UTILIZING SMALL GROUP MINISTRY AS A MEANS OF TEACHING AND CONNECTING Standrick J Rhodes M Ed Coordinator All Access Youth Movement AAYM Freedom Temple Ministries srhodesftmrockhillorg ID: 695353
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Big Message, Small Groups:
UTILIZING SMALL GROUP MINISTRY AS A MEANS OF
TEACHING AND CONNECTING
Standrick J. Rhodes, M. Ed.Coordinator, All Access Youth Movement (A.A.Y.M.)Freedom Temple Ministriessrhodes@ftmrockhill.org
Thursday, January 25,
2018
(4:30 PM – 5:30 PM)Slide2
Purpose
This session examines the
empowerment
of the small group leader to
perpetuate
the message of the church while simultaneously
developing
their area of ministry and offers tools and techniques for the
management
of their ministry regarding
communication
, training, teaching, and technology.Slide3
Learning Objectives
Identify the big messages of the church.
Define a small group ministry.
Identify current ministry mindsets.
Develop
small groups and team leads.
Train a small group for ministry work.
Communicate effectively with members.
Identify tools to use for ministry growth. Slide4
The big Message
“The Holy Bible has exciting
adventures, beautiful poetry, inspiring stories, and wise counsel and instruction, but what is most remarkable is that each author and each book of the Bible expresses God’s love for us and His plan to save us from our sins
.”(Boonstra, 2006, p. 6) Slide5
The big Message
“
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does
.”-James 1:22-25 Slide6
The big Message
“Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost…”
-Matthew 28:19Slide7
The small group Ministry
Subgroups are necessary for larger small groups.Intimacy and vulnerability among volunteers is key.
1 Corinthians 12:26
A micro-community of 3 to 12 Jesus followers doing the Christian life [of service] deeply together.
Follow Jesus’ example…He had his 12, and He had his 3.Slide8
A.A.Y.M. example
Total
Number of Volunteers:
46Administration
5
Teachers
-Teens
-Youth
-Children
6
5
6
Auxiliaries
-Jr. Ushers
-Youth Choir
-Youth Dancers
2
1
1
Support Staff
-Ambassadors
-Hospitality
-Supply Inventory
-Incentives
-Assistants
5
3
3
3
6Slide9
Our Belief Systems
failure, criticism, effort, persistence, progress, risks
Fixed vs. Growth Mindsets
How we view ourselves is ultimately how we view our ministries.Slide10
Building the Small group
…establishing an effective small group.
A pep talk for prospective group members…Slide11
The Perfect exampleSlide12
A small group…
Disciple
Member
Simon Peter
A spokesman
James the Elder
A loyal background worker
John (son of Zebedee)
An ambitious, action-oriented worker
Andrew
An optimistic evangelist
Bartholomew/Nathanael
A scholar and searcher of the scriptures
James the Lesser
A passionate
worker
of character
Judas
An outspoken treasurer
Jude/Thaddeus
A social butterfly
Matthew
A recorder/writer
Philip
A faithful, giving missionary
Simon the Zealot
A law/rule follower
Thomas
A verifier
Mathias
A patient
followerSlide13
Training & Teaching the small group
Have an upfront discussion about the purpose and goals.
Align goals to specific tools/protocols.Provide demographic information about the target audience.
Describe individual role responsibilities, including limitations.Develop a yearly schedule with team leads.Provide opportunities for hands-on training.Plan and prepare for off-site training, when necessary.
The steps:Slide14
Communication
MEANINGFULSPECIFIC
CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS’ LIMITATIONSCONSISTENTPOSITIVE & SINCERE
…should be……to avoid communication BLOCKS:
Aggressors | Defeatists | Class Clowns | Storytellers | ControllersSlide15
Technology
Google Suite Ministry Websites
Planning Center LIVE Curriculum Email Listserv Accounts
Social Media
Platforms
Resources…Slide16
References
Boonstra
, S. (2007).
The sword of the spirit
. Nampa, Idaho: Pacific Press
Dweck
, C. (2006).
Mindset: The new psychology of success.
New York, NY:
Random House
.
Howerton
,
R. (2016).
Defining Small Groups
. Retrieved December 23, 2017,
from
http
://
www.lifeway.com/Article/defining-small-groups
.
Small Group Communication
. Retrieved December 20, 2017
, from
http
://
www.speechmastery.com/small-group-communication.html
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Big Message, Small Groups:
UTILIZING SMALL GROUP MINISTRY AS A MEANS OF
TEACHING AND CONNECTING
Standrick J. Rhodes, M. Ed.Coordinator, All Access Youth Movement (A.A.Y.M.)Freedom Temple Ministriessrhodes@ftmrockhill.org