As we move forward as a ministry, our leadership team has allowed for tremendous freedom in your group to chart a discipleship course. However, that freedom does not come without boundaries. As you move forward, you should be considering the direction of your group in light of the direction of the ministry and the church. Pastor Scott has done a fantastic job of keeping the mission of Grace Church before our eyes and hopefully all of us know that we are here to Meet as many people as possible wherever they are and help Move them to where God wants them to be.
But how does the CONNECT Ministry fit into the Grace Church structure? Why are we here and what are we doing? Well, from the website:
CONNECT is about meeting people wherever they are physically, geographically and spiritually. The intent is:
- Connecting people to God, one another and Grace Church in a small group setting,
- Growing them individually in love and faithfulness and corporately to the fullness of Christ, and
- Engaging them fully in the work of being the church.
So how does this go into determining what your group should do next? Well, hopefully we will have a tool for you in the near future, but right now you have lots of studies to choose from, and I trust that you have been considering how to apply what you learned in the Acts study. Also, you do have an incredibly powerful tool available to you right now… your Coach. Make sure that lines of communication stay wide open with the coach who has been assigned to your group. Coaches are a huge blessing for your group and you can be a blessing to them by providing them with opportunities to serve you or to share your ideas and stories with other groups.
Remember that Meeting and Moving is about more than helping people to come to faith in the Lord. Each and every one of us needs to continue growing in love and faithfulness. It’s not about us; it’s about the Lord and who we are in Him – but that’s another post…
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It is so wonderful when the group does just that, helping each other grow closer to God and being their "balcony people" along the way. Thank you for all your hard work and faithfulness to this ministry. May God bless you lavisly (did i spell that one right??) lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Becky. "Balcony people", people who build you up in that faith and help you to grow to be all that God intends you to be, are sorely lacking in the church today. Everyone wants to be a Paul, many become a John Mark, and few are a Barnabas. And what a blessing is found in the encourager!
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