Flaws of Biblical Proportion: New Soul Care Leaders

I want to continue to encourage you to pray for more and more leaders and assistant leaders.

Here are a couple of requirements for Soul Care leaders:
1.  a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church
2.  a member of a Soul Care group for at least 3 months
3.  a growing relationship with Jesus Christ
4.  a maturity and flexibility needed to lead a group
5.  a desire to see our Soul Care group ministry grow and multiply groups

Training Email from 08.19.15

Here is the email I sent out with additional thoughts in red

First of all, this week:
The last summer training times are Tonight, August 19, (7:00 in Room 201) and Sunday morning, August 23, (9:00 am in Room 201).

Tonight's training is #4:  Praying for and with Your Group.  Information about this topic will be posted later. 

Sunday morning we will be talking about
#3 Leading your Group (Another way to think of this is Discipling Disciplemakers.)

#4 Praying for and with Your Group

This Sunday's Bulletin Insert:
Here is some of the Information that will be on this Sunday's Bulletin Insert.   (I wanted to give you a heads up about what is going to be in the bulletin this Sunday)

NEXT STEP through SOUL CARE GROUPS
Meeting at different places and different times

What is Soul Care?
A Biblical Command:  See 1st Thess. 5:11; Heb. 10:24, 25, 1 Pt 4:8-10

Soul Care groups?   
What EBC uses to promote Soul Care.
Not the only place this happens but is a great NEXT STEP

What are Family Friendly Groups?  
Groups that connect families with children.  (Here is a resource from another church to help you understand what a Family Friendly Group is http://tinyurl.com/soulcarechildren1  It is my hope that every group LOVES families and would be friendly TOWARDS families but a Family Friendly Soul Care Group is determined to help families with kids connect with others in our church.   They will help families develop a plan to meet together.)

Sunday, August 30th @ 9:00:  NEXT STEP info meeting in room 201.

For more go to blog.emmanuelbaptist.com/nextstep 

This Summer's Bible Teaching Hour Study

Our Summer study "A Christ Centered Church" is a great Bible training time for everyone at EBC.  

The lessons have focused on not only what we believe about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Bible and the Church but also these truths should impact our lives.  

You can get the notes from the lessons at  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6weakwuh0uckg5y/AAAzAAJHfufp4o5AwNVWQarKa?dl=0

(One of the chapters in Christ Centered Biblical Counseling is about Transformational Small Group.  You can read a summary of this chapter at http://biblicalcounselingcoalition.org/blogs/2013/08/05/transformational-small-group-ministry-and-biblical-counseling/)

Soul Care Summer Calendar, for what is left of summer.

As summer comes to an end, we are gearing up for our fall ministries.  

I want to let you know that it is important that we get the year started with everyone on the same page,
  which is why we have had these FOUR summer training times,
  which is why it is important that EVERY Soul Care leader be at the training times,
  which is why I have set up some additional times for the training before the fall kick-off.

In July, I sent out an email stating that leaders needed to attend THREE of the FOUR training times.  Please make note of these training times.

This Sunday morning @ 9:00 am in Room 201.  Training Sessions #1 & #2 summary.
If you were not able to be at Session #1 – Overview or Session #2 – Sermon Discussion, PLAN to come to this summary session during the Bible teaching time. 

This Sunday night @ 6:00 pm and This Wednesday night @ 7:00 pm.  Final Training Session #4 on Prayer for and in your groups will be in Room 401.

Next Sunday morning, August 23, @ 9:00 am in Room 201.  Training Sessions #3 & #4 summary. If you were not able to be at Session #3 – Making Disciplemakers or Session #4 – Prayer for and in your group, PLAN to come to this summary session during the Bible teaching time.

On August 30 @ 9:00 am in Room 201, there will be a connection time for people to find out more about getting connected with a Soul Care group and/or a Bible Teaching Hour class.  There will be more information about this time next week.