Dream of Leading a Healthy, Growing, Multiplying Group
A. Having a dream focuses direction and channels energy
. we need goals because goals are dreams in increments.
Without goals we lose focus, fail to channel our energy, and are hindered by obstacles.
The big dream is broken down into specific, simple, attainable, and challenging goals.
Goals such as habits of prayer, inviting new people, contacting people, having activities, etc.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Dream: 2
Dream of Leading a Healthy, Growing, Multiplying Group
A. Having a dream aids accomplishment
. Proverbs says that without a vision the people perish. We want Gods vision for a group. This gives us direction and purpose.
Dave Early says "There are many good things in life I never would have accomplished without a dream. Had I not first dreamed about it, I would have never led someone to Christ, read through the Bible, or planted a church." And I have never successfully grown and multiplied a group that I did not have a dream of growing and multiplying.
From: 8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders p.21
A. Having a dream aids accomplishment
. Proverbs says that without a vision the people perish. We want Gods vision for a group. This gives us direction and purpose.
Dave Early says "There are many good things in life I never would have accomplished without a dream. Had I not first dreamed about it, I would have never led someone to Christ, read through the Bible, or planted a church." And I have never successfully grown and multiplied a group that I did not have a dream of growing and multiplying.
From: 8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders p.21
Dream:
Dream of Leading a Healthy, Growing, Multiplying Group
A. Having a dream increases potential
. Satan wants to keep small group leaders as sleeping giants. He will constantly whisper lies to small group leaders about what they can't do. Discouragement and disillusionment is part of his strategy to keep us from Gods best for our lives.
. A dream of what God can do and the difference a small group can make in peoples lives helps drive our faith.
Living for something greater than ourselves (a transcendental cause) is something to live for and strive towards.
ex: The Methodist church traces its roots to a small group that met at Oxford University. The Methodist church today has 11 million members.
Small groups can be the spiritual hospitals for the hurting and the hothouses for spiritual growth.
Dream the dream of leading a healthy, growing, multiplying group. Dream of leading your group to multiply every year. Believe that God can use your small group to make a big difference.
A. Having a dream increases potential
. Satan wants to keep small group leaders as sleeping giants. He will constantly whisper lies to small group leaders about what they can't do. Discouragement and disillusionment is part of his strategy to keep us from Gods best for our lives.
. A dream of what God can do and the difference a small group can make in peoples lives helps drive our faith.
Living for something greater than ourselves (a transcendental cause) is something to live for and strive towards.
ex: The Methodist church traces its roots to a small group that met at Oxford University. The Methodist church today has 11 million members.
Small groups can be the spiritual hospitals for the hurting and the hothouses for spiritual growth.
Dream the dream of leading a healthy, growing, multiplying group. Dream of leading your group to multiply every year. Believe that God can use your small group to make a big difference.
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