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Building Christian Community

Discover the power of small groups in fostering relationships, spiritual growth, and outreach. Explore how these groups form the core of a thriving church, uniting believers in Christ's mission.

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Building Christian Community

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  1. Building Christian Community Small Group Ministry in Today’s Seventh-Day Adventist Church

  2. Building Christian Community SESSION TWO LIFE-CHANGING SMALL GROUPS: SOME DEFINITIONS

  3. Building relationships between believers Building relationships with those outside the family circle Small Groups: Designed to Develop Kingdom Community

  4. OHP 1.1 Building a church without walls

  5. In the Minds of Many People… ...the building is the “church”

  6. The Truth Is... …the people are the church!

  7. The Effective Cell or Small Group Is… (1)…holistic It’s a small number of people (3-12) who meet together for Bible study to: • grow in their relationship with God • grow in their relationship with each other • reach out to share what they have with others

  8. Christ’s Holistic Community Worship Evangelism Service Edification Spiritual Warfare Bible Study Discipleship Fellowship

  9. A Small Group Mission Statement “To connect people relationally in groups for the purpose of growing in Christ-likeness, loving one another, and contributing to the work of the church, in order to glorify God and make disciples of all nations.”

  10. The Effective Small Group is… (2)...the Basic Building Block of the Church

  11. What the Cell is to the Body... …the small group is to the church

  12. (3) …interactive Not the same as preaching Not the same as teaching Everyone learns from everyone else The Effective Small Group is...

  13. The Effective Small Group is... Holistic Small Group Support Sub-Group Study Sub-Group JESUS IN CENTRE Task Sub-Group Leadership sub-group (4)… a basic Christian community

  14. A Small Group Church is Like a Two-Winged Bird Corporate Wing (large) Community Wing (small)

  15. Overall Coordination Celebration Worship Teaching the Word Unity of the Body Resourcing ministry Supporting Leaders Reaching the World Public Evangelism Financial Oversight Corporate Wing Functions: Corporate Wing (large)

  16. Abiding in Christ Body Life Fellowship Edification of the Body Equipping the Saints Ministry to the hurting Witnessing to the lost Community Wing Functions • Care of the “new babies”! • Mutual accountability • Application of the Word • Leadership development • Leadership co-ordination • Prayer mobilization Community Wing (small)

  17. Small Group Ministry Is Not Simply One of Many Programs

  18. It’s a System for a People-Centred & Community-Based Ministry

  19. And a Small Group Church is Not a Collection of Independent House Churches

  20. It’s a structure which connects people with people in order to release the power of the available ministry in your church

  21. It Does Not Mean an Absence of Departments

  22. The Small Group Church Provides a System… MOTHER CHURCH Essential Departments …through which departments support the ministry of the groups

  23. Every member in ministry Cost effective Exponential growth Faithfulness in stewardship Holistic ministry Continuous harvesting Small Groups: not Just a Good Idea, but a GOD idea

  24. Building Christian Community Small Group Ministry in Today’s Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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