Life Group Leadership Conference

We were honored to hear from one of the leading Group Life experts at our recent Life Group Leadership Conference. With nearly 20 yrs experience, Bill Donahue shared about his experiences leading and growing Life Groups. If you missed the conference take some time and check it out!

Speaker: Bill Donahue (session #1)

Speaker: Bill Donahue (session #2)

Creating a Healthy Life Group

The goal of every group is to be healthy. Just like we want healthy bodies, we want healthy groups. But, how do we know are group is healthy. I am going to give leaders 3 questions to ask yourself to determine if your group is healthy.

Question #1 Are members experiencing Spiritual Progress? Are they maturing in the Lord?

• It is the goal of every believer to mature in the Lord
• We do groups to mature one another
• The apostle Paul: “Be joyful, Grow to maturity, encourage each other. Live in Harmony and peace.” 2 Cor. 13:11
• As leaders we should be looking for maturity signs in our members: Do they have a Bible Reading Plan, Do they discuss prayer in their life, Would they be willing to pray out loud in group, Are you seeing signs of serving in the church and community, are they sharing their faith with non-believers or the unchurched.

Question #2 Are members caring for one another?

• Do you see signs from the group moving from a group of individuals to a community
• Do they email each other outside of group?
• Do they call each other outside of group?
• Do they call you outside of group with prayer requests?
• Is your group starting to do social and serve events together?
• Are members starting to share the responsibility of the group? Are they owning the group?

Question #3 Are members caring about outsiders? Do they have a heart for the harvest?

• It needs to be the heart of every group to reach others, because this was the heart of Christ.
• When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew 9:36) Jesus looked at the crowds and knew they needed discipleship. They needed a spiritual mentor. He had compassion. This is the picture we need to have as leaders and members. Making Disciples!!!
• How do we do this? We need to cast vision regularly. We need to bring this into our meeting discussions. We need to bring this into our meeting prayer times. Our strategy hear at Antioch Church is invest and invite. We invest in people’s lives and then we invite them to a group or service.
• We should ask our members during prayer time: Who are you investing in right now for the gospel? How can we pray for them? Is there someone outside of group that could use a group like this?
• If we ask questions like this, it will get our members to begin to think out of the box. The box being our group.

As leaders it is our responsibility to keep our group healthy. If our group keeps these questions before us at all times and move them to growth, it will keep groups moving forward.

Everyone needs a Life Group

Life Groups should be a priority in a persons life. We believe that people in our culture should live and share their life with others. Our time should be prioritized to include significant  relationships with other believers. The Bible says, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My Disciples”. Life Groups are the best design for discipleship, and it is the vehicle Antioch Church has chosen to Make Disciples. Life Groups are a net for the Harvest as you can see in the above verse. This fall we will be doing a church wide study with the book, “What In The World Is Going On?” by Dr. David Jeremiah. Our desire is to get a 100% participation from our church in a Life Group. Life Groups are the place were you experience accountability, belonging, and care. Life Groups is a great place to connect, discuss the Bible, and pray with other believers. Your life is not moving with Maximum Impact if you are not in a Life Group. Take time today and fill out a card, take the risk, and enjoy the journey with Christ and His Followers! You will experience life change. The new semester begins the week of August 29th. There is a Life Group that meets in a home on every night of the week all over the KC area.

Grouplink August 21/22

This is the time of year we are encouraging people to join a Life Group. Life Groups are the vehicle we use for discipleship and community. The new semester begins the week of August 29th. The best way to connect in a Life Group is fill out a Life Group card either @ church or online. After you fill out a card, you come to Grouplink. This event is a 30-45 minute event were you learn more about group life, meet a Life Group leader, and grab a snack. We offer this event on the weekend of August 21/22. Whatever service you attend that weekend, there will be a Grouplink right after that service. If you fill out the card and turn it in, you are registered for the event that weekend. If you have questions please email; lifegroups@antiochchurch.com See you then!

Life Group Leader Interest Meeting Weekend of June 12/13

We are excited about the future of Life Groups at Antioch Church. God has called every believer to be a disciple and to Make Disciples. If you have ever considered the idea of being a future leader or home opener; we would like to invite you to this interest meeting. There will be one after each service that weekend. So, no matter what service you attend, just drop on in one of our meetings. Even if you are not sure, please come and check it out. See you then! Bill and Lori

revisiting ReGroup

A few weeks ago we held out first ReGroup and what a success it was. We wanted to make a few of the documents available to you for review and reference.

CLICK HERE to download a PDF of all the items we went over.

Re-Group Saturday, Feb 6th 9am-2pm

This is a day for all Life Group leaders, home openers, and apprentices. We will meet at the church up in the adult prayer chapel. It will be a time of worship, anointing of leaders, practical instruction, Q&A, food, and connection. If you are a leader, home opener, or apprentice you will not want to miss this very important day.

Stories of CONNECTION

Life Groups are taking Antioch Church and it’s family to a whole new place. If you are looking for a place to connect and develop intentional, authentic relationships while  placing yourself in a atmosphere that will ensure true spiritual growth, then Life Groups are for you. We have several types of groups and we are sure there is a perfect place for you and your family!

It’s our desire and mission to assist you in finding that perfect group and have a specific event designed to do so: GROUP LINK.

Check out some of the good things that are being said about our initial Life Group semester!

I’m ready to connect to a Life Group

I want to learn more about about Life Groups

Interested in leading a group?

Are you interested in leading a Life Group? Are you wanting to open your home to host a Life Group?

If you answer is yes, you will need to attend our next Leadership Orientation. Childcare will be provided!

Date: Saturday, November 21st
Time: 4:45 – 7:00pm
Location: Antioch Church – Adult Prayer Chapel (upstairs)

Learn more about leading a Life Group

Group Link – January 2010

Are you looking to connect to a Life Group for the very first time? Let us help you find the perfect group!

Join us on the weekend of January 9/10 for our next Group Link event. We will be holding 3 separate session to make it easy for everyone’s schedule. To learn more about Group Link and how it can help you connect to a group, click the link below.

Learn more about Group Link?

Register now for Group Link

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