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Why Small Groups Matter To Revitalization
Bruce RaleyDirector Church Education Ministry
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BASIC ASSUMPTIONAll churches can be more
effective in carrying out their Kingdom work…improving a Kingdom focus.
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QUESTION ?
What do you think God wants to do in every church?
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People
Reached
For Chris
t
People Matured
In Christ
Commonalities…and Distinct Differences
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NUMERICAL GROWTH: The lost being saved
SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION: The saved becoming more like Christ
MINISTRY EXPANSION: The saved being involved in ministry
KINGDOM ADVANCE: The saved being involved in missions
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What prevents your church from doing what it should and experiencing what God wants to do?
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An effective disciple-making process ALWAYS begins with the
leadership.
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Paul’s Example
1 Corinthians 4:16
1 Corinthians 11:1
Ephesians 5:1
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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Disciple-making guides people to be
transformed into Christlikeness so they think and act
like Christ.
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What is discipleship?
1.Discipleship is not information.
2.Discipleship is not behavior modification.
3.Discipleship is transformation.
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Offensive vs DefensiveDiscipleship
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True discipleship always goes after the heart – not
behavior.
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TRENDSImpacting the Disciple-making Ministry of the
Church
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Moving from a scorecard of simply bodies, budgets and buildings to also including intangible measurements.
Society has moved past a “post-Christian” culture to a “pre-Christian” culture.
Transition of paradigms:
Believe – Behave – Belong to Belong – Believe – Behave
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Society is no longer a melting pot, but now mosaic.
Growing demand for process in discipleship. Church leaders are trying to define “family ministry”. There is a shift from ministry at church to ministry at home. Shift in moving from group training to individual or within small groups of people.
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How many apples?
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Realities
1.Discipleship takes places best in the context of relationships.
2.Relationships develop within smaller groups.
3.A group is composed of two or more individuals.
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God & Me
Daily in the
Word
My Family & Me
Other Christians & Me
Lost & Me
Open Group
On-going Group
Short-term Group
Closed Group
One-on-One(Mentoring, Coaching
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Marriage
Parenting
Church Group Ministry Discipleship
Worship
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8 Attributes of Discipleship
Bible EngagementObeying God and Denying Self
Serving God and OthersSharing ChristExercising FaithSeeking GodBuilding RelationshipsUnashamed
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Truth
PostureLeaders
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Transformational Sweet Spot
Truth
GospelIdentityDiscipline
Truth
PostureLeaders
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Transformational Sweet Spot
Posture
WeaknessInterdependenc
eOutward Focus
Truth
PostureLeaders
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Transformational Sweet Spot
LeadersIndispensible
qualityGodly
leaders applying truth
Truth
PostureLeaders
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Watch For The Breaks in the Sandbar
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Necessity of Leadership
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB)