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What Happens in
a ChristCare Group

ChristCare Groups Are...

Gatherings of 5 to 12 people
ChristCare Groups are small so they can provide the caring relationships and spiritual growth that occur within the nurturing environment of a small group. When a ChristCare Group grows to between 10 and 12 members, it births into two groups. That way groups always remain small enough for quality relating, yet always have room for more people.

Who meet on a regular basis
ChristCare Groups usually meet weekly or twice a month. When group members meet regularly, they learn to trust and share at deeper levels more quickly.

With a trained, commissioned, and supervised leader
Leading a Christ-centered, life-transformational small group requires a number of different skills. A congregation's Equippers thoroughly train ChristCare Group Leaders to exercise these skills and to share leadership tasks with other group members.

In order to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ
ChristCare Group members grow as disciples of Jesus by participating in the four ChristCare Group activities described below.

The Four ChristCare Group Activities

Community building and care. A ChristCare Group is a safe, nurturing place where group members can share their joys and sorrows, support one another in daily life, care for and be cared for, and encourage one another in their Christian walk.

Biblical Equipping. ChristCare Group members follow an 8-step cycle of hearing, discussing, reflecting upon, and living the Scriptures--not only when they are together as a group, but between group meetings. Biblical Equipping becomes life-transforming as group members apply God's truths to their daily lives. You can learn more by ordering the book Biblical Equipping: God's Word in Your World.

Prayer and worship. ChristCare Group members grow in their ability to pray and worship God--both individually and as a group. Each group explores ways to pray and worship together that meet the needs and comfort levels of its members.

Missional service. After experiencing God's love in the group, ChristCare Group members find specific ways to reach out with God's love to those outside the group. In doing so, ChristCare Groups typically meet a variety of needs in a congregation and community.

Special Group Emphases

Every ChristCare Group does all four activities. However, ChristCare Groups may emphasize some activities more than others, depending on their mission and stage of development. For example, a discipleship group may spend the majority of time on Biblical Equipping. A new member assimilation group may spend more time on community building and care. A prayer-emphasis group may devote the majority of its time to prayer and worship. And a group formed around a specific missional outreach may spend more time on missional service than on the other three activities.

Whatever the main emphasis of a group, group members grow as disciples of Jesus as they use each of these four activities to reach up to God and out to others. Learn more about the four ChristCare Group activities and how a ChristCare Group functions by ordering the book Nuts & Bolts Issues for Small Group Leaders.

ChristCare Groups Are Flexible and Meet Many Ministry Needs
By giving greater emphasis to one or more of the four activities, ChristCare Groups can be:

• Prayer groups
• Biblical Equipping groups
• Evangelism groups
• Discipleship groups
• Accountability groups
• Youth groups
• New member assimilation groups
• Lay leadership development groups
• Covenant groups
• Care groups
• Worship groups
• Mission groups
• Service groups
• And more

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