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In the Northern Illinois District Basic Modules
Click Here for Order FormGroups Ablaze! includes a series of modules, each comprised of six weeks of meetings designed to help congregational members to incorporate Gospel outreach into their lifestyle, to help them form relationships with their unchurched neighbors and to form a variety of small group types as support structures for their ministry. It has been shown that most people are willing to commit to a short-term series of learning experiences. After completing a six-week series with positive results, they have the option to make an additional commitment to the next series. Basic Modules of the Groups Ablaze! ProcessMotivation for Mission: Six weeks of small group Bible Studies designed to motivate congregational members to see the purpose for outreach. Members learn that it is easy to host and facilitate small group experiences among their church friends, and it prepares them for Groups Ablaze! Prayer: Connecting With Our Father: A six-week series devoted to the spiritual dynamic of prayer which lies behind the entire outreach process. The six sessions include ...
Natural Evangelism: A six-week series helping group members to understand and plan ways in which they might engage in and cultivate relationships with their unchurched friends and neighbors. Ablaze! Living: A six-week study preparing church members to launch a variety of small group experiences designed to reach out to their unchurched neighbors. Materials for six weeks of meetings are provided, with additional six-week sets of materials available for subsequent meetings. Seeker Series: A four-week module of small group meetings focused on discipling the seekers who have joined the group, followed by six-weeks of material designed to disciple unchurched and unbelieving seekers in a small group setting. Coaching Toolkit: A six-week series which helps small group leaders to become more proficient in leading group members in leading others to Christ. Ablaze! Leading Modules: In addition to empowerment tools for the church member listed above, a second track of GA provides a series of Ablaze! Leading training modules to equip pastors and church leaders to develop leadership skills necessary to support the change from an inward to an outward focus for the church. This two track approach is vital if the church is experiencing a decline in membership or has been on a plateau for a long time. The leadership development track will include your pastor’s participation with other pastors in a Learning Community, which may have district level participation as well. Peer coaching and peer accountability support the pastor in the growth and skill development process.
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