for settling new members. For the biblical basis of the Old Testaments, the researcher examined ministry allotment of Moses, 70-elder system of Moses and how Samuel and prophet pupils were trained in lay-ministry. For the biblical basis of the New Testament, the researcher examined how lay-believer training was conducted through Jesus and His disciples, 7 deacons in the early church and Ephesians 4. As an historical basis, the researcher examined how John Wesley conducted lay-believer training. As theological basis, the researcher ... studied lay-believers' identity and mission in the church community for training lay-members for settling new members, and he considered the meaning and purpose of lay-believers' position and mission in the church. The researcher studied the theoretical aspect of the project and practical aspect of lay-believer training by comparing similar projects about lay believer training and nurturing and settlement through lay-members. The researcher also examined actual cases of churches that succeeded in lay-believer training. Such study seems to set practical and desirable direction for settling new members through lay-believer training. Lay-minister training for settling new members includes the areas of importance of settling new members, personal quality, faith quality, expectation and desire and development of relationship. The training period of lay-leaders was conducted for 10 weeks, and the content of the education included 10 lessons. Sample group of 24 people was organized to measure the result of the training, and survey form with 32 questions was made. Twelve people were allotted to the treatment group, and 12 people were allotted to the control group. Training result was measured by having the two groups answer identical survey forms before and after the training. The result of the lay minister training was confirmed based on the survey results. Lay-members realized the importance of settling new comers through the training. Lay-members' personal quality was changed. They understood growth as they changed through the training and experienced grace. They formed a sense of community that is necessary for settling new members. Fellowships were promoted to have good relationships with new members. In conclusion, lay members ministry for settling new members is to train lay-members and nurture them with right faith so that they can live according to God's purpose. Through settlement of new members and continuous lay-believer ministry, the church will become healthy and become more dynamic than before. The researcher theologically discussed how the lay-minister training for settling new members is meaningful to pastors, lay-members and churches along with the direction of lay-believer ministry "--Abstract.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Small Group Ministry written by Robert L. Hill and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leading Life changing Small Groups written by Bill Donahue and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The executive director of the Willow Creek Association, a small group of ministries, shares in-depth, practical insights that have made this group so effective. This revised edition includes updated charts and diagrams, discussions of new practices, and resource lists at the end of each section.
Download or read book Lay Leader Development and the Model of Christ written by Michael Wayne Gossett and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis is to develop a strategic process for leader development utilizing small groups at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. The development of lay leaders will determine the efforts of starting and sustaining small groups and ministry efforts in the local church. The structure of groups and the strategy to develop leaders should be a replicable system formulated within biblical parameters. The biblical research is concentrated toward the methods practiced by Jesus with his disciples. Biblical discipleship is examined for the purpose of assessing adequate organization that cultivate leader development and group multiplication. Effective small group systems will be identified for the purpose of leader development and group multiplication at Green Acres Baptist Church. The efforts of multiplication will cease to occur if leaders are not adequately equipped and trained to begin new small groups. This thesis will give a replicable system of how to organize small groups in the local church as well as a strategy to equip lay leaders to identify and develop other lay leaders for the purpose of starting new groups.
Download or read book Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2009 2012 Committee on Lay Leadership written by ANONIMO and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available November 2008 'The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs' ( The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008 , ¶12 0. COMMITTEE ON LAY LEADERSHIP The heart of local church ministry is in its lay leadership. Identifying, developing , deploying and evaluating Christian spiritual leaders who serve from their strengths and gifts is a key to the life and vitality of the congregation. Look for this and more: A biblical/theological basis for the ministry of leadership Building the lay leadership s team The responsibilities of the pastor and team members How to get started and work together Identifying the congregation's gifts and leadership qualities Developing and empowering people for mission and leadership The twenty-six Guidelines cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church ; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees ; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, and Christian Education , age-level ministries, Communications , and more. Church Council Pastor Pastor Parish Relations Finance Stewardship Trustees Lay Leader/ Lay Member Leader Selection & Development Small Group Ministries Small Membership Church Christian Education Adult Ministries Children's Ministries Family Ministries Youth Ministries Evangelism Worship Advocates for Inclusiveness Church and Society Church Historian Communications Higher Education & Campus Ministry Mission Men's Ministries Women's Ministries Scouting & Civic Youth-Serving Ministry
Download or read book The Small Group Leaders Training Course written by Judy Hamlin and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent resource for training leaders to establish cohesive, growing small groups.
Download or read book Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership written by Carl George and published by . This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of resources about small groups at the beginning of the 1990s led to a discovery: Many books on small groups carried an instructional content and touched on groups as instrumental in delivery of that specific subject matter. How a leader was to function relative to a group was discussed as a matter of how to manage an instructional hour. The potential of groups for making connections and building community and serving others was largely unrecognized. What a group leader might do to pull together and maintain a group, or how a group leader might become acknowledged as part of a larger leadership strategy for service and outreach was simply unaddressed. From the insights developed in his complex and widely recommended Prepare Your Church for the Future, best-selling author Carl George extracts the most basic, practical elements of how an individual leader can contribute to the well-being of others and the overall organization. He interprets the role of a group leader in language that is easily understood and remembered: nine commitments leading to a partnership with professional church leaders. Pastors and church consultants consistently report that the people exposed to these nine keys are easy to work with. They readily grasp the reasonableness of the principles, which help them be trustworthy team players in this matter of shared ministry. From the forward, by Robert Coleman, Director of the Billy Graham Institute: "This book speaks to our need for practical leadership training. With profound simplicity, it describes how small groups grow through loving relationships as readers build up one another in the faith. More importantly, the reader learn ways to prepare yourself for leadership in the group. The sequential steps show readers how to bring others into the circle of love, and in the process, how to enlarge your outreach by multiplying disciple makers." This 2007 edition includes an updated Appendix, describing recent developments in the fi
Download or read book Developing Leaders written by Laurence Singlehurst and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfil God's creational intentions." So speaks John Wesley. His words are as relevant today as they were when he first wrote them. He saw something of his prayers answered as his movement of small groups known as classes empowered and transformed the lives of those who attended them. This in turn spilled out in to the lives of these faithful people and turned the country upside down for Gods kingdom. As we see God at work in our day, many of us are praying a similar prayer as we see the two things God is doing. Firstly moving the church from an attractional model to a missional model where everybody is equipped and empowered to reach their friends, families and to serve their neighbourhoods. Secondly, the Holy Spirit is moving us from a leader centric church to people power; the equipping and motivating of individual members for discipleship for life, for mission, for ministry. So the training of small group leaders and assistants becomes imperative in seeing the mission of the church work, and a key function in the empowering, supporting and developing of ministry in church members.
Download or read book Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2009 2012 Lay Leader Lay Member written by Abingdon Press and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available November 2008 'The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs' ( The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008 , ¶120. Lay Leader/Lay Member The Lay Leader and Lay Member to Annual Conference are key roles in linking the vision and plan of the congregation with the ministry of the Annual conference and in nurturing cooperation and coordination of the pastor and congregation in leadership. Look for this and more: A biblical/theological basis for lay ministry The basics of the ministry of Lay Leader and Lay Member Keys to enhancing and improving leadership Understanding servant leadership and spiritual gifts Introduction to Lay Speaking ministry Establishing partnerships in ministry The twenty-six Guidelines cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church ; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees ; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, and Christian Education , age-level ministries, Communications , and more. Church Council Pastor Pastor Parish Relations Finance Stewardship Trustees Lay Leader/ Lay Member Leader Selection & Development Small Group Ministries Small Membership Church Christian Education Adult Ministries Children's Ministries Family Ministries Youth Ministries Evangelism Worship Advocates for Inclusiveness Church and Society Church Historian Communications Higher Education & Campus Ministry Mission Men's Ministries Women's Ministries Scouting & Civic Youth-Serving Ministry
Download or read book Small Groups with Purpose written by Steve Gladen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past fifteen years, small groups have become a vital way to build community in large churches. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at Saddleback Church. Now Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, shares the secrets of that ministry's incredible success in creating small groups with purpose. This practical book walks church leaders through the questions they need to answer to develop their own intentional small group strategy. Built around the most commonly asked questions, Small Groups with Purpose outlines the step-by-step process of creating a successful small group ministry. Because it is built upon principles and not methods, this plan can be implemented in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for readers to answer to help them assess their current situation and their desires for the future. Personal stories, Scripture, and examples ground the discussion and show the system in action. Pastors and small group leaders will find this book instrumental in making small groups work in their churches.
Download or read book Renewing Your Church Through Healthy Small Groups written by Diana Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have the individuals who are leading small groups in your church been taken through a comprehensive orientation process? Invest in your small group leaders and the overall health of your church by utilizing this practical 8-week training manual for small group leaders. This process will help you lay the foundations of a healthy small group ministry. When the people of God are fully alive, relationally connected, and spiritually flourishing, it brings fresh air to the whole church body. This manual covers the critical small group leadership concepts of building authentic community, the importance of leadership (and pitfalls to avoid), intentional small group design, incorporating worship and Scripture, creating effective discussion, and resolving conflict. For bulk orders of 10+ copies contact [email protected].
Download or read book The Master Plan of Evangelism Second Edition Abridged written by Robert Coleman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few books have had as great an impact on the cause of world evangelization in our generation as Robert Coleman's "The Master Plan of Evangelism.""--Billy Graham It all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him and share God's message with their neighbors. We are called to do the same. But evangelism can be difficult--even intimidating. With all the evangelism resources available, where should you turn to find advice on how to share the Good News with others? Robert E. Coleman says the answers aren't found in TV evangelism, easy-evangelism guidebooks, or the latest marketing techniques. Rather, he looks to the Bible, to the ultimate example found in Jesus Christ. For more than forty years this classic, biblical look at evangelism has challenged and instructed over three million readers. Now repackaged for a new generation, "The Master Plan of Evangelism" is as fresh and relevant as ever. Join the movement and discover how you can minister to the people God brings into your life.
