Life Group Leaders Weekly
WEEK EIGHT (MARCH 19-25)
OUR MISSION
"TO CULTIVATE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS CENTERED ON GOD'S WORD AND PRAYER."
LIFE GROUP UPDATE
Greetings Leaders!
It's week 8 which means there are only a few weeks left before the spring semester of Life Groups draw to a close. Over the next couple of weeks you have a couple of housekeeping items you'll need to attend to. I will highlight them below. Please take the time to read through them as these details are essential to us as Coordinators in keeping the Life Group program a key component of First CRC ministry.
Let's jump right into it!
Pastor Justin
IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR:
Last week of Life Groups: April 2-8
Summer Affinity Groups Sign-Ups: Sundays - May 7, 14, 21, 28
Summer Semester: May 28th - July 28th (9 weeks)
FEEDBACK FORMS:
In week 9 (one week) you will print off enough feedback forms for everyone in your group. This can be found in the Leaders webpage if you'd like to see where it is and what it says. Please take note: Disperse AND collect them that same night, put them in an envelope, and hand them in at the office (or Nancy's mailbox) by no later than Sunday, April 2nd. Seeing as April 2 is my birthday, getting all the forms back from every group would be a great birthday present!
Also, I will remind you of this next week but please print off your roster from planning center and have your group members verify that we have their current address and phone number. Then add that into the envelope.
SUMMER AFFINITY GROUPS:
Please remember that I would love to hear back from all of you by TODAY in regards to whether you will be serving as a Leader for a summer affinity group.
Remember to:
- Talk to your Leader/Host tandem and discuss if you would like to continue to lead an affinity group or take a break over the summer.
- If only the leader or host want to continue and the other wants to take a break, discuss if there is someone in your group currently who would have the gifts and interest to pick up the mantle as a leader or host.
- Finally, if you are planning on continuing to host an affinity group, consider what it might be. To assist you in that process, I have attached a document below entitled "Summer Affinity Group Study Curriculum Guide." Pick 2 and no more than 3 for your group to consider jumping into this summer.
Recommend New Leaders/Hosts TODAY!
It will only take 1 minute to fill out...
THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Drinks/snacks when people arrive.
- Greet your guests at the door.
GOALS FOR THE EVENING
- Build Relationships!
- Discuss Homework
- Pray together
"THE MEETING"
- Remember that you don't have to answer all the questions. Choose questions best suited to your group.
- Hand out feedback forms during the meeting and have group members fill them out and hand them back to you at the same meeting.
- Consider taking aside one or two members of your group who you think would make an ideal leader/host and ask them if you could refer them to the Life Group Coordinators for the Fall.
"POST-MEETING"
- Attendance Rosters! Get them in! Every week we will remind you ;)
- Team Huddle - Get together as a Leader/Host team and evaluate how things are going at the halfway point in the semester and discuss your plans for the summer affinity groups.
- Compile Feedback Forms and get them into Nancy.
THIS WEEK
Ephesians 5:8-21
Title:
"WALKING IN THE SPIRIT"
Notes:
Do you think of each day as if you were about to embark in an all-out war against the forces of darkness? That is what Paul tells us in our text. Knowing there is a cosmic battle going on all around us, what does it mean for a Christian to 'Walk in the Spirit?' Now that we know our calling in Christ, what then must we do to wage war against the enemy?
See you Sunday!
LIFE GROUP LEADER NOTES
SERVE/SOCIAL CONTEST - #CRCLIFEGROUPS
CONTEST:
1. Send your pics and videos to Heather Thomas at: hnthomas.2002@gmail.com, and
2. Post your pics and videos on Facebook with the hashtag #CRCLifeGroups (@HanfordCRC). Also, be sure to express why you love your Life Group in the post.
Once all 9 groups have completed their service projects we will do a random draw for every individual email with videos/pictures to Heather and social media interaction from your group (max of 2 per individual).
The winner will receive 15 free movie tickets to Cinemark for your entire Life Group for a group social event or to use individually. Share the news with your team!
TEAM TOTALS (as of Friday, March 17th):
- Tos/Mackey - 11 drawings
- Noland/teVelde - 4 drawings
- Klingenberg/Thomas - 5 drawings
- Mackey/Bergman - 4 drawings
- Pickering/Kootstra - 3 drawings
- Schmidt/Minnema - 2 drawings
The Life Group Coordinator Team
Sharon Johnson
Kelsey Klingenberg
Kelsey makes sure the homework guides are prepared for your weekly Life Group gatherings.
Julie Mendes
Julie manages all training events along with Life Group promotions and sign-ups
Amada Clemente
Amada prepares the weekly agenda for our Coordinator meetings, deals with all correspondence, and keeps detailed records of all our work.
Heather Thomas
Heather will run the Life Group webpage and manage the 'Service' and 'Socials' aspect of Life Groups.
Pastor Justin
Justin will work with the team to carry out the vision of First CRC and will assist Coordinators in their respective tasks and objectives.
About Us
Email: hanfordcrc@comcast.net
Website: www.hanfordcrc.org
Location: 2175 Leoni Drive, Hanford, CA, United States
Phone: (559) 582-4423
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HanfordCRC/