Home Group Growth
The church is
commissioned to win lost people to Christ and to help them grow.
Home groups need to grow in both size and depth to be healthy. Nothing
is more selfish than a group that ignores those who need Christ
and turn inward. Each member of a home group should grow in Christ
and eventually realize they have something to contribute to the
life of the group and not simply receive. Therefore we advocate
spiritual growth and ministry within all home groups.
Evangelism
in the Local Church (from the Understanding Ministry
study guide) discusses factors involved in facilitating and encouraging
evangelism.
The
Evangelistic Prayer Ministry of the Church (from the Understanding
Ministry study guide) covers how groups can enhance
their outreach by putting first things first.
Christian sanctification
and ministry are inextricably entwined. Listen to this lecture
on Romans 12 to enrich your group's appreciation of the relationship
between serving love (ministry) and the other major means of growth.
Lead Pastor
Dennis McCallum provides some excellent insights into home group
ministry in his paper, 11 Reasons
Why Most Home Group Ministries Fail.
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