GS-Primer-Leader-Guide-1

:Leader Guide
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Part I: Starting the Conversation
Welcome &
Introductions
Prayer
Whiteboard
Questions
Welcome the group by providing a time for
each participant to introduce themselves
and describe their current church and their
role within the church. You should assume
that many of those in attendance will likely
know one another, but some will not. To
level the relational playing-field, make
sure to allow everyone time to hear a brief
snapshot of each other’s ministry. Tip: Use
a timer on a phone to set a 90-120 second
alarm so that you keep the conversation
moving.
Ask the group to divide into smaller groups
of 3 or 4 and spend time praying through
the UP (love for and worship of God), IN
(love for His disciples), and OUT (love for
the lost) aspects of our love for God, those
we are investing in and leading, and those
we are seeking to disciple and reach from
the harvest. You might also encourage
these groups to pray about any needs that
were presented during the large group
introduction time.
Keep the room divided into these same
small groups and transition out of the time
of prayer by asking the groups to discuss the
following questions. You may want to write
the questions on a board in your meeting
room or have them on a slide so that
everyone can refer back to the questions
and stay on track. Due to the nature of these
questions, you can expect the conversations
to lead in all sorts of divergent directions.
Make sure that you prod the groups to work
through each of the questions and help
them avoid chasing rabbits that are not
central to the discussion at hand.