1. Evaluate Discipleship Models
Vital congregations have multiple small groups that are a part of a discipleship system designed to impact multiple generations but especially youth and children.
In this class you will learn how to:
Evaluate Discipleship Models
Develop a system of training small group leaders
Explore small group resources
Discover how to introduce your initial small group

3. Covenant Discipleship Groups
A Covenant Discipleship group is 5-7 persons who meet together for one hour each week to hold one another mutually accountable for their discipleship. Groups tend to form based on the day and time people are available for a weekly meeting.

4. The group is guided by a covenant they write, shaped by the General Rule of Discipleship:
To witness to Jesus Christ in the world and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship and devotion under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

7. Decide Do
Love
Learn

8. Small Group Leadership
Teaching
Fellowship
Worship
Prayer
Power
Ministry
Evangelism
Provide pastoral care to all members of your group and their families as appropriate 
Pray for all the people in your cell group each week.
Teaching—learning and applying God's Word
Fellowship—building supportive, mutually accountable relationships
Worship—praising God for who He is and what He has done
Prayer—listening to and sharing intimately with God; interceding for others and God's work in the world
Power—experiencing the filling and outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Ministry—using spiritual gifts and loving each other in practical ways to meet needs
Evangelism—impacting our society and sharing the good news so that people become Christ's disciples
Provide pastoral care to all members of your group and their families as appropriate (visit in hospital, home, etc.).Pray for all the people in your cell group each week.

10. Captures the imagination of the children
Communicate the Biblical narratives
Involves parents
Uses the technology of the culture

11. Community Focused
Diversity to Reflect the Community Culture
Multi Faceted
Planning must include the youth
Mid Hi/Senior High
Should reflect the church ministry ie Call to Worship or Discipleship Adventure
Worship, Study Fellowship and Mission

12. Lay Leadership