1. BASIC CONNECT GROUP ESSENTIALS
Equip
Empower
Establish
Engage
FROM ESTABLISH TRAINING

2. KNOW YOUR CALLING
GENERAL CALL
VERSUS
SPECIFIC CALL

3. General Call Love Jesus Make Disciples Help Heal Broken Hearts Pray
Read Your Bible
Help set captives free from oppression
Live Holy
Proclaim the Gospel
Pray for the Sick
Baptize Believers

4. Specific Call Apostle Elder Prophet Deacon Teacher Ministry Director
Office of Evangelist
Ministry Leader
Pastor
Businessman
Worship Leader
Businesswoman
Administrator

5. General vs. Specific The general call always precedes the specific
The specific is an outflow of the general
If you don’t make disciples, you will use everything else to build your ministry
If the general call is neglected, the specific call will undermine the ministry and it will not bear good or lasting fruit

6. Why Do We Have Connect Groups?
To Make Healthy Disciples
To Foster Healthy Relationships
To Bring People in to Spiritual Family

7. What Tools Do We Use?
One-2-One Book
The Bible

8. How Do We Use These Tools?
The E Method (Establish Method)
Me - What does this scripture say to me?
Apply - What are the action words, commands, or examples?
God- What is God trying to say to us? What did we discover about God?

9. What is the Connect Group Pattern?
Up & Back In
Out
Home

10. UP & Back What are you thankful for? Praise Gratefulness
Accountability — How is going with your outreach lifestyle?
10 minutes approximately

11. IN
The E Method
The Word Me
Apply
God
30 minutes approximately

12. OUT I APPLY I SHARE I PRAY Group & Community
Engage list - people I am reaching out to
How will your conviction affect your life this week?
15 minutes approximately
I SHARE
With whom will you share this week what you learned about God?
I PRAY
Personal/Family

13. HOME Connect them with the bigger picture
Lead them in to other growth tracks in church
Family announcements & or activities
Group info & announcements

14. Pattern Summary Up & Back - Thankfulness & Accountability
Home - Family
Culture of Spiritual Family & Healthy Relationships
Culture of Worship & Obedience
In - Truth in the Word
Culture of Faith & Power
Out - Purpose, Prayer, & People
Culture of Love, Trust, & Faithfulness

15. Connect Group Principles
Engage the Culture & Community
Establish Strong Biblical Foundations
Equip Believers to Minister

16. Connect Group Goals Establish Biblical FOUNDATIONS
Experience & Walk in Spiritual FREEDOM
Build strong natural & spiritual FAMILY
Bear lasting FRUIT
Build lasting FAITH

17. CULTURE
Culture is what we naturally do without being asked to do it, based upon our common beliefs and practiced values.

18. Process in Building Culture
ME - Individual
WE - Small Group
US - Congregation/Church

19. Growth Path Lifestyle
Equip
Empower
Establish
Engage

20. BETHEL DALLAS CONNECT GROUP STRATEGY

21. SEPTEMBER 2016 TRAIN CHURCH FAMILY
CONNECT GROUP LEADERS TRAIN OTHERS WHO HAVE MISSED OUT ON PREVIOUS EVENT
USE “ESTABLISH TRAINING” MANUAL
PREPARE CHURCH FOR OCTOBER LAUNCH OF CONNECT GROUPS

22. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER NEW CONNECT GROUP LAUNCH 2 - 6 PEOPLE PER GROUP
TAKE PEOPLE THROUGH ONE2ONE BOOK
FACILITATE AS A LEADER - NOT A TEACHING SESSION
LAY FOUNDATIONS!

23. FOUNDATION LAYERS ARE DIFFERENCE MAKERS! BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER!

24. DECEMBER REST! CONNECT GROUP LEADER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
PROMOTE NEW 8 WEEK CONNECT GROUP CYCLE IN CHURCH
ESTABLISH NEW GROUPS FOR JAN/FEB
TRAINING FOR NEW CONNECT GROUP LEADERS

25. JANUARY/FEBRUARY CONNECT GROUP LAUNCH 2 - 6 PEOPLE PER GROUP
TAKE PEOPLE THROUGH ONE2ONE BOOK
FACILITATE AS A LEADER - NOT A TEACHING SESSION
LAY FOUNDATIONS!

26. MARCH REST! CONNECT GROUP LEADER CELEBRATION GATHERING
PROMOTE NEW 8 WEEK CONNECT GROUP CYCLE IN CHURCH
ESTABLISH NEW GROUPS FOR APRIL/MAY
TRAINING FOR NEW CONNECT GROUP LEADERS

27. ANNUAL STRATEGY JAN/FEB — CONNECT GROUPS MARCH - OFF
APRIL/MAY - CONNECT GROUPS
JUNE - OFF
JULY/AUGUST - CONNECT GROUPS
SEPTEMBER - OFF
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER - CONNECT GROUPS
DECEMBER - OFF