PURPOSE: We Strive to promote spiritual development and relationship building and encouragement among members in an intimate setting. The group is made up of 10-15 members that meet every 4th Sunday for fellowship, connecting, praying and caring amongst its members.
PASSAGE: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. All the believers were together and had everything in common.” – Acts 2:42,44
RESPONSIBILITIES: Small Group Leaders & Co-Facilitators – The primary responsibility of a small group leader is to model Christian discipleship. The following qualifications are important:
A regular devotional and prayer life
Good family relationships
Good physical and emotional health
Involvement in the local church
A commitment to the vision of the church
A regular financial contributor to the work of God
Small Group Leader – plans and conducts small groups, seeing to it that each meeting includes all six elements;
Go- Outreach, reaching out in Christ’s love to people in need; helping the group focus on the need for a mission.
Grow – Fellowship centered on the Word of God and Christian experiences, sharing physical/spiritual needs and having fun.
Good Steward – Supporting the ministry and sharing resources.
Grace – Growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 3:18)
Gifts – Identifying spiritual gifts and encouraging prayer partnerships to advance the Kingdom agenda.
Groups praising and magnifying God by focusing on His nature, actions and words (prayer, singing praises, reading, creative expression)
Small Group Care Watch Contact –
Communicates all care concern issues reported from small group to the Care Watch Coordinator and entire small group.
Follow-up with the person on the progress of the request they submitted and keep small group informed of any new updates.
If necessary, connect with each small group member to setup a visiting schedule to visit or call small group member for support.
Add all care/concern requests to small group prayer list.
Keep each small group member and concerns in prayer.
Meet with your small group Facilitator.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Michelle Obleton Executive Director of Ministries eMail: michelle@wcc.org
A Place to Connect Waukegan Community Church is a big place and it can be very hard to get plugged into church life.We were created to connect people and when we don’t have that, life just doesn’t fit together. In a small group you can connect with people and make some good friends.
A Place to Belong Over time, the people in your small group become a close family. You are no longer doing life alone; you now have a family. In a small group, you can lean on each other for encouragement, support and friendship in the real world.
A Place to Grow After building meaningful relationships God wants us to grow up spiritually. Well guess what, life-change and growth happens best in small groups as we encourage, support and challenge each other.
