LIFEGroups Driver’s Training

Items to Cover Theology of Community Connecting and Connecting Again Being Formative, Caring, and Missional Nuts and Bolts of Driving a Group Launching a Group Assessing a Group Multiplying a Group Expectations

Theology of Community

Connecting and Connecting Again

Being Formative, Caring, and Missional

Nuts and Bolts of Driving a Group

Launching a Group

Assessing a Group

Multiplying a Group

Expectations

Theology of Community The Image of God (LOST) The Restorative work of Jesus Re-Imaging God Unity with Diversity Metaphors of the Church The One Anothers

The Image of God (LOST)

The Restorative work of Jesus

Re-Imaging God

Unity with Diversity

Metaphors of the Church

The One Anothers

Multiplying and Connecting Connecting and the Great Commission – connect=make disciple The Scope of the Great Commission (the world) The Context of the Great Commission (as you are going) Repeatedly Connecting for Disciple Making

Connecting and the Great Commission – connect=make disciple

The Scope of the Great Commission (the world)

The Context of the Great Commission (as you are going)

Repeatedly Connecting for Disciple Making

Being Formative, Caring, and Missional The Greenhouse Model Formative Character formation to the image of Christ Caring Meeting each other’s needs with the love of Christ (sharing in life) Missional Engaging together in the mission of Christ (relieving and redeeming)

The Greenhouse Model

Formative

Character formation to the image of Christ

Caring

Meeting each other’s needs with the love of Christ (sharing in life)

Missional

Engaging together in the mission of Christ (relieving and redeeming)

Nuts and Bolts of Driving a Group Elements of a Meeting Key Roles in a Group Group Covenant Things to Remember

Elements of a Meeting

Key Roles in a Group

Group Covenant

Things to Remember

Elements of a Meeting Gotta Do Sharing Prayer Oughta Do Discuss Caring and Mission (CTF/MTF) Bible Study Helps To Do Play Games/ “Ice-Breakers” Food and Drinks

Gotta Do

Sharing

Prayer

Oughta Do

Discuss Caring and Mission (CTF/MTF)

Bible Study

Helps To Do

Play Games/ “Ice-Breakers”

Food and Drinks

Key Roles in a Group Driver Associate Driver Care Coordinator Host Missing Member Coach

Driver

Associate Driver

Care Coordinator

Host

Missing Member

Coach

Group Covenant Why You Should Have a Covenant Sample Covenants How to Create a Covenant Together

Why You Should Have a Covenant

Sample Covenants

How to Create a Covenant Together

Things to Remember Be Formative, Caring, and Missional Think Connecting Think Multiplying Create a Culture Understand Group Stages Become a Quality Discussion Leader Utilize Available Resources

Be Formative, Caring, and Missional

Think Connecting

Think Multiplying

Create a Culture

Understand Group Stages

Become a Quality Discussion Leader

Utilize Available Resources

Create a Culture Location, Location, Location Covenant Leadership by Example Body Language Affirming Speech Inviting Discussions

Location, Location, Location

Covenant

Leadership by Example

Body Language

Affirming Speech

Inviting Discussions

Understand Group Stages Forming Storming Norming Performing Transforming

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Transforming

Become a Quality Discussion Leader Prepare for Success Ask Good Questions Don’t Fear Silence Peel the Onion (10 Rules Handout)

Prepare for Success

Ask Good Questions

Don’t Fear Silence

Peel the Onion

(10 Rules Handout)

Utilize Available Resources Calvary Resource Room LIFEGroup Coach and LIFE-Support Group Deacons and CTF The Internet Hages & Family Christian Store

Calvary Resource Room

LIFEGroup Coach and LIFE-Support Group

Deacons and CTF

The Internet

Hages & Family Christian Store

Launching a Group Develop a Launch Team Complete Driver’s Training Identify a Driver and Associate Driver Determine Time and Location Invite Potential Members Launch Group

Develop a Launch Team

Complete Driver’s Training

Identify a Driver and Associate Driver

Determine Time and Location

Invite Potential Members

Launch Group

Assessing a Group Types of Evaluation Self Evaluations for Groups Group Evaluations for Drivers Driver Evaluations for Groups Self Evaluations for Drivers Process for Evaluation Coach & Driver Interaction Periodic Scheduled Evaluation

Types of Evaluation

Self Evaluations for Groups

Group Evaluations for Drivers

Driver Evaluations for Groups

Self Evaluations for Drivers

Process for Evaluation

Coach & Driver Interaction

Periodic Scheduled Evaluation

Multiplying a Group Review the Greenhouse Model Why your group should multiply When your group should multiply How your group should multiply

Review the Greenhouse Model

Why your group should multiply

When your group should multiply

How your group should multiply

Expectations for Drivers Work With a Team to Launch Your Group Enable the Group to Maintain It’s Formative, Caring, and Missional Identity Interact with a LIFEGroup Coach or LIFE-Support Group once every 4-6 weeks When appropriate, multiply your group

Work With a Team to Launch Your Group

Enable the Group to Maintain It’s Formative, Caring, and Missional Identity

Interact with a LIFEGroup Coach or LIFE-Support Group once every 4-6 weeks

When appropriate, multiply your group

Expectations for David Walk with you through the process of discerning whether or not to create a new LIFEGroup. Align you and your new group with Calvary’s vision for spiritual formation through community. Equip and assist you in the process of launching a new LIFEGroup. Pray regularly for you and your new group. Handle the necessary administrative details (building requisition; attendance tracking; etc.) to allow you to focus on our group.

Walk with you through the process of discerning whether or not to create a new LIFEGroup.

Align you and your new group with Calvary’s vision for spiritual formation through community.

Equip and assist you in the process of launching a new LIFEGroup.

Pray regularly for you and your new group.

Handle the necessary administrative details (building requisition; attendance tracking; etc.) to allow you to focus on our group.

Expectations for David (cont.) Provide adequate resources to enable you to grow a formative , caring , and missional community. Maintain frequent communication with you to gain a better understanding of you and your community. Assist you in working through difficulties you may encounter within your community. Connect you to other community leaders to provide encouragement, support, and interaction. Enable you to reproduce your community if and when your community determines it to be appropriate.

Provide adequate resources to enable you to grow a formative , caring , and missional community.

Maintain frequent communication with you to gain a better understanding of you and your community.

Assist you in working through difficulties you may encounter within your community.

Connect you to other community leaders to provide encouragement, support, and interaction.

Enable you to reproduce your community if and when your community determines it to be appropriate.

Schedule for Class Four week class Sunday Mornings 1 st Hour September November January March Sunday Mornings 2 nd Hour October January February April? Wednesday Evenings September January

Four week class

Sunday Mornings 1 st Hour

September

November

January

March

Sunday Mornings 2 nd Hour

October

January

February

April?

Wednesday Evenings

September

January

Week One Theology of Community Connecting and Connecting Again Being Formative Caring and Missional

Theology of Community

Connecting and Connecting Again

Being Formative Caring and Missional

Week Two Being Formative, Caring, and Missional Nuts and Bolts of Driving a Group Launching a Group

Being Formative, Caring, and Missional

Nuts and Bolts of Driving a Group

Launching a Group

Week Three Being Formative, Caring, and Missional Assessing a Group Multiplying a Group Expectations

Being Formative, Caring, and Missional

Assessing a Group

Multiplying a Group

Expectations

Week Four A Panel Discussion with Key People Associate for LIFEGroup Development LIFEGroup Coaches Deacon Representative CTF Representative Current Drivers who are “gettin’ it done”

A Panel Discussion with Key People

Associate for LIFEGroup Development

LIFEGroup Coaches

Deacon Representative

CTF Representative

Current Drivers who are “gettin’ it done”

Follow-Up Process Add name to Database as “Certified Driver” Schedule meeting with PDR Contact from Steve R. Assign a Coach Provide Names for Invitations (if needed) Assist and Monitor Launch Process 2,4, & 6 Month Check-Ups

Add name to Database as “Certified Driver”

Schedule meeting with PDR

Contact from Steve R.

Assign a Coach

Provide Names for Invitations (if needed)

Assist and Monitor Launch Process

2,4, & 6 Month Check-Ups