Role Play: Training Session #5

Thank you to everyone who has been out to one of the two training times.

Here is a possible situation that could happen in your group.
After reading this short description of the situation, do the TWO assignments right after it.

Someone comes to your 2nd Soul Care meeting and tells the group they read a great book that shares the ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future
AND
it is all found in the Bible.  Most of it is found in one verse...
Isaiah 9:10.
AND
they want to take some time to share about it this week or next week.

Assignments

1. Before doing Assignment #2, email me how you might handle the situation.
2. Read one of these two articles and let me know when you finished reading it.  Book Review or Bestsellers.  Both articles are very good.

Prayer Training Time - Training Session #4

IMMEDIATE NEED:  Two people to help with the sign up table this Sunday, August 21, 2016.

For this week's training time there are no videos.
There are two activities to do.

FIRST, PRAY!

Take 10 minutes to pray for Soul Care and this Onward Study.

Here are some specific Biblical prayer requests from the article

How to Pray for your Small Group Ministry

Paul's prayers for the churches make a great place to start praying for small groups—which, after all, are manifestations of the church. Consider these examples:

• Colossians 1:9-14: knowing God's will, spiritual wisdom and fruit, growth in knowledge of God, endurance, patience, joy, gratitude
• Ephesians 1:17-19: spiritual wisdom and revelation, knowledge of God and of their hope as believers
• Ephesians 3:14-21: spiritual power and faith, knowledge of Christ's love, being filled with God's fullness

A major success factor in any small group is meaningful relationships. Here are a few ways to pray for relationships in your small groups:

• Pray for a spirit of grace and forgiveness among group members (James 1:19 and Matthew 6:12, 14-15).
• Pray for humility (Philippians 2:1-5).
• Ask God to protect the groups from grumbling and complaining spirits (Philippians 2:14-15).
• Ask God to create environments of encouragement (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
• Pray that God will reveal small-group members' spiritual gifts and create opportunities for those gifts to be used to honor him and serve the groups.
• Pray for appropriate levels of intimacy, accountability, and confidentiality.
• Ask God to lead new people into the right small groups, and pray for a spirit of acceptance and welcoming.

Here are some specific prayer requests related to our Soul Care ministry this Fall.

• Pray this Onward study would help groups members think Biblically as they engage.
• Pray that new Soul Care Group leaders would be identified, trained and developed.  I would really love for us to commit praying specifically for this ongoing prayer request.
• Pray for group members to be more focused on glorifying God and challenging others to do the same. 

SECOND, EMAIL.

Email Pastor Dave at soulcare@emmanuelbaptist.com 

to let me know which of the trainings you have done.

If you have not done all of the trainings,

 please do them and then let me know.

ONWARD 6 Session Bible Study (Softcover)

The softcover 6 session Onward 6 Session Bible Study is what we are going to be using 

in our Soul Care training this Fall.  

Each group will get one copy of this book for free for the leader.

Your group members can sign up in the foyer to purchase a copy for $12.00

or can purchase a copy at LifeWay for $12.99, with coupons or upcoming sales you could purchase it for cheaper.

ONWARD book (Hardcover)

The hardcover book Onward is not needed for our study 

BUT is a great book that develops the themes 

introduced in the Bible Study and Video.

About the Onward Study: Training Session #3

This week's training is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the Onward curriculum we are going to be using.

Next week's training session will include some schedule options for the study.

Also if you didn't do the other training times AND email me to let me know they were done, then please do so.  Thanks!

Session #1:  What is Soul Care @ EBC and brief introduction to the Onward study
Session #2:  Small Group Leadership 101.

For the free pdf of the Study Introduction and Session #1 of 6 sessions click HERE
Each study will include 
about 10 minutes of intro questions
about 15 minutes
2o minutes of RESPOND questions from the lesson book (see pdf above)
30 minutes of group prayer
Total of 1 hour 15 minutes.

Three options for schedule:

1. Every other week:  Watch the video.  Do Bible studies for personal study outside of group time.
2. Every week:  Six straight weeks of video.  
3. Every week:  Watch the video every other week.  Discuss the Bible study questions during non-video weeks.

Introduction video:  http://bcove.me/fvf7u9sg

Leader Video:  http://bcove.me/knkk6wjx

Sample of a lesson video:  http://bcove.me/liyjj2t9

About the Onward Study: Training Session #3

This week's training is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the Onward curriculum we are going to be using.

Next week's training session will include some schedule options for the study.

Also if you didn't do the other training times AND email me to let me know they were done, then please do so.  Thanks!

Session #1:  What is Soul Care @ EBC and brief introduction to the Onward study
Session #2:  Small Group Leadership 101.

For the free pdf of the Study Introduction and Session #1 of 6 sessions click HERE
Each study will include 
about 10 minutes of intro questions
about 15 minutes
2o minutes of questions from the lesson book (see pdf above)
30 minutes of group prayer
Total of 1 hour 15 minutes.

Introduction video:  http://bcove.me/fvf7u9sg

Leader Video:  http://bcove.me/knkk6wjx

Sample of a lesson video:  http://bcove.me/liyjj2t9

About the Onward Study: Training Session #3

This week's training is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the Onward curriculum we are going to be using.

Next week's training session will include some schedule options for the study.

Also if you didn't do the other training times AND email me to let me know they were done, then please do so.  Thanks!

Session #1:  What is Soul Care @ EBC and brief introduction to the Onward study
Session #2:  Small Group Leadership 101.

For the free pdf of the Study Introduction and Session #1 of 6 sessions click HERE
Each study will include 
about 10 minutes of intro questions
about 15 minutes
2o minutes of questions from the lesson book (see pdf above)
30 minutes of group prayer
Total of 1 hour 15 minutes.

Three options for schedule:

1. Every other week:  Watch the video.  Do Bible studies for personal study outside of group time.
2. Every week:  Six straight weeks of video.  
3. Every week:  Watch the video every other week.  Discuss the Bible study questions during non-video weeks.

Introduction video:  http://bcove.me/fvf7u9sg

Leader Video:  http://bcove.me/knkk6wjx

Sample of a lesson video:  http://bcove.me/liyjj2t9

Soul Care Training #2 - 2016/17

TONIGHT we have our first live training time at the church in Room 401 at 7:00 pm.  There will be another live training time Sunday, August 21 at 6:00 pm.  Plan to come to ONE of these training times.
During these live trainings we are going to talk about the importance of praying and planning for Gospel Growth in our groups ( Think end game - more disciples makers).

Some other dates to remember:

The week of July 31 - church wide prayer focus for Soul Care.
The week of August 6 - heavy online promotion for Soul Care
Sunday, August 14 - Soul Care sign up in the foyer with Pastor Dave
Sunday, August 21 - Soul Care sign up in the foyer with a couple of Soul Care leaders.  If you are able to help between the services and/or after the service please let Pastor Dave know.

This 11 minute video has some basic but very good, practical things to remember.
You will want to have a piece of paper to take some notes.
After watching this video email (soulcare@emmanuelbaptist.com) one or two of these ten things you need to work on as a leader this year.
A couple of clarifications:  Some things they mention are specific to the resources their groups use.  In asking others to lead a session, please practice prayerful, godly wisdom.




Thank you for your leadership!