Small group ministry in the 21st century : the encyclopedia of practical ideas : Bible study, spiritual growth, service projects, special events

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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0764427695
ISBN 13
9780764427695
LCCN
2007276474
OCLC
145950630
Category
Church Management ( 教會研究 )
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
253
Subject
BV0652
Abstract
Build Your Small Group Ministry!
Do you lead a small group? Coach small group leaders? Direct small groups at your church? Use this fresh, ready-to-go tool to rev up your group, encourage spiritual growth, build community, reach out to others and have fun along the way! You'll find tons of ideas to make small groups effective, and grow closer to Jesus and each other.
More than 600 ideas! Organized in 8
Get Your Group Going Warm-ups, wrap-ups, approaches to group prayer, child-care solutions, sample meeting agendas, and more
Keep Your Group Going Strong Ways to welcome new members, get everyone more involved, and deal with problems
Easy Ways to Breathe Energy into a Stagnant Group Ideas for places to meet, fun small group activities, and small group movie nights
Get to Know Each Other Better Practical ideas to show you care, questions to deepen group relationships, and great ways to encourage the people in your group
Fresh Ways to Foster Spiritual Growth Creative ways to approach Bible study, practical ways to live out what you team, and ideas for small group worship
Great Escapes When Your Group Needs to Depart from the Ordinary Includes ready-to-go special occasion Bible studies and one-day retreats for small groups
Serve Beyond Your Group Ideas for outreach within your church, ways to serve your community, and tips to help groups plan and prepare to reach out. Ideas for Leading Specialty Groups Tips for men's, women's, singles, seniors, and family/intergenerational groups
Do you lead a small group? Coach small group leaders? Direct small groups at your church? Use this fresh, ready-to-go tool to rev up your group, encourage spiritual growth, build community, reach out to others and have fun along the way! You'll find tons of ideas to make small groups effective, and grow closer to Jesus and each other.
More than 600 ideas! Organized in 8
Get Your Group Going Warm-ups, wrap-ups, approaches to group prayer, child-care solutions, sample meeting agendas, and more
Keep Your Group Going Strong Ways to welcome new members, get everyone more involved, and deal with problems
Easy Ways to Breathe Energy into a Stagnant Group Ideas for places to meet, fun small group activities, and small group movie nights
Get to Know Each Other Better Practical ideas to show you care, questions to deepen group relationships, and great ways to encourage the people in your group
Fresh Ways to Foster Spiritual Growth Creative ways to approach Bible study, practical ways to live out what you team, and ideas for small group worship
Great Escapes When Your Group Needs to Depart from the Ordinary Includes ready-to-go special occasion Bible studies and one-day retreats for small groups
Serve Beyond Your Group Ideas for outreach within your church, ways to serve your community, and tips to help groups plan and prepare to reach out. Ideas for Leading Specialty Groups Tips for men's, women's, singles, seniors, and family/intergenerational groups
Description
First steps-ways to get your group going -- Questions to help you promote your group -- Agendas for small group meetings -- Small group child-care solutions -- Practical ways to make every meeting count -- Do's and don'ts for your first meeting -- First meeting fellowship ideas -- First meeting devotional ideas -- Easy warm-ups -- Meaningful wrap-ups -- Approaches to group prayer -- Questions to help you stay spiritually focused -- Fine art-ways to keep your group going strong -- Ways to decide what your group will study -- Guidelines for developing a group covenant -- Items to consider including in a group covenant -- Basic ways to deal with problems in your group -- Specific problems and ways to deal with them -- Roles to get group members more involved -- Tools every leader needs -- Great ways to welcome new members -- Best endings for small groups -- Ways to gauge if it's time to end your group -- Steps to take when you know it's time to go -- Shake up-easy ways to breathe energy into a stagnant group -- Ideas for places to meet -- Fun small group activities -- Small group movie nights -- Deep and wide-ways to get to know each other better -- Practical ways to show you care -- Ways to live out "one-anothers" -- Questions to deepen group relationships -- Ways to encourage each other outside of meetings -- Digging deeper-fresh ways to foster spiritual growth -- Creative ways to approach Bible study -- Guidelines for group prayer -- Ways to make group prayer more meaningful -- Things your small group can pray for -- Practical ways to live out what you've learned -- Ideas for small group worship times -- Ways to make communion more meaningful -- Great escapes-when your group needs to depart from the ordinary -- Ready-to-go special occasion Bible studies -- One-day retreats for small groups -- Take care-ways to serve beyond your group -- Basics for small group outreach -- Questions to prepare your group for outreach -- Principles for planning a small group outreach -- Outreach opportunities within your church -- Ways to serve your community (and sometimes beyond) -- Exceptional and distinctive-ideas for leading specialty groups -- Tips for seniors' groups -- Questions about intergenerational and family small groups -- Basics for creating free-market small groups -- Principles for men's small groups -- Ways small groups can meet the needs of women -- Tips for leading singles' small groups.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Library 1 ( Main Library ) at Thornleigh | 17642 | CM 0910.0000 | 1 | Yes |