Year: 2018

Hello again Small Group leaders of Christ Church,

It is a privilege to be in this ministry with you and I so appreciate your dedication to Christ and to helping others grow in faith and in meaningful Christian friendships.  As friends in Christ together, I would like to lift up a prayer concern to our small group leader community.  Two of our small group leaders, Linette Rehkopf and Nancy Crow had to say goodbye to their mothers in this earthly life in the past two weeks.  The services for Linette’s mother will be out of state at a later time, and a service for Nancy’s mother, Jacqueline Adams, will be at church, tomorrow, Monday February 19^th, in the sanctuary at 10am.  Our prayers go out to you and your families Linette and Nancy…

The discussion guides and leader tips are in the group email and also at the smallgroupleaders.net website for your meetings this week.  Please send a friendly meeting reminder as usual to your groups with the discussion guide attached and a link to the sermon videos at www.christchurchsl.org/sermons.  Below is the Discussion Guide link and the leader tips for this week which are available in all three formats- video, audio and text at the smallgroupleaders.net site.

Discussion Guide- 2-18-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- Community and Confession

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Leader Tip#1 – the season of Lent at Christ Church

Well, we are in the season of lent Read more 2-18-18 Small Group Discussion Guide and Leader Tips

Dear Small Group Leaders,

Today’s sermon videos on The Joy of Jubilee are available on the church website at www.christchurchsl.org/sermons.  The weekly discussion guide is available in the link below (in the www.smallgroupleaders.net site) or in the weekly email attachment.  Please send your group members a friendly email reminder of your upcoming meeting this week, and include the sermon videos link and Discussion Guide pdf file too. You may wish to include some items from the Leadership Tips in your email as well- such as the Ash Wednesday services at 7am and 7pm this Wednesday.  The Leader Tips are available below in all three formats, video, audio and text.

Sermon Discussion Guide- 2-11-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- The Joy of Jubilee

New Person Survey form – pre-participation survey v1

Leader’s Tips- video format-

2-11-18 Joy of Jubilee Video 480p from Dan Conway on Vimeo.

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Leader’s Tips- text format

Leader Tip #1- Slight Change in the Guide Format This Week and Next Week

Read more 2-11-18 The Joy of Jubilee – Discussion Guide and Leader Tips

Dear Small Group Leaders,

Today’s sermon videos on Micah 6:1-8, Mercy Me, are available on the church website at www.christchurchsl.org/sermons.  The discussion guide is available in the link below or in the weekly email attachment.  Please send your group members a friendly email reminder of your upcoming meeting this week, and include the sermon videos link and Discussion Guide pdf file too. You may wish to include some items from the Leadership Tips in your email as well- such as upcoming church events like the Ash Wednesday services.  The Leader’s Tips are available below in all three formats, video, audio and text.

Sermon Discussion Guide- 2-4-18 Sermon Discussion Guide Mercy Me Micah 6 1-8

New Person Survey form – pre-participation survey v1

Leader’s Tips- video format

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Leader’s Tips- text format

Leader’s Tip #1- Schedules and Upcoming Events

While the Small Group Leaders Equipping Track is cancelled for today because of the Superbowl, Read more 2-4-18 Mercy Me- Small Group Discussion Guide and Leader Tips

Dear Sermon Based Small Group Leaders,

Welcome to the Small Group Resources site!   You can find the pdf file link to the discussion guide below.  You should be able to view it, save it and print it from the preview screen that appears when you click on it.  The pre-participation survey form file for new people is also available in a link below.

1-28-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- Persons of Interest PDF

pre-participation survey form PDF

Below are links to the video format and audio format of the Leader Tips for this week.  The content is the same as the text below it.  The alternative formats are being made available for the convenience and preference of some of our leaders.  Rather than read it, some may wish to watch it on their computer or phone, or listen to it in their car during the week via a bluetooth phone connection with their car stereo.  Some may also find it simpler and more convenient to simply subscribe to the podcast once it is set up.  Then, the audio or video will be automatically sent to the podcast app on their phone each week.

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1-28-18 Small Group Leader Tips video from Dan Conway on Vimeo.

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This week, we begin a new series called “World Serious: What in the world is the church doing?” starting with the message today “Persons of Interest.”  The sermon videos are available in the normal location on the church website- http://www.christchurchsl.org/sermons/.   Please include the discussion guide attachment and the link in a friendly personalized email to your group this week prior to your meeting time. Read more 1-28-18 Leader Tips and Discussion Guide- World Serious- Persons of Interest

Dear Small Group Leaders and HomeHosts,

Here is the link to this week’s sermon-based discussion guide for Small Groups, please email the linked PDF file to your group members and print out copies to have on hand at the meeting for the participants.

 1-21-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- How to be Deliriously Happy

Below are video links and audio links to this week’s  Leader Tips.  The content is the same as the text shown below, but is made available in different formats for the convenience and preferences of our different leaders.  Rather than reading the text below, some may wish to watch it on their phone or link their bluetooth phone to their car stereo and listen to it during a daily commute.  I will let you know when the podcast is set up.    If you choose to subscribe to a podcast, it will be automatically sent to your podcast phone app each week.

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Audio of Leader Tips- click on the triangle below..

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      Thanks again for being a leader!  Attached is the sermon based discussion guide for this week, as well as the survey for any people who are new to the sermon based small group model. As a leader, hopefully you are starting to catch on to this weekly rhythm of connecting with the resources and with your group members mid-week.  Here are some reminders and steps to be aware of this week:  Read more 1-21-18 Leader Tips and Guide- How To Be Deliriously Happy