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Small Groups: Designed to Develop Kingdom
Community• Building
relationships between believers
• Building relationships with those outside the family circle
In the Minds of Many People…In the Minds of Many People…
...the building is the “church”...the building is the “church”
The Effective Cell or Small Group Is…
(1)…holistic It’s 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 each
other• reach out to share what they have
with others
Spiritual Spiritual WarfareWarfareSpiritual Spiritual WarfareWarfare
ServiceServiceServiceService
EdificationEdificationEdificationEdification
DiscipleshipDiscipleshipDiscipleshipDiscipleshipBible StudyBible StudyBible StudyBible Study
FellowshipFellowshipFellowshipFellowship
EvangelismEvangelismEvangelismEvangelism
WorshipWorshipWorshipWorship
Christ’s Holistic Community
A Small Group Mission
Statement“To connect people relationally
in groups for the purpose of growing in Christ-likeness, loving one another, and contributing to the work of the church, in order to glorify God and make disciples of all nations.”
The Effective Small Group is...
(3) …interactive• Not the same as
preaching• Not the same as
teaching• Everyone learns
from everyone else
JESUS IN
CENTRE
The Effective Small Group is...
(4)… a basic Christian community
Task Sub-Group
Support Sub-Group
Study Sub-Group
Leadership sub-group
Holistic Small Group
CommunityCommunityWing Wing (small)(small)CommunityCommunityWing Wing (small)(small)
Corporate Corporate
Wing Wing (large)
(large)
Corporate Corporate
Wing Wing (large)
(large)
A Small Group Church is Like a Two-Winged
Bird
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
Corporate Corporate
Wing Wing (large)
(large)
Corporate Corporate
Wing Wing (large)
(large)
Community Wing Functions
• Abiding in Christ• Body Life Fellowship• Edification of the
Body• Equipping the
Saints• Ministry to the
hurting• Witnessing to the
lost
CommunityCommunityWing Wing (small)(small)CommunityCommunityWing Wing (small)(small)
• Care of the “new babies”!
• Mutual accountability• Application of the Word• Leadership
development• Leadership co-
ordination• Prayer mobilization
Small Group Ministry Small Group Ministry Is Not Simply One of Is Not Simply One of Many ProgramsMany Programs
It’s a System for a It’s a System for a People-Centred & People-Centred & Community-Based Community-Based MinistryMinistry
And a Small Group Church is And a Small Group Church is Not a Collection of Not a Collection of Independent House ChurchesIndependent House Churches
It’s a structure which connects people with people in order to release the power of the available ministry in your church
MOTHER CHURCHMOTHER CHURCH
The Small Group Church The Small Group Church Provides a System…Provides a System…
Essential Departments
……through which departments through which departments support the ministry of the support the ministry of the
groupsgroups
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