LIFE GROUPS

A Life Group is a small group ( in-person, virtual, or mixed) that has a strong relational/social focus and a Bible study based on the group members’ life needs.

A Life Group’s weekly meeting has three parts: Social, life-needs Bible Study, and Bonding & Prayer.

Below are links to three hours of training videos, plus the training workbook and how-to articles in .pdf. Milton Adams calls them GrouthGroups and are outreach-oriented.

1. Introductory Principles (41 min) – Module 1

2. Group Process, Mathew Party, Group Agreement (45 min) – Module 2

3. Meeting Agenda, Bible Study (40 min) – Module 3

4. Co-Leaders, Invitations, Demonstration (57 min) – Module 4

5. Workbook & How-to Articles (PDF) – Executive Summary

MICRO-GROUPS

A micro-group is a simple disciple-making group of three people, designed to introduce one person to the Gospel of Christ (+1) and to create exponential growth, similar to the first-century Christianity. 

A micro-group is as simple as reading the Gospel in a group of three. It has two rhythms: daily individual reading of one chapter from the Gospel, and weekly meetings of the three (face-to-face or virtual) for 30 – 90 minutes.

The goal is to learn to see God at work, hear His voice, understand His ways, follow Him, and continually ask, “What is Jesus saying to me through His Scripture?” and “What am I going to do about it?”

The rest of the story is in God’s hands, because the Gospel “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom 1:16) and the Holy Spirit is the teacher. 

Please download the Micro-Groups Manual (PDF) by David Putman, an evangelical friend of mine.