Tip for October-December 2005 (Geared toward recruiting members)

Let God Do Something BIG in Your Life…Think SMALL!

The Small Group has become a perfect venue for creating community and connection within and without the church walls. The Bible teaches, and experience supports, that belonging to a Christian community is essential for growing as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Small groups are designed to be nurturing Christian Communities that help believers not only to grow and mature in their faith, but to be encouraged in integrating faith into daily lives.

Each of us has an absolute need to be in a loving and personal relationship with our Creator. We also cry out for meaningful relationships within our natural networks of life. The Small Group meets that very need. Imagine yourself in a Small Group of 10-12 people meeting weekly to share your life stories, explore the Scriptures, discuss the current stresses or celebrations, experience genuine care from one another and reach out with the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Benefits of being in a Small Group

• a safe place to ask questions
• a place where you belong, where “everybody knows your name”!
• more friends
• significant discussions about real life
• people who care about you
• opportunities to be a mission center in the church and in the city
• laughter and fun
• a place to serve and use spiritual gifts
• a safe and challenging place to grow personally and spiritually
• a better understanding of the Bible

Healthy small groups create environments where, by God’s grace, life-transformation happens. So let God do something BIG in your life…think SMALL…that is, small groups!