Reading: Small Groups Everywhere (Slides)

Small Groups Everywhere

Henry Reyenga

Small Group Size

The whole infrastructure of the leadership culture and much of the ministry culture is done in small groups.

Each small group setting has a different purpose and needs a different approach.

Types Of Small Groups

Permanent Groups/Teams (Recruited)

Advisory Leaders –Ruling Elders

Worship Leaders

Discipleship Team

Young Christian Leaders Team Leaders

Child Care Team

Finance Team

Promotion Team/Evangelism

Hospitality Team

Small Group Leaders 

Types Of Small Groups

Short Term Groups 

Counseling

Seminars

Service Projects

Advisory Leaders –Ruling Elders

Start With Recruited Advisory Leaders 

1 Timothy. 5:22    Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. NIV

Worship Leaders

You are the first producer.

You create the stage.

You pick the music that connects to the people group you are reaching.

Watch out for the egotist music worship leaders.

Watch out for the volunteer imbalance. 

Discipleship Teams

Recruit those who love mentoring and education of children and/or adults (future elders training).

Run the Christian Education team.

Come up with short term small groups and seminars.

Lead permanent education offerings.

Young Christian Leaders Team

Recruit leaders who will lead in the raising up of young Christian leaders.

Team of 2-5 adults who sense the calling

Get the young people together with the expectation that they are the future leaders of Christianity

Create a stage for them to do music and worship

Sign up YCL into CLI

Child Care Team

Back Ground Checks

Always at least two people with the children

Design your offering for the “paranoid” parent

Find leaders with passion

Pay if you need to to have high quality care

Finance Team (1)

Recruit Money Counters (2 at each service)

Deposit slips

The spending and prioritizing of money is the work of the ruling elders not deacons

Develop a budget

Communicate how the funds are coming in

Communicate experience

Finance Team (2)

Put a Pastor Salary Plan in place appropriate to “one income” of the middle class of the people group of the primary funders and leaders. Salary amount to be decided upfront with senders and advisors. 

Stair step the salary for bi-vocationals 

25% first year

50% second year

75% third year

100% fourth year

125% fifth year

3-5% sixth year increases

Tied to growth in numbers and giving

Promotion Team/Evangelism

Leaders who are called talk about and execute promotion and evangelism plans. 

Emphasis on Word of Mouth

Emphasis on Vocal Witness

Emphasis on Apologetics

Hospitality Team

Recruit Future Deacons

Meet to develop the local plan

Schedule hospitality to newcomers

Discuss the best practices for assimilation

Make connection of newcomers with existing participants

Small Group Leaders –

Recruit the Pastoral Care Team

Commission as Small Group Leaders (Deacons)

Learn the methodology of starting ministry small groups

The Leaders Team is the pastoral care work of the ministry deacons. 

Shepherding the church

Counseling 

Short Term Small Group

Identify the problems

Refer difficult matters to specialized helpers

Connect mentors if possible

Have clear end dates in mind and communicate this up front

Seminars

Think of various topics for offering at the church

Promote the topic

Attend

Connect attendee with larger church life

Service Projects

Word or Deed

Discipleship goals

Christian love to the community

Keep projects low cost if possible