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Fall Forward

Join our transformational small groups to experience relational growth and diverse types of groups such as societies, classes, and bands. Find out more about our affinity groups, disciple Bible studies, and group durations. Connect with us in community locations or homes across Columbia. Be part of our Four F's system: Focus, Form, Fill, Facilitate. Learn how to facilitate and multiply groups for a significant impact. Attend our pre-launch meetings and receive ongoing support.

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Fall Forward

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  1. Fall Forward Launching Better Together Groups

  2. Above all… • Transformation over Information • Relating over Educating

  3. Types of Groups • Wesleyan Distinctive • Varied types/targets • Societies • Classes • Bands • Might Look Like: • Affinity Groups • Formational/practices • Disciple Bible Studies

  4. Group Duration • Semester-Based (bound; start and stop) • Year Long • Three-Year Long • One-on-one relationships

  5. Location • In Community (restaurants, coffee shops, community centers, be creative!) • In Homes (can be one home the duration or rotate homes) • At Missouri we pray to have groups meeting all over Columbia (north, south, east and west). • At Church

  6. Group System – Four F’s(based on Nelson Searcy’s Activate) • FocusMarch, July and November • FormMid-March to mid-April, mid-July to mid- August, and mid-November to mid-December. • FillPromotion months mid- January to mid- February, mid-May to mid-June and September • Facilitate February, June, and October.

  7. Focus • Determine the philosophy, strategy, goals and calendar for your upcoming small group semester.  (July) • Offer 5 new groups; 3 of which will be affinity groups. • (in the works: grief support, entrepreneurs, family with toddler play dates)

  8. Form • Create invites to facilitate through email followed by conversation. • Follow up with facilitators about who shows promise as a future facilitator. Ideally, an apprentice becomes a facilitator. • Pre-launch meetings (cast vision, Q&A) • Better Together (head, heart, hands) • Call To Action Card

  9. Fill(Ways to Invite People to Participate/Promote) • Give multiple ways to sign up. • Facilitators invite people to participate. • People who sign up to participate, invite their friends. • Video Transformation Stories of Participants and Facilitators • Group Booklet or Catalog (hard copy and online) • Blessing the Facilitators in Worship

  10. New Fill Efforts • Say Yes Board 8/27 • Better Together Group Fair 8/27 • Groups start the week of Sunday, September 10

  11. Facilitate • Begin and maintain groups, while equipping and encouraging leaders. • Huddles • Facilitator check-ins • Best Practical Facilitator Helps – “Leading LIfe-Changing Small Groups” by Bill Donahue

  12. Multiplying • Apprentice: Key to Multiplication • Exponential.org • Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement (Exponential Series) by Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson

  13. Start now…it’s not too late • Focus • Write one or two goals for groups at your church.

  14. Pre-Launch Meetings at Missouri UMC • Wednesday, July 19; 6:30-8 p.m. • Tuesday, July 25; 6:30-8 p.m.

  15. Further Support • charity@moumc.org • 573-443-3111

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