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Focus 2011
What’s God Up To In Your Group?
For most groups who are following a semester As you continue to lead this
schedule this is week 6 - so we are about half- semester:
way through the semester, depending on when
you are choosing to end. Wow! It’s hard to • Remember to “Think Life Change”. We
believe! do groups because we believe this is the
best place for sustained life-change to take
This is a great time for you as leader to evaluate place. Everything you do should be
your group and answer the question - what’s centered around the reality that God is in
God up to in our group? And what can I do to the business of changing lives, because He
best facilitate God’s transforming power? loves us far too much to leave us the way Calendar
Consider these questions: we are and our job is to provide the
environments and relationships that allow
• What were my hopes for my group when I life-change to happen.
started? Is what I hoped for happening? March
Why or why not? • Pray for a discerning eye toward new
potential leaders. Always be looking for Looking for a way to serve as
• What goals do I have for my group by the opportunities to share some of the a group? Check out Relay for Life
end of the semester? leadership responsibility. opportunities
• Are we making regular progress toward • Pray—God calls us to pray, He expects us
those goals? to pray and I believe He longs to hear our What are your plans for the
prayers. Pray for your group members, for summer semester? It’s not too
• Have we done something fun together
God’s transforming work in their lives as early to begin thinking about how to
outside of our regular group time?
well as your own. gather people together during the
• Have we served together as a group? summer months
• Pray together as a group. Provide
• Is there anything I would like to see happen opportunities for group members to pray
in my group over the next few weeks? together and watch how God shows up! April
• What changes do I need to make in order Easter
for that to happen? The article I have included this month addresses Jesus Christ is Risen Indeed!
Take a few minutes to ask yourself these simple praying together as a group. I hope it gives you
questions. If you have trouble answering these insight and help to focus your group during your How will you celebrate with your
questions, talk with your coach or contact me. prayer time. group this month?
We want to be asking and answering questions Linda Get your group info for summer
like these, because we want to make a semester to Linda!
difference. Life-change will happen as we are
intentional about providing opportunities for next
steps and new growth.
What’s God doing in your group?
An Audience of One
The following is located at: http://SmallGroups.com/articles/2010/audienceone.html