Soul Care Leader Training

Here are the 4 training sessions.
If there are training times you have not done please be sure to get them done.
You can email soulcare@emmnauelbaptist.com when you have completed a session.

Serving Together

Serving together provides a great opportunity for groups to connect.

Below are several projects to help women in the church.  These projects already have a Men of Emmanuel project leader, but need the helpers listed.  Email Jim (jimk@osu1.com) or call the church with the project that your group help with.

• New water softener. Need one guy
• Insulate attic.  Need two or three at least
• Soffit back of house needs replaced.   Should need a couple of people painting wood and a another helper
• A helper to finish floor basement landing.
• Yard work. Two to three people
• Window clean and yard work. Two – Three people
• Removing wall paper

Two Parts of Each Group Meeting

Here is a quick and reason to read blog post...

Two things that should be part of every group meeting are
- connect during the sermon discussion.
- connect during prayer time.

The Problem with Children and Soul Care

QUESTION:  How do you deal with the problem of Children and Soul Care?

ANSWER:  There is NOT a problem with children and soul care.

There is an opportunity to connect families with children with other people in your group.

Rather than me sharing again, I would love for you to post or email your ideas or questions to me.  Thanks!

I want to share two resources with family groups...

1. ekidzministry.blogspot.com is EBC's children's ministry blog.  Resources connected with each weeks lesson can be found in.  
2. Fighter Verses Bible memory verses could be used.  The first through fifth graders have been challenged to memorize the first fifty verses of the Foundation set.  You can find out more about this on the blog.

Training #4: How are you doing?

If you want to see people grow, you have to seek opportunities to grow yourself.

I want to help you grow as a group leader but even more than that
I would love to see each of us grow as disciple-makers.

The first 3 training times were videos.  These were intended to help you answer the following questions:

  - how do you evaluate a small group?

  - what small groups should be about?

  - how do you help the chronic talker in your group?

This training is only four questions.
Please email your answers to me soulcare@emmanuelbaptist.com

1. On average how many people have been coming to your group?  If you already sent this to me thanks!  If not please let me know.
2. Have you done the other three training sessions?
3. What is one way you have been blessed in or through your soul care group this year?
4. What is one challenge you have faced in leading a soul care group this year?

Email soulcare@emmanuelbaptist.com

Training #3: Chronic Talkers in a Small Group!

One of the biggest problems small groups face during the meeting time is
dealing with the chronic talker
While the quality of this 8 minute video is not great,
there are some real practical tips for leaders.
 


Email me at drodgers@emmanuelbaptist.com after you watch this 8 minute video.
You can add things you have done to deal with the chronic talker.

Soul Care covenants

Nine P's for Uncommon Community DVD:
Proper Priority; Prepared; Place God First; Place of Redemption; Prudent and Discrete; Personal Accountability; Promote Vulnerability; Prayerful; Purposeful Multiplication

9 P's covenant PDF
From www.smallgroups.com/articles/2009/howtousebsg48.html

Here are a couple tips that I'll pass along after using covenants in my own small groups for several years.

• Early is better. Many group leaders prefer to wait until the group has "settled in" before they introduce a covenant. They feel that it's better to wait until a group is "serious" before requiring such a commitment. I disagree, mainly because this can lead to unhealthy patterns of behavior within the group that then need to be corrected once the covenant is in place.
  
  In my mind, it's much better to introduce a covenant as one of the first things you do in your first group meeting. This will clarify for everyone right off the bat what the group will be about and what will be expected of them. It helps the group get started on the right foot.
  
  
• Get signatures. I encourage group leaders to sign the group's covenant, and to have each member do the same. This officially announces that everyone is now on the same team—that we are starting something meaningful together. It's also very helpful to have a signature as witness if a group member begins violating the covenant and needs to be corrected.

Sample Covenant #1
Sample Covenant #2
Sample Covenant #3

Training #2: How do you evaluate a small group and small group ministry?

TRAINING #2:  How do you evaluate a small group and small group ministry?

Please email your response to each of these questions by OCTOBER 1st
1.  According to the video what do small groups provide?
2.  What does a small group leader do?  What does a small group leader not do?

3.  At the 7 minute mark, Reid Smith talks about the responsibilities of small group leaders.  How did you do these first two weeks with leading your group?
4.  Is there specific area you need assistance in?

Training #1: Why Small Groups?

TRAINING #1: Why small groups?  Do the following before September 10th.

Listen or Read "Why My Role In Preaching Is Not Enough"
www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/conference-messages/why-my-role-in-preaching-is-not-enough

Email two practical things you need to remember as you lead your group this year  Send the soulcare@emmanuelbaptist.com

NEW PEOPLE

Be aware that you might have new people check out your group.
A couple of things to remember with this in mind.
These may seem very obvious but they are often not followed.

1. Be sure to welcome the new person. Use names as much as possible to help people remember names.
2. Remember it will seem awkward when a new person comes to the group BUT that is no reason to alienate visitors. Please do not allow your group to become so close knit that no one else is allowed in.
3. If possible follow up with the new person. This may require you to get contact information.
4. Don't take it personally if the new person decides to go to another group.