Lifegroup Leaders

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Closer Look / Wildlife

New Leader Videos

Leadercast

January 31, 2021

Your Group's Next Steps

How can we nurture an environment of Next Step thinking inside our lifegroups?

December 31, 2020

The Best Lifegroup Leaders Are...

How do we finish the sentence, "The Best Lifegroup Leaders Are..."

September 29, 2020

Politics and Lifegroup

In a heated political season, what are some best practices when it comes to Lifegroups vs. Politics?

August 31, 2020

Launching a Term Well - Tips and Tricks

What are some best practices to launching well?

February 29, 2020

How To - Catalog Update and Library Information

How to use CCB to update your catalog and how to find the Leader Library for study selection.

January 29, 2020

Wildlife - The Mission

Why do we have Wildlife?

Leadercare Resources

September 26, 2022

Episode 8: Learning to Listen - The Word "But"

In this episode we consider a small word ("but") that communicates a lot if we pay attention to when and where we hear it.

September 19, 2022

Episode 7: Leadership Toolbox - PIESS Model

This week we'll add a tool to our Leader Toolbox to help us vet balance across five key areas of life, utilizing the PIESS Model.

September 12, 2022

Episode 6: Boundaries - Part 3

Today's episode concludes our series on boundaries by discussing the "how" to setting and maintaining healthy boundaries.

August 29, 2022

Episode 5: Boundaries - Part 2

In today's episode we'll continue our conversation about boundaries, exploring what healthy boundaries look like and what unhealthy boundaries lack.

Resources

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In the Word: James (Week 2)

These closer looks were written for group study of the book, In The Word: James by Allison Myers.

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Icebreaker Questions

Use these questions to get the conversation started.

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Leader Library

View the current list of Lifegroup studies.

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In the Word: James (Week 3)

These closer looks were written for group study of the book, In The Word: James by Allison Myers.

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Family Framework Lifegroup Study

A Lifegroup Study designed to foster discussion and application of our family framework principles.

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In the Word: James (Week 1)

These closer looks were written for group study of the book, In The Word: James by Allison Myers.

Serve The City

Click here to see the current Serve The City partners & opportunities.

Leader Tips

Here are some important things to remember as you launch your Lifegroup at the beginning of the term.  These tips will help you as you seek to lead your group to connect relationally and take the next step in their spiritual journey.

Things to do before your first meeting:

  • Get your group in the Lifegroup catalog.
  • Decide on location and furnish directions to the meeting.
  • Have a predetermined ice breaker question prepared to get people talking.
  • Make arrangements for hospitality & mixing time (light snacks)

Things to remember as you plan for the Lifegroup term:

  • Current term dates
  • Group calendar
  • Meeting day and time, home rotation
  • Wildlife rotation
  • Lifegroup connection event
  • Birthdays & anniversaries
  • Prayer/Worship Event
  • Serving Event
  • Group Fun Night
  • Group contact list (email, phone, address)
  • Delegation – point person over each of the 5 core values
  • Each group connects with a missionary
  • Group Study Topic
  • Encourage group members to develop the core value of Personal Ministry in their lives by serving in the following areas:  Personal Life, Total Church Life, & Group Life.

Components of a meeting (vary weekly):

  • Fellowship Time
  • Worship
  • WildLife
  • Facilitation – (what is God teaching us in our study & daily times with him)
  • Prayer Time &Prayer Maps
  • WildLife Report Time