Using the Connect Group Resource and Insider Info
A weekly email is sent out on a Monday morning to all Connect Group leaders which includes:
- Connect Prep
- Insider Info link (discussed below)
- Sunday sermon link
You can also access the Connect Group Resource at onelifechurch.org.za or ask your Site Captain to add you to the mailing list
A leader or group administrator can distribute this email to those that weren’t able to attend the Sunday church meetings.
The Connect Resource has been designed for the following reasons:
- Connect Group Resource builds on the Sunday series – Continuous repetition of biblical truths converts knowledge to life transformation.
- Connect Group Resource removes the pressure from the leader to have to come up with a big idea every week.
One should not be fooled – the success of a meeting doesn’t lie in the questions, but in how a leader facilitates a meeting around the questions. The Connect Resource enables budding leaders a safe environment to begin their leadership journey, giving them the confidence that they too, can lead. Learning does not take place in a single isolated moment; in the same way a single isolated Sunday sermon is no guarantee that people will experience life – transformation. Learning knowledge generally takes place in four distinct stages:
- Inspiration – Being inspired by a Sunday sermon.
- Familiarity – Internalizing by note taking
- Boredom – Doing the preparation
- Knowledge – Coming prepared and applying the truth
Structure of the Connect Resource:
- a) Get-to-know-you questions:
These are introductory questions that are superficial and lighthearted and enable people to relax while introducing the topic for the meeting.
- b) Digging deeper:
In this section parallel texts are explored and used to discuss the topic in greater detail.
- c) Application questions:
These questions aim to apply the truth of the Bible and challenge the group toward life-transformation.
USING INSIDER INFO
Insider Info is designed in a way to give a leader valuable inside information around the weekly topic and establish a clear bottom line. This is in no way prescriptive but merely an aid to creativity and focus. Practically, each Insider Info email has a link that presents a five to seven minute online video or audio file and includes coaching tips, visionary church announcements, potential ministry outcomes and reflections on the topic of the previous weeks preaching meeting.