one thing my group does that helps people in their spiritual journey is…

One thing my group does that helps people in their spiritual journey is…

Share with others how you would complete this statement:

Connect uplifts the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in our everyday lives. Connect means to be in vital relationship with God, other believers, the church, and our family. It reminds us of the priority of building positive, long-lasting relationships with people at work, in the school and community, and at home.As we connect first with God, He makes it possible for us to build meaningful relationships with other believers; they, in turn, help us connect to a church family. These interconnected relationships enable us to welcome people who are not yet part of our church or who are pre-believers.

Grow means knowing and obeying God’s Word and understanding how it makes a daily difference in our lives. Gaining knowledge isvital, but we need more than information. True discipleship means discovering something fresh and inspiring in a passage we have read hundreds of times—and acting to apply it.

Serve reminds us of our responsibility to work alongside fellow believers. Our churches are full of ministry and service opportunities—from manning a food pantry to hosting a youthfellowship to teaching Sunday School classes. Every believer working together is required for a local church to function as God intended. God gifts and empowers us to serve and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.

Go moves us outside the walls of the church and into our community and world. It may mean we drive a nail into a Habitat home, offer a cup of cold water, or tutor a child at an after-schoolprogram. It means we develop relationships and discern when it is time to talk about spiritual matters. Going is fed by a desire to experience firsthand God’s work in the lives of others, recognizing we are one instrument He is using. Go is different from Serve; Go is outside the church while Serve is inside.

•Review the definition of your assigned element

•Review the story presented in your assigned element’s chapter

•Determine how the definition for your assigned element was carried out in the group or groups the person’s in your chapter’s story came in contact with

Religious activity without the power of relationship

Lots of activity but no maturity

Absence of leaders and workers

Church campus that exists for believers

Groups that

Transform People

Reality Check•Churches are a reflection of the total sum of the groups that make up that church and a group reflects the lives of the individuals involved in that group.

•The absence of one CGSG element at the church level will impact the groups and the individuals.

•However, the absence of that same element at the individual level will adversely impact the groups and the church as well.

•The church, the groups, and the individual are dependent upon each other for spiritual health.

The Individual

The Group

The Church

Reality Check•Churches are a reflection of the total sum of the groups that make up that church and a group reflects the lives of the individuals involved in that group.

•The absence of one CGSG element at the church level will impact the groups and the individuals.

•However, the absence of that same element at the individual level will adversely impact the groups and the church as well.

•The church, the groups, and the individual are dependent upon each other for spiritual health.

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If your church or group had been featured in this book, what would we be reading about?

How would your church or group be a positive example?

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GoGo moves us outside the walls of the church and into our community and world. It may moves us outside the walls of the church and into our community and world. It may mean we drive a nail into a Habitat home, offer a cup of cold water, or tutor a child at an mean we drive a nail into a Habitat home, offer a cup of cold water, or tutor a child at an after-school program. It means we develop relationships and discern when it is time to after-school program. It means we develop relationships and discern when it is time to talk about spiritual matters. Going is fed by a desire to experience firsthand God’s work talk about spiritual matters. Going is fed by a desire to experience firsthand God’s work in the lives of others, recognizing we are one instrument He is using. in the lives of others, recognizing we are one instrument He is using. Go Go is different from is different from Serve; Serve; Go is outside the church while Serve is inside.Go is outside the church while Serve is inside.

ConnectConnect uplifts the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in our everyday lives. uplifts the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in our everyday lives. Connect means to be in vital relationship with God, other believers, the church, and our Connect means to be in vital relationship with God, other believers, the church, and our family. It reminds us of the priority of building positive, long-lasting relationships with people at family. It reminds us of the priority of building positive, long-lasting relationships with people at work, in the school and community, and at home.work, in the school and community, and at home.As we connect first with God, He makes it possible for us to build meaningful relationships As we connect first with God, He makes it possible for us to build meaningful relationships with other believers; they, in turn, help us connect to a church family. These interconnected with other believers; they, in turn, help us connect to a church family. These interconnected relationships enable us to welcome people who are not yet part of our church or who are pre-relationships enable us to welcome people who are not yet part of our church or who are pre-believers.believers.

GrowGrow means knowing and obeying God’s Word and understanding how it makes a daily means knowing and obeying God’s Word and understanding how it makes a daily difference in our lives. Gaining knowledge is vital, but we need more than information. True difference in our lives. Gaining knowledge is vital, but we need more than information. True discipleship means discovering something fresh and inspiring in a passage we have read discipleship means discovering something fresh and inspiring in a passage we have read hundreds of times—and acting to apply it.hundreds of times—and acting to apply it.

Serve Serve reminds us of our responsibility to work alongside fellow believers. Our churches reminds us of our responsibility to work alongside fellow believers. Our churches are full of ministry and service opportunities—from manning a food pantry to hosting a are full of ministry and service opportunities—from manning a food pantry to hosting a youth fellowship to teaching Sunday School classes. Every believer working together is youth fellowship to teaching Sunday School classes. Every believer working together is required for a local church to function as God intended. God gifts and empowers us to required for a local church to function as God intended. God gifts and empowers us to serve and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.serve and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.

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GoGo moves us outside the walls of the church and into our community and world. It may moves us outside the walls of the church and into our community and world. It may mean we drive a nail into a Habitat home, offer a cup of cold water, or tutor a mean we drive a nail into a Habitat home, offer a cup of cold water, or tutor a child at an after-school program. It means we develop relationships and child at an after-school program. It means we develop relationships and discern when it is time to talk about spiritual matters. Going is fed by a desire discern when it is time to talk about spiritual matters. Going is fed by a desire to experience firsthand God’s work in the lives of others, recognizing we are to experience firsthand God’s work in the lives of others, recognizing we are one instrument He is using. one instrument He is using.

Go Go is different from is different from Serve; Serve; Go is outside the church while Serve is inside.Go is outside the church while Serve is inside.

ConnectConnect uplifts the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in our everyday lives. uplifts the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in our everyday lives. Connect means to be in vital relationship with God, other believers, the church, and Connect means to be in vital relationship with God, other believers, the church, and our family. It reminds us of the priority of building positive, long-lasting relationships our family. It reminds us of the priority of building positive, long-lasting relationships with people at work, in the school and community, and at home.with people at work, in the school and community, and at home.

As we connect first with God, He makes it possible for us to build meaningful As we connect first with God, He makes it possible for us to build meaningful relationships with other believers; they, in turn, help us connect to a church family. relationships with other believers; they, in turn, help us connect to a church family. These interconnected relationships enable us to welcome people who are not yet These interconnected relationships enable us to welcome people who are not yet part of our church or who are pre-believers.part of our church or who are pre-believers.

GrowGrow means knowing and obeying God’s Word and understanding how it makes a daily means knowing and obeying God’s Word and understanding how it makes a daily difference in our lives. Gaining knowledge is vital, but we need more than difference in our lives. Gaining knowledge is vital, but we need more than information. True discipleship means discovering something fresh and inspiring information. True discipleship means discovering something fresh and inspiring in a passage we have read hundreds of times—and acting to apply it.in a passage we have read hundreds of times—and acting to apply it.

Serve Serve reminds us of our responsibility to work alongside fellow believers. Our churches reminds us of our responsibility to work alongside fellow believers. Our churches are full of ministry and service opportunities—from manning a food pantry to are full of ministry and service opportunities—from manning a food pantry to hosting a youth fellowship to teaching Sunday School classes. Every believer hosting a youth fellowship to teaching Sunday School classes. Every believer working together is required for a local church to function as God intended. God working together is required for a local church to function as God intended. God gifts and empowers us to serve and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.gifts and empowers us to serve and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.

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