craigmanderson

WEEK 4

Summary

What happens in an Urban Connect Group meeting?

How to run a meeting. Learning in the classroom and on the job.

The goal of every Urban Connection is – Discipleship – lives are being changed

BRAINSTORM

Q. Each Trainee leader will write down on your notepad what you believe discipleship means. What does it look like?

• A disciple is a learner, a student, an apprentice.
• Helping people to steadily learn from Jesus how to live the life of the Kingdom.
• Reaching out to lost people and showing them what Jesus has done for them.
• Teach people how to live as Christ lived and taught.
• Show people how to be with Jesus in an attitude of observation, study, obedience and imitation.
• Doing the journey with someone as they become like Jesus.
• Learning how to love enemies, bless those that persecute, go the second mile etc, living out the gracious inward transformations of faith hope and love.

Q. Now what does that look like in the environment of an Urban Connect Group in this local church?

• The Core leader gets to know the sheep in his group.
• The Core leader asks the members great questions of his disciples about what they are learning.
• The Core leader builds an environment of support for all.
• The Core leader shares with the learners how he/she overcame certain difficulties.
• The Core leader points the sheep to Jesus always.
• The Core leader leads his sheep to the word of God and helps them express hwat they get out of it.
• The Core leader leads the team in reaching lost people.

Mat 10:24  The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

Mat 10:25  It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Q. What does the Core leader do between meetings?

•  The Core leader prays for his sheep regularly.
• The Core leader contacts everyone who was away from the UC meeting.
• The Core leader thinks strategically about what each member needs to keep growing. Eg. Water baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, DNA, counselling, extra care etc
• The Core leader refuels themself every week to be on fire for God and possessed by the vision.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE URBAN CONNECT MEETING

How to run your group on the night

1. Warmly welcome each person
2. Offer tea, coffee and biscuits or similar
3. Ask each person to share either

• Answers to prayer
• About when they shared their faith with someone
• A prayer need

1. Discipleship growth – Remind the group of which passage/chapter that the group was asked to read since the last meeting. Encourage each member to share what is God saying to them through this passage and what will they do about it.
2. Affirm each person who shares and ensure that members don’t hog the time preventing others from sharing.

• There are no wrong answers let people express their thoughts, peer discipling means you don’t have to correct every doctrinal point, people will learn from one another.
• Keep the focus on hearing God’s voice.

1. Pray for each persons needs and PRAY FOR YOUR LOST FRIENDS YOU ARE REACHING OUT TO. – Use a harvest list.

URBAN CONNECT GROUP LEADERS ROLE

1. You are a shepherding leader. Your role is to care for 10 placed under your care.
2. Keep your focus on building relationships. Member with God, member to member and member to unsaved friends.
3. Your main aim is to assist each person to grow in their walk with God.

• Are they saved?
• Next step be baptised in water
• Then filled with the Holy Spirit – speaking in tongues is encouraged as the only clear evidence that one has received.
• Invite them to participate in the DNA class to join the church, discover their gifts, and find a serving role.

1. Community – when people are hurting the group must gather around them and assist in any way possible – phone calls, prayer, visitation, meals, work,
2. Be a builder – call up each member that missed your Discipleship group meeting and see how they are going. You need to do this every time you meet to grow your UC.
3. Plan an event at least quarterly to invite the unsaved friends you are praying for.

UC Leaders JD