Life Group Leadership

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Introduction
Leading a Group
Leadership Requirements
Leader Affirmation

Introduction - Cell Churches and Life Groups

As a cell church, Life Group encourages it's members to meet together weekly in small groups that we call life groups. For more information about cell churches and life groups visit our main life group page.

Leading a Life Group

A life group leader serves the group by coordinating meetings and helping the members serve one another by exercising their spiritual gifts. You don't have to be a teacher to lead a life group, but you do need to have a love for God's people and a willingness to serve them.

If you're a faithful member of an existing life group and you think you might like to lead one of your own we'd be thrilled to have you. Let your life group leader know and he/she will talk to you about how you can get started (e.g. by helping out in your current life group) and about the training we have available.

Life Group Leader Requirements

If you want to lead a life group you will need to meet the following requirments:

Life Group Leader Requirements

Must be a member of Life Church
Must complete In-House Life Group Training
Must sign Leader Affirmation
Must complete Small Group Leader Training (currently offered at Vineyard Church)
Must attend Transformation Weekend (currently offered at Vineyard Church)

Life Group Assistant Requirements

Must be a member of Life Church
Must complete In-House Life Group Training
Must sign Leader Affirmation

In-House Life Group Training

Our life group leader training makes heavy use of "The 8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders" by Dave Early. You can find this book listed among our cell ministry resources. Our training will encourage you in each of the following 8 habits covered in the book:

Dream
Pray
Invite
Contact
Prepare
Mentor
Fellowship
Grow

Life Group Leader Affirmation

There are no current habitual struggles or moral issues (drugs, alcohol, fornication, illegal activity, etc.) in my life that would bring shame on the name of Jesus Christ or Life Church.
I am not currently experiencing severe marital or family difficulties (e.g. infidelity, separation, divorce currently in process)
I support the Life Church Doctrinal Statement without reservation.
I have at least 6 months of small group participation at Life Church.

Signature:

Date:

Name (printed):

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