Day: September 23, 2018

Dear Small Group Leaders,

Attached is the sermon based discussion guide for today’s messages on “Do you trust God?”  Please forward the discussion guide and link to the sermon videos, www.christchurchsl.org/sermons, to your group members.

9-23-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- baptism- do you trust God

Leader Tips:

#1  This is the 3^rd Sunday in our series, “Remembering Your Baptism”.  In case you or others in your group missed it, we gave out blue baptism reminder bracelets in worship today.  There may be extras available in the church office in case you would like to have one.

#2  The Discipleship Leader’s Breakfasts continue this Tuesday at 8am in Jacob’s Well.  All with a role of service in the discipleship ministries of Christ Church are invited.  I typically lead a time of interactive Bible teaching from 8-8:35, followed by open discussion and closing prayer from 8:35-8:50.  The final 10 minutes are reserved for follow up dialogue with other discipleship leaders or connecting with me about theological or ministry related questions.  So far, we have been focusing on learning about how Jesus’ life and ministry was empowered by the Holy Spirit.  This Tuesday, we will be looking to the prayer life of Jesus as a source of strength as well.

#3  The New Room conference in Brentwood, TN was terrific this past week!  2,200 Anglicans, Methodists and Wesleyans of various branches worshiped, prayed and learned together about revivals, discipleship and collectively seeking a new movement of the Spirit in today’s world.  It was very inspiring and hopeful!  One of the things I learned was that J. Edwin Orr once wrote, “History is silent about revivals that did not begin in prayer.”  So we know where to begin for renewal and growth in the Spirit at Christ Church!

#4  New Small Groups are still in process. Please be in prayer for them as well.  I am trying to find enough people to make for a Monday night group in Sugar Creek and a new Sunday night group for adults with young children in a home near the church, with child care offered at church.  There are other groups I am exploring as well, but those are two prayer points to share with you all for now.

I am praying for a great meeting this week for you all!  Please reach out to me via email or phone if you would like to meet sometime for support in your group ministry.  Or just come join us on Tuesday morning at 8am!

Blessings!

Dan Conway

Pastor of Discipleship & Outreach

Christ Church

Dear Small Group Leaders,

Attached is the sermon based discussion guide for our small groups this week on “Do You Accept The Freedom and Power That God Gives You?”  Please send the guide to your group members in a friendly email that would remind them of your meeting time and location as well as where they can hear the sermon if they missed it- www.christchurchsl.org/sermons. Remember to print out copies for your meetings this week and to have a Bible available for the “A Related Scripture” section.

9-16-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- baptism- do you accept the power and freedom god gives

Leader Tips:

#1 Discipleship Leader’s Breakfast- Tuesday at 8am

Last Tuesday, a group of us enjoyed bible study, prayer and fellowship with other discipleship group leaders over breakfast.  You are invited to join us again this week Tuesday at 8am in Jacob’s Well.  We are discussing the life and ministry of Jesus in the gospels which teach us as his disciples how and where to find life and strength in Christian ministry.   Since most of us had already eaten breakfast by 8am, we decided to go lighter on the breakfast fare- not tacos, but just pastries, fruit and coffee or tea from Jacob’s Well.  Any who are in a serving role in a discipleship ministry of Christ Church are welcome!

#2  New Small Groups

Jorge Font offered a testimony about the nature and value of small groups in the 9:30 and 10:55 worship services today.  Thank you Jorge, it was spot on!  We received 14 sign up cards today!  Over this week and next I will be trying to correspond with people who filled out a card to form new small groups at times and locations they have in common.  Please pray for the new groups and encourage those you know who may be interested to fill out a small group card while the groups are still being organized.  I am hoping to have 1-2 completely new groups to draw from in my doctoral thesis project work.

#3  The New Sermon Notes Papers

Need more space than your bulletin allows to write notes about the sermons on Sundays in worship?  There are sermon notes pages on the round table outside the sanctuary which you can pick up on your way in that have plenty of room for your notes on the inside.  Please share about this new resource with your group members.

 

If you have any questions or would like some help from me about this important small group ministry, please email or call me so that we can schedule a conversation.  I will be out of the office later this week to a Wesleyan discipleship conference in Tennessee called The New Room Conference (https://newroomconference.com/), but will be checking email and voicemail.  I am very excited about this conference but even more excited about God has in store for us in discipleship at Christ Church this fall!

Blessings!

Dan Conway

Pastor of Discipleship & Outreach

Christ Church