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LEADER MANUAL
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LE O
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ON
TEN
TSP.
I.C.K
.
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DIN
G Y
OU
R FI
RST
EGRO
UP
REVI
TALI
ZIN
G A
N
EXPE
RIEN
CED
EG
ROU
P
HO
W T
O L
EAD
YO
UR
EGRO
UP
PERS
ON
AL
GRO
WTH
MA
NA
GIN
G A
ND
DEV
ELO
PIN
G Y
OU
R EG
ROU
P
8 13 18 22 29 32
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WE
LCO
ME
TO
TH
E F
OR
EFR
ON
T.Yo
u ar
e st
eppi
ng in
to a
role
that
will
not
onl
y he
lp y
ou g
row
in y
our
wal
k w
ith C
hris
t, bu
t will
put
you
in a
pos
ition
to s
ee th
e pe
ople
you
le
ad g
row
too.
As
a le
ader
at E
leva
tion
Chu
rch,
you
alre
ady
know
that
ou
r chu
rch
exis
ts s
o th
at p
eop
le f
ar f
rom
God
will
be
rais
ed t
o lif
e in
Chr
ist.
As
an e
Gro
up le
ader
, you
r rol
e ex
ists
to c
onne
ct p
eopl
e an
d he
lp th
em g
row
in th
eir f
aith
.
At E
leva
tion,
we
focu
s on
par
ticip
atio
n ov
er c
hurc
h m
embe
rshi
p.
Our
eG
roup
lead
ers
help
peo
ple
who
att
end
our c
hurc
h be
com
e ac
tive
part
icip
ants
, firs
t by
help
ing
to b
uild
a c
omm
unity
of b
elie
vers
, an
d se
cond
, by
show
ing
how
to “
be a
brin
ger”
and
enc
oura
ging
pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in th
e 4G
’s –
Gif
ts, G
ivin
g, G
roup
s an
d G
row
th.
As
an e
Gro
up le
ader
, you
can
do
this
by
cont
inui
ng to
ser
ve in
any
ro
les
you
may
alre
ady
have
, by
brin
ging
you
r tith
es a
nd o
fferin
gs to
th
e ch
urch
, and
by
usin
g yo
ur le
ader
ship
role
to h
elp
rais
e up
mor
e le
ader
s w
ithin
our
chu
rch.
One
of t
he d
eepe
st, m
ost f
ulfil
ling
and
spiri
tual
thin
gs a
bel
ieve
r can
do
is u
se th
eir g
ifts
to b
ring
som
eone
el
se c
lose
r to
Chr
ist.
This
eG
roup
lead
er m
anua
l is
desi
gned
to g
ive
you
the
reso
urce
s yo
u ne
ed to
max
imiz
e th
e gi
fts a
nd p
assi
ons
that
God
has
alre
ady
plac
ed
insi
de y
ou. W
e’re
pra
ying
that
God
will
mov
e m
ight
ily o
n yo
ur b
ehal
f as
you
beg
in y
our n
ew ro
le a
t Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h.
It’s
exci
ting
to w
elco
me
you
as a
n eG
roup
Lea
der,
and
it is
our
pr
ivile
ge to
giv
e yo
u th
e op
port
unity
to h
elp
reac
h pe
ople
for C
hris
t.
The
eGro
ups
Staf
f
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OU
R C
OD
E 1.
JE
SUS
IS T
HE
CE
NTE
R.
I
nteg
rate
d Pr
iorit
ies
2. W
E B
ELI
EV
E B
IG A
ND
STA
RT
SMA
LL.
A
ctiv
e Fa
ith
3. W
E H
ON
OR
ON
E A
NO
THE
R T
O G
LOR
IFY
GO
D.
V
alui
ng P
eopl
e
4. W
E A
RE
CO
NTR
IBU
TOR
S, N
OT
CO
NSU
ME
RS.
T
akin
g A
ctio
n
5. W
E T
HIN
K IN
SID
E T
HE
BO
X.
E
mbr
acin
g Li
mita
tion
6. W
E C
AN
DO
MO
RE
BY
DO
ING
LE
SS.
F
ocus
ed E
xcel
lenc
e
7. W
E D
ON
’T M
AIN
TAIN
, WE
MU
LTIP
LY.
O
ngoi
ng G
row
th
8. W
E E
AT
THE
FIS
H A
ND
LE
AV
E T
HE
BO
NE
S.
T
each
able
Att
itude
s
9. W
E W
AN
T TO
BE
KN
OW
N F
OR
WH
AT
WE
AR
E F
OR
.
Pro
mot
ing
Uni
ty
10. W
E W
ILL
NO
T TA
KE
TH
IS F
OR
GR
AN
TED
.
Exp
ress
ing
Gra
titud
e
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Wha
t ot
her
natio
n is
so
grea
t as
to
have
the
ir go
ds n
ear
them
the
way
th
e LO
RD o
ur G
od is
nea
r us
whe
neve
r w
e pr
ay t
o H
im?
Deu
tero
nom
y 4:
7
As
belie
vers
in C
hris
t, w
e ha
ve th
e di
stin
ct p
rivile
ge o
f tap
ping
into
the
unlim
ited
reso
urce
s of
our
Hea
venl
y Fa
ther
at a
ny ti
me.
Pra
yer i
s ou
r di
rect
acc
ess
to G
od.
PR
AY
WIT
H Y
OU
R E
GR
OU
P•
Mak
e a
habi
t of p
rayi
ng c
onsi
sten
tly w
ith y
our g
roup
eac
h tim
e
you
mee
t.
• A
ltern
ate
your
pra
yer s
trat
egie
s an
d gi
ve g
roup
mem
bers
an
op
port
unity
to le
ad a
s w
ell.
• Pr
ay fo
r you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
dur
ing
the
wee
k. T
ext o
r em
ail t
hem
to le
t the
m k
now
that
you
are
pra
ying
for t
hem
.
PR
AY
FO
R Y
OU
R L
EA
DE
RSH
IP•
Pray
bef
ore
your
gro
up m
eets
.
• Pr
ay fo
r you
rsel
f as
the
lead
er, f
or d
isce
rnm
ent a
nd w
isdo
m fo
r
your
lead
ersh
ip.
TAK
E P
RA
YE
R R
EQ
UE
STS
• Le
t you
r gro
up m
embe
rs k
now
thei
r req
uest
s ar
e no
t sha
red
outs
ide
of
the
grou
p. R
emem
ber,
it ta
kes
a lo
t of c
oura
ge fo
r peo
ple
to s
hare
thei
r req
uest
s.
• Pr
ay fo
r the
requ
ests
toge
ther
as
a gr
oup,
or s
end
the
requ
ests
out
for
gr
oup
mem
bers
to li
ft up
mem
bers
thro
ugho
ut th
e w
eek.
• C
onsi
der s
harin
g pr
ayer
requ
ests
thro
ugh
grou
p te
xtin
g or
priv
ate
Fa
cebo
ok g
roup
s.
PR
AY
P.I.
C.K
.P
RAY,
INVE
ST, C
ARE
, KEE
P U
S IN
FORM
ED
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The
third
tim
e he
sai
d to
him
, “Si
mon
son
of J
ohn,
do
you
love
me?
”Pe
ter
was
hur
t be
caus
e Je
sus
aske
d hi
m t
he t
hird
tim
e, “
Do
you
love
m
e?”
He
said
, “Lo
rd, y
ou k
now
all
thin
gs; y
ou k
now
tha
t I l
ove
you.
” Je
sus
said
, “Fe
ed m
y sh
eep…
”Jo
hn 2
1:17
Just
bef
ore
Jesu
s le
ft th
is e
arth
, He
inst
ruct
ed S
imon
Pet
er to
car
e fo
r th
e de
ares
t obj
ect o
f His
love
—H
is s
heep
.
How
cou
ld a
nyon
e ca
re fo
r the
m a
s Je
sus
care
s? It
is o
ur lo
ve fo
r Chr
ist
that
ena
bles
us
to lo
ve a
nd in
vest
in H
is p
eopl
e in
the
way
Jes
us ta
lked
ab
out i
n Jo
hn 2
1:17
.
You
are
a le
ader
now
, and
just
as
Jesu
s to
ld P
eter
to fe
ed H
is s
heep
, w
e’re
ask
ing
you
to fe
ed th
e pe
ople
God
has
ent
rust
ed to
you
. Thi
s m
ay lo
ok d
iffer
ent i
n ev
ery
eGro
up, b
ut re
gard
less
, we
wan
t you
to
inve
st in
the
peop
le G
od h
as c
alle
d yo
u to
lead
.
INV
EST
RE
LATI
ON
ALL
Y
• G
et to
kno
w th
em in
divi
dual
ly a
nd b
uild
rela
tions
hips
acc
ordi
ngly
.
• En
gage
in s
ocia
l act
iviti
es w
ith g
roup
mem
bers
out
side
of t
he
eG
roup
set
ting.
• Re
mem
ber t
he s
peci
al d
ays
in th
eir l
ives
.
• Ex
chan
ge c
onta
ct in
form
atio
n.
INV
EST
SP
IRIT
UA
LLY
• C
halle
nge
them
to ta
ke s
teps
in th
e 4G
’s a
t Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h.
(v
olun
teer
, lea
d an
eG
roup
, giv
e fin
anci
ally
, inv
ite o
ther
s to
chu
rch)
• En
cour
age
them
to d
evel
op a
con
sist
ent a
nd re
gula
r tim
e w
ith G
od
th
roug
h pr
ayer
and
read
ing
thei
r Bib
les.
• M
emor
ize
scrip
ture
toge
ther
.
• In
vite
them
to s
hare
thei
r fai
th te
stim
ony.
• Se
rve
an O
utre
ach
part
ner t
oget
her.
INV
EST
CO
NSI
STE
NTL
Y•
Hos
t you
r eG
roup
on
a re
gula
r bas
is a
nd o
n a
set s
ched
ule.
If y
ou a
re
co
nsta
ntly
can
celin
g yo
ur e
Gro
up, y
ou a
re g
oing
to lo
se m
omen
tum
.
• Se
nd e
ncou
ragi
ng te
xt a
nd e
mai
ls. B
e in
tent
iona
l. Ex
pres
s w
hat
yo
u ex
pect
.
Rem
embe
r, m
ost o
f the
tim
e, d
isci
ples
hip
follo
ws
fello
wsh
ip. I
n or
der t
o bu
ild u
p so
meo
ne s
pirit
ually
, sta
rt b
y bu
ildin
g fri
ends
hip
first
.
CA
RE
INV
EST
Be
shep
herd
s of
God
’s fl
ock
that
is u
nder
you
r ca
re, w
atch
ing
over
th
em—
not
beca
use
you
mus
t, b
ut b
ecau
se y
ou a
re w
illin
g, a
s G
od
wan
ts y
ou t
o be
; not
pur
suin
g di
shon
est
gain
, but
eag
er t
o se
rve;
not
lo
rdin
g it
over
tho
se e
ntru
sted
to
you,
but
bei
ng e
xam
ples
to
the
flock
.1
Pete
r 5:
2-3
As
an e
Gro
up le
ader
, we
are
entru
stin
g yo
u w
ith b
eing
the
first
line
of c
are
for y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs. J
ust a
s Pe
ter w
rote
, thi
s is
the
flock
that
God
has
en
trust
ed to
you
r car
e. W
e ho
pe y
ou’re
exc
ited
to c
are
for t
hem
.
CA
RE S
PIRI
TUA
LLY:
You
are
thei
r she
pher
d, a
nd w
e ex
pect
you
to
prov
ide
the
spiri
tual
car
e th
at th
ey n
eed.
• Li
sten
to th
em.
• Pr
ay w
ith th
em.
• Sh
are
scrip
ture
with
them
.
• Sh
are
reso
urce
idea
s w
ith th
em.
CA
RE P
RAC
TIC
ALL
Y: A
s an
eG
roup
Lea
der,
you
are
expe
cted
to b
oth
cele
brat
e th
e gr
eat e
vent
s of
life
, as
wel
l as
supp
ort i
n th
e ha
rd ti
mes
.
• Su
ppor
t or c
eleb
rate
with
them
.
• C
onne
ct th
em to
ava
ilabl
e re
sour
ces.
CA
RE P
ROFE
SSIO
NA
LLY:
As
an e
Gro
up L
eade
r, yo
u ar
e go
ing
to fa
ce
som
e m
ajor
situ
atio
ns in
the
lives
of y
our p
eopl
e. S
ome
you
mig
ht b
e ab
le
to h
andl
e, w
hile
oth
ers
mig
ht b
e m
ore
than
you
can
han
dle.
We
are
not
expe
ctin
g yo
u to
be
coun
selo
rs.
• Li
sten
to th
em.
• Pr
ay w
ith th
em.
• C
onne
ct th
em w
ith c
ampu
s le
ader
ship
.
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3
In t
he s
ame
way
, I t
ell y
ou, t
here
is r
ejoi
cing
in t
he p
rese
nce
of t
he
ange
ls o
f God
ove
r on
e si
nner
who
rep
ents
. Luk
e 15
:10
We
do e
very
thin
g at
Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h “s
o th
at p
eopl
e fa
r fro
m G
od
will
be
rais
ed to
life
in C
hris
t.” T
his
is tr
uly
the
visi
on a
nd h
eart
beh
ind
our c
hurc
h.
CO
NN
EC
T W
ITH
YO
UR
CA
MP
US
LEA
DE
RSH
IP (M
EN
TOR
AN
D
EG
RO
UP
S D
IRE
CTO
R)
• Re
ly o
n yo
ur m
ento
r, w
hose
focu
s is
to h
elp
you
grow
and
dev
elop
as
a
lead
er.
• C
onta
ct s
taff
or m
ento
rs w
ith a
ny c
once
rns.
We’
re h
ere
to h
elp.
RE
CO
GN
IZE
AN
D C
ELE
BR
ATE
WH
AT’
S H
AP
PE
NIN
G W
ITH
IN
YO
UR
EG
RO
UP
• C
eleb
rate
the
vict
orie
s. A
s yo
ur e
Gro
up g
row
s to
geth
er,
re
latio
nshi
ps w
ill fo
rm, t
rans
pare
ncy
will
bec
ome
easi
er, a
nd b
onds
will
be
built
. Rec
ogni
ze a
nd h
onor
thes
e im
port
ant m
ilest
ones
.
SHA
RE
WIT
H Y
OU
R E
GR
OU
P A
ND
EG
RO
UP
LE
AD
ER
SHIP
• Sh
are
how
Jes
us is
mov
ing
in y
ou a
nd in
the
lives
of y
our g
roup
with
your
eG
roup
, men
tor,
and
cam
pus
staf
f. Th
e st
orie
s of
God
’s u
nfai
ling
lo
ve a
re th
e on
e of
the
grea
test
rew
ards
for o
ur E
leva
tion
Chu
rch
staf
f.
Tell
us h
ow G
od h
as c
hang
ed y
our l
ife a
nd th
e liv
es o
f the
peo
ple
in y
our
grou
p. S
end
your
sto
ries
to a
men
@el
evat
ionc
hurc
h.or
g.
KE
EP
US
INFO
RM
ED
LEA
DIN
G
YO
UR
FI
RST
E
GR
OU
P
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ATM
OSP
HE
RE
Past
or S
teve
n on
ce s
aid,
“A
tmos
pher
e is
ofte
n th
e la
st te
n pe
rcen
t th
at a
lead
er p
lans
for,
but o
ften
the
first
ten
perc
ent t
hat p
eopl
e no
tice.
” Th
is q
uote
spe
aks
to th
e se
ttin
g th
at y
ou c
reat
e fo
r you
r eG
roup
eac
h an
d ev
ery
wee
k. T
he d
etai
ls o
f the
atm
osph
ere
that
you
cr
eate
hav
e a
dire
ct im
pact
on
the
ener
gy a
nd e
ngag
emen
t of y
our
eGro
up m
embe
rs.
IT’S
TH
E L
ITTL
E T
HIN
GS
THA
T G
O A
LO
NG
WA
Y.
Con
trol
the
atm
osp
here
– F
irst i
mpr
essi
ons
are
impo
rtan
t in
the
eGro
up s
ettin
g. H
ere
are
som
e sa
mpl
e th
ings
to c
onsi
der d
oing
to s
et
the
right
atm
osph
ere:
• A
djus
t the
ther
mos
tat a
nd e
stab
lish
the
right
ligh
ting
to m
ake
the
ro
om fe
el c
omfo
rtab
le.
• A
dd a
ple
asan
t sce
nt, s
uch
as a
ligh
tly s
cent
ed c
andl
e or
cof
fee,
to
m
ake
peop
le fe
el a
t eas
e w
hene
ver t
hey
arriv
e.
• M
ake
sure
that
you
hav
e co
mfo
rtab
le c
hairs
that
are
in a
circ
le. I
t is
im
port
ant f
or y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs to
see
eac
h ot
her w
hen
talk
ing
to
eac
h ot
her.
• M
ake
sure
the
mee
ting
area
is c
lean
and
free
of c
lutt
er. S
how
you
r
eGro
up m
embe
rs th
at y
ou c
are
for t
hem
by
the
way
that
you
prep
are
for t
heir
arriv
al.
• H
ave
som
e sn
acks
or l
ight
food
ava
ilabl
e fo
r you
r gue
sts.
Thi
s is
alw
ays
a gr
eat w
ay to
sta
rt o
ff an
eG
roup
mee
ting.
• Pl
ay s
ome
soft
mus
ic in
the
back
grou
nd a
s pe
ople
arr
ive,
suc
h as
Elev
atio
n w
orsh
ip o
r oth
er m
usic
to s
et th
e rig
ht e
nerg
y an
d to
ne
fo
r the
nig
ht.
• If
prov
idin
g ch
ildca
re fo
r the
eG
roup
, mak
e ar
rang
emen
ts fo
r it
to
be
as d
istr
actio
n-fre
e to
the
adul
ts a
s po
ssib
le. W
heth
er th
is
m
eans
bei
ng o
utsi
de, p
layi
ng a
kid
-frie
ndly
mov
ie, o
r usi
ng a
room
at th
e ot
her e
nd o
f the
hou
se, d
o al
l tha
t you
can
do
to p
rote
ct y
our
di
scus
sion
tim
e.
• Pu
t new
mem
bers
at e
ase.
Whe
n yo
u st
art a
new
gro
up, o
r add
new
gro
up m
embe
rs, p
rovi
de n
amet
ags
to h
elp
take
the
stre
ss o
ut
of
rem
embe
ring
ever
yone
’s n
ame
for t
hose
firs
t few
wee
ks.
ICE
BR
EA
KE
RS
Ever
y eG
roup
has
to s
tart
som
ewhe
re.
Befo
re y
our e
Gro
up c
an re
ally
div
e in
to m
eani
ngfu
l dis
cuss
ion,
you
ha
ve to
bre
ak th
e ic
e an
d ge
t peo
ple
to p
artic
ipat
e w
ith e
ach
othe
r. Be
low
are
a fe
w s
ampl
e ic
ebre
aker
s th
at w
ill h
elp
you
star
t you
r eG
roup
mee
ting
the
right
way
. Fee
l fre
e to
use
whi
chev
er e
xam
ples
w
ould
be
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
for y
our e
Gro
up.
HA
VE
SO
ME
FU
N.
• W
hat’s
the
stra
nges
t foo
d yo
u’ve
eve
r eat
en?
• W
hat i
s yo
ur fa
vorit
e ba
nd o
f all
time?
Boo
k? A
utho
r? S
ong?
• W
hat d
id y
ou w
ant t
o be
whe
n yo
u w
ere
grow
ing
up?
• Tw
o tr
uths
and
a li
e: E
ach
pers
on h
as to
tell
two
trut
hs a
nd o
ne li
e
abou
t him
or h
erse
lf. T
hen
the
grou
p ha
s to
gue
ss w
hich
sta
tem
ent
w
as a
lie.
• Pa
ss a
bag
of M
&M
s ar
ound
and
ask
you
r gro
up m
embe
rs to
take
som
e. D
on’t
tell
them
how
man
y or
why
. Sim
ply
ask
them
to ta
ke a
s
man
y as
they
wan
t and
that
eve
ryon
e sh
ould
take
at l
east
one
.
Whe
n ev
eryo
ne h
as c
hose
n th
eir M
&M
s, h
ave
them
sha
re a
s m
any
fa
cts
abou
t the
mse
lves
as
they
hav
e M
&M
s. T
hey
can
eat t
he
M
&M
s, to
o!
TAK
E IT
A S
TEP
FU
RTH
ER
.•
Wha
t com
es to
you
r min
d w
hen
you
thin
k of
the
wor
d ‘e
xcel
lenc
e’?
• If
you
had
to n
ame
one
pers
on w
ho h
as in
fluen
ced
you
the
mos
t,
wha
t per
son
wou
ld y
ou n
ame?
• A
fter y
ou d
ie, w
hat i
s on
e th
ing
you’
d lik
e to
be
rem
embe
red
for?
• If
you
had
your
dre
am jo
b 10
yea
rs fr
om n
ow, w
hat w
ould
it b
e?
• W
ho w
ould
you
invi
te to
you
r gro
up if
you
kne
w th
at th
ey w
ould
sa
y ye
s?
• W
hat w
ould
the
title
be
to th
is c
hapt
er o
f you
r life
?
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DE
R M
AN
UA
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roup
s
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7
LEA
DIN
G D
YN
AM
IC
DIS
CU
SSIO
NS
Whe
ther
you
are
lead
ing
a Bi
ble
stud
y eG
roup
, ser
mon
ser
ies
eGro
up, o
r an
activ
ity-b
ased
eG
roup
, we
are
aski
ng y
ou to
lead
you
r eG
roup
in s
ome
sort
of d
iscu
ssio
n tim
e. T
his
time
will
go
a lo
ng w
ay
tow
ards
the
succ
ess
(or f
ailu
re) o
f the
gro
up.
And
whi
le w
e do
n’t
expe
ct y
ou to
hav
e al
l the
ans
wer
s, w
e do
wan
t to
equi
p yo
u w
ith th
e es
sent
ials
of m
anag
ing
and
lead
ing
a dy
nam
ic e
Gro
up d
iscu
ssio
n.
BE
PR
EP
AR
ED
TO
TA
LK. I
n an
y gr
oup
sett
ing,
talk
ing
is c
onta
giou
s.
Sile
nce
is a
lso
cont
agio
us. C
reat
e so
me
iner
tia fo
r you
r eG
roup
, and
ke
ep it
mov
ing
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion.
KE
EP
IT O
PE
N-E
ND
ED
. Sta
y aw
ay fr
om “
Yes”
or “
No”
que
stio
ns.
Push
you
r gro
up to
dig
pas
t the
sur
face
by
aski
ng, “
Why
or w
hy
not?
” O
r, “W
hat m
akes
you
feel
that
way
?” O
r, “H
ow w
ould
you
re
spon
d to
that
?”
USE
TH
E F
UN
NE
L. A
sk b
road
que
stio
ns fi
rst,
and
then
wor
k yo
ur
way
to a
mor
e na
rrow
sco
pe, j
ust l
ike
the
shap
e of
a fu
nnel
. Ask
qu
estio
ns th
at b
elie
vers
and
non
-bel
ieve
rs w
ould
rela
te to
. The
n,
driv
e ho
me
your
app
licat
ion
poin
ts b
y as
king
mor
e sp
ecifi
c qu
estio
ns
that
app
ly to
you
r wal
k w
ith C
hris
t.
SHO
W P
EO
PLE
WH
AT
THE
Y’R
E L
EA
RN
ING
. Man
y of
you
r eG
roup
m
embe
rs m
ay b
e vi
sual
lear
ners
, so
use
plen
ty o
f vis
ual a
ids
to a
ssis
t th
em. G
et c
reat
ive.
Use
whi
te b
oard
s, in
dex
card
s, o
r fin
d an
obj
ect
that
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
mus
t hol
d in
ord
er to
spe
ak. V
isua
l aid
es
will
mak
e th
e di
scus
sion
stic
k w
ith y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs.
FOLL
OW
TH
E 3
B’S
. Tel
l you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
to k
eep
thei
r an
swer
s br
ief,
Bibl
ical
, and
ben
efic
ial.
This
will
kee
p yo
ur g
roup
on
trac
k, g
ive
the
talk
ativ
e pe
rson
a li
mit,
and
giv
e th
e qu
iet p
erso
n co
nfid
ence
in th
eir b
revi
ty.
FIN
D A
LA
ND
ING
PO
INT.
Est
ablis
h a
goal
for e
ach
disc
ussi
on w
ith
your
eG
roup
. Ste
er th
e co
nver
satio
n to
land
ther
e at
the
end
of th
e m
eetin
g. E
ven
if yo
ur e
Gro
up la
nds
som
ewhe
re e
lse,
it’s
alw
ays
bene
ficia
l to
achi
eve
som
ethi
ng in
you
r dis
cuss
ion.
FRE
QU
EN
TLY
ASK
ED
Q
UE
STIO
NS
HO
W B
IG S
HO
ULD
MY
EG
RO
UP
BE
?Th
e av
erag
e eG
roup
siz
e is
8-1
2 pe
ople
, but
eve
ry e
Gro
up is
di
ffere
nt. I
f you
lead
a m
arrie
d co
uple
s’ e
Gro
up a
nd h
ave
the
spac
e to
hol
d 15
cou
ples
, gre
at. I
f you
lead
a s
ingl
e w
omen
’s e
Gro
up in
yo
ur s
tudi
o ap
artm
ent,
you
may
onl
y be
abl
e to
hol
d si
x pe
ople
. Yo
ur e
Gro
up s
houl
d be
the
max
imum
num
ber o
f peo
ple
that
you
can
ac
com
mod
ate
and
lead
effe
ctiv
ely.
WH
ER
E A
ND
WH
EN
SH
OU
LD M
Y E
GR
OU
P M
EE
T?Th
is is
ent
irely
dep
ende
nt o
n w
hat y
ou w
ant t
o ac
com
plis
h w
ith y
our
eGro
up, a
nd w
hat e
nviro
nmen
t will
bes
t set
you
r eG
roup
up
for
succ
ess.
Whe
ther
you
met
at C
hick
-fil-A
, the
bas
ketb
all c
ourt
, or i
n yo
ur li
ving
room
, you
will
nee
d to
take
the
nece
ssar
y st
eps
to s
ecur
e th
e ap
prop
riate
sea
ting
and
crea
te th
e at
mos
pher
e yo
ur e
Gro
up w
ill
need
.
HO
W L
ON
G S
HO
ULD
MY
EG
RO
UP
ME
ET?
Ther
e is
no
set f
orm
ula
for w
hat e
very
eG
roup
mee
ting
shou
ld lo
ok
like.
You
r lea
ders
hip
will
dic
tate
how
long
you
r eG
roup
mee
ts. Y
ou
may
be
able
to k
eep
your
peo
ple
enga
ged
for t
wo
hour
s, b
ut if
yo
u’re
lead
ing
an e
Gro
up o
f mid
dle
scho
ol g
uys,
an
hour
may
be
thei
r lim
it.
WH
AT
IF I
CA
N’T
AN
SWE
R A
QU
EST
ION
IN M
Y E
GR
OU
P?
As
a le
ader
, we
expe
ct y
ou to
repr
esen
t Ele
vatio
n at
a v
ery
high
le
vel,
but w
e do
n’t e
xpec
t you
to k
now
eve
ryth
ing.
In in
stan
ces
whe
re y
ou a
re n
ot s
ure
of th
e an
swer
, wor
k w
ith y
our e
Gro
up
mem
bers
tow
ards
find
ing
one.
For
exa
mpl
e, if
som
eone
ask
s, “
Why
do
esn’
t Ele
vatio
n ha
ve a
you
th g
roup
?” y
our a
nsw
er c
ould
be,
“P
asto
r Ste
ven’
s se
rmon
s ap
ply
to s
tude
nts
just
as
muc
h as
adu
lts,
so w
e w
ant s
tude
nts
to v
olun
teer
and
par
ticip
ate
just
like
eve
ryon
e el
se.”
But
if th
at a
nsw
er d
oesn
’t co
me
to m
ind,
we
expe
ct y
ou to
at
leas
t res
pond
with
, “Th
at’s
a g
reat
que
stio
n. I’
m a
ctua
lly n
ot s
ure
why
th
at is
, but
I ca
n as
k a
staf
f mem
ber a
nd fi
nd o
ut fo
r you
.”
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DE
R M
AN
UA
LeG
roup
s
| 1
9
KE
EP
ING
TH
E
ATM
OSP
HE
RE
FR
ESH
If yo
u’ve
bee
n le
adin
g yo
ur e
Gro
up fo
r a w
hile
, you
may
not
nee
d to
hea
r abo
ut th
e im
port
ance
of s
ettin
g th
e at
mos
pher
e fo
r you
r eG
roup
. You
kno
w e
xact
ly h
ow im
port
ant i
t is
beca
use
you’
ve s
een
the
atm
osph
ere
grow
sta
le in
you
r gro
up, a
nd y
ou’v
e se
en th
e pa
infu
l re
sults
.
Her
e ar
e a
few
tips
for h
ow to
revi
taliz
e th
e at
mos
pher
e in
you
r eG
roup
and
kee
p it
fresh
:
CH
AN
GE
TH
ING
S U
P. G
et o
ut a
nd d
o so
met
hing
diff
eren
t with
you
r eG
roup
. Mee
t som
ewhe
re n
ew. P
eopl
e va
lue
cons
iste
ncy,
but
don
’t be
afra
id to
mak
e a
chan
ge o
f sce
nery
if y
ou s
ense
that
you
r eG
roup
ne
eds
it. T
his
sim
ple
prac
tice
of re
mov
ing
peop
le fr
om th
eir c
omfo
rt
zone
will
pus
h th
em a
nd c
halle
nge
them
to g
row
.
DO
SO
ME
THIN
G F
UN
. We’
ve e
mpo
wer
ed y
ou to
lead
an
eGro
up
in o
rder
to b
uild
com
mun
ity in
our
chu
rch.
And
gro
ups
that
hav
e fu
n to
geth
er w
ill g
row
toge
ther
. Mak
e it
a ha
bit t
o br
eak
from
rout
ine
occa
sion
ally
and
do
som
ethi
ng fu
n as
a g
roup
. You
’ll b
e re
fresh
ed,
your
eG
roup
will
gro
w c
lose
r tog
ethe
r, an
d yo
u’ll
be re
ady
to c
ome
back
and
take
you
r eG
roup
to th
e ne
xt le
vel.
THIN
K IN
SID
E T
HE
BO
X. W
e be
lieve
that
our
lim
itatio
ns s
houl
dn’t
hind
er u
s, b
ut ra
ther
insp
ire o
ur g
reat
est c
reat
ivity
and
inno
vatio
n.
Find
new
way
s to
use
wha
t you
r eG
roup
alre
ady
has.
Try
new
sea
ting
arra
ngem
ents
. Hav
e a
mea
l tog
ethe
r. C
hang
e up
you
r dis
cuss
ion
and
pray
er fo
rmat
. Mee
t at a
noth
er e
Gro
up m
embe
r’s h
ouse
. Pla
y a
gam
e. H
ave
a th
eme
nigh
t.
CH
ALL
EN
GE
YO
UR
CO
MFO
RT
ZO
NE
. By
now
, you
sho
uld
know
yo
ur s
tren
gths
, wea
knes
ses,
wha
t gen
eral
ly w
orks
in y
our g
roup
, and
w
hat t
ypic
ally
falls
flat
on
its fa
ce. P
lay
to y
our g
roup
’s s
tren
gths
, but
do
n’t s
ettle
for w
hat’s
com
fort
able
. Cha
lleng
e yo
ur e
Gro
up. I
f the
y’re
qu
iet,
mak
e th
em d
o so
met
hing
inte
ract
ive.
If th
ey a
re h
yper
activ
e,
mak
e th
em s
low
dow
n. Y
our s
wee
t spo
t will
alw
ays
exis
t jus
t out
side
of
you
r com
fort
zon
e.
RE
VIT
ALI
ZIN
G
AN
E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
D
EG
RO
UP
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DE
R M
AN
UA
LeG
roup
s
| 2
1
TAK
ING
ICE
BR
EA
KE
RS
TO T
HE
NE
XT
LEV
EL
Thes
e ic
ebre
aker
s ar
e sp
ecifi
cally
des
igne
d fo
r the
long
-ter
m e
Gro
up
mem
bers
who
hav
e sp
ent s
ome
time
toge
ther
. The
y ar
e fu
n bu
t will
al
so h
elp
driv
e di
scus
sion
in y
our e
Gro
up.
• G
o ar
ound
the
room
and
hav
e yo
ur e
Gro
up m
embe
rs s
hare
one
enco
urag
ing
wor
d or
phr
ase
abou
t the
per
son
seat
ed to
thei
r lef
t.
• O
n a
whi
te b
oard
, pos
ter b
oard
or l
arge
pie
ce o
f pap
er, w
rite
out
on
e ch
arac
teris
tic o
r fun
ny th
ing
desc
ribin
g ea
ch p
erso
n in
you
r
eG
roup
. Hav
e yo
ur e
Gro
up m
embe
rs tr
y to
nam
e th
e co
rrec
t per
son.
• G
o ar
ound
the
room
and
hav
e yo
ur e
Gro
up fi
nish
the
follo
win
g
sent
ence
…”W
hen
I was
in h
igh
scho
ol I
wan
ted
to b
e m
ost l
ike
(b
lank
). A
fter e
very
one
has
give
n a
nam
e, g
o ba
ck a
roun
d an
d
ask
why
? In
stea
d of
com
parin
g ou
rsel
ves
to o
ther
s, h
ow c
an w
e
cont
empl
ate
God
mor
e fre
quen
tly to
con
tinue
to g
row
in fa
ith?
• G
ive
each
per
son
a pi
ece
of p
aper
. Ask
them
to w
rite
as m
any
se
rmon
ser
ies
title
s as
they
can
in o
ne m
inut
e. N
ext,
ask
them
to
w
rite
dow
n as
man
y na
mes
of p
eopl
e w
ho h
ave
been
inst
rum
enta
l
in th
eir l
ives
in o
ne m
inut
e. M
ost l
ikel
y, it
’ll b
e ea
sier
for e
very
one
to
re
mem
ber t
he n
ames
of t
he p
eopl
e w
ho h
ave
inve
sted
in h
im o
r her
than
the
title
s of
the
serm
ons
that
spo
ke to
him
or h
er. R
elat
ions
hips
are
key
in o
ur s
pirit
ual d
evel
opm
ent.
Who
are
we
pour
ing
into
?
• G
o ar
ound
the
room
and
ask
eve
ryon
e to
list
thei
r fav
orite
son
g fro
m
th
eir c
hild
hood
and
why
? Th
ings
in o
ur p
ast c
an d
efin
e w
ho w
e ar
e
toda
y. H
ow d
id th
e m
usic
, mov
ies
or a
ctiv
ities
sha
pe y
ou in
to w
ho
yo
u ar
e to
day?
GO
ING
DE
EP
ER
:•
Whe
re d
o yo
u fe
el y
ou n
eed
God
’s d
irect
ion
the
mos
t? In
wha
t
area
s of
you
r life
are
you
str
uggl
ing?
• If
you
foun
d ou
t the
per
son
you
wer
e da
ting
had
a dr
ug o
r alc
ohol
prob
lem
wha
t wou
ld y
ou d
o?
• H
ow is
God
spe
akin
g in
to y
our l
ife to
day?
In w
hat a
reas
of y
our l
ife
is
He
grow
ing
you
the
mos
t rig
ht n
ow?
KE
EP
ING
DIS
CU
SSIO
N
EN
GA
GIN
GO
ver t
ime,
you
r eG
roup
will
find
its
groo
ve d
urin
g di
scus
sion
. As
the
lead
er, d
on’t
tipto
e th
e lin
e of
you
r eG
roup
’s c
omfo
rt z
one.
Doi
ng
so m
ay c
ause
you
r eG
roup
’s d
iscu
ssio
n tim
e to
bec
ome
redu
ndan
t an
d pr
edic
tabl
e. H
ere
are
a fe
w ti
ps to
hel
p yo
u pu
sh y
our e
Gro
up
to m
aint
ain
an e
ngag
ing
disc
ussi
on ti
me:
CH
AN
GE
UP
TH
E A
TMO
SPH
ER
E. R
efer
ring
back
to th
e im
port
ance
of a
tmos
pher
e in
you
r eG
roup
, sim
ply
prov
idin
g a
diffe
rent
env
ironm
ent w
ill re
sult
in a
refre
shin
gly
diffe
rent
dis
cuss
ion.
EM
PO
WE
R Y
OU
R C
O-L
EA
DE
R. I
f you
feel
com
fort
able
, cha
lleng
e yo
ur c
o-le
ader
to le
ad th
e eG
roup
in d
iscu
ssio
n fo
r a m
eetin
g. T
his
will
allo
w y
our e
Gro
up to
hea
r a n
ew v
oice
lead
ing
the
disc
ussi
on
and
will
als
o fre
e yo
u up
to c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
grou
p fro
m a
noth
er
pers
pect
ive.
Rea
d m
ore
abou
t sel
ectin
g a
co-le
ader
late
r in
this
bo
okle
t.
SPLI
T IN
TO G
RO
UP
S. Y
ou c
an d
ivid
e yo
ur e
Gro
up u
p in
a n
umbe
r of
way
s, fr
om m
en a
nd w
omen
to a
rand
om c
ount
-off.
By
crea
ting
seve
ral s
mal
l gro
ups
with
in y
our e
Gro
up, y
ou w
ill c
halle
nge
new
vo
ices
to s
peak
up
that
mig
ht h
ave
othe
rwis
e di
sapp
eare
d in
the
larg
er g
roup
set
ting.
USE
AC
TIV
ITIE
S. F
indi
ng c
reat
ive
way
s to
app
ly th
e di
scus
sion
will
m
ake
the
appl
icat
ion
pers
onal
to e
ach
eGro
up m
embe
r. Th
is s
houl
d pu
sh p
eopl
e to
eng
age
with
the
disc
ussi
on b
eyon
d m
ere
liste
ning
. H
ave
peop
le c
ome
up w
ith in
divi
dual
take
away
s fro
m th
e di
scus
sion
. A
sk th
em to
brin
g a
vers
e or
pas
sage
per
tain
ing
to y
our d
iscu
ssio
n to
pic
that
has
affe
cted
them
per
sona
lly.
BE
A B
ETT
ER
LIS
TEN
ER
. Per
haps
the
key
to y
our i
mpr
ovin
g yo
ur e
Gro
up’s
dis
cuss
ion
does
n’t i
nvol
ve ta
lkin
g at
all.
By
activ
ely
liste
ning
to y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs, y
our p
eopl
e w
ill b
e ab
le to
dig
de
eper
into
thei
r tho
ught
s, s
trug
gles
, and
vic
torie
s. T
his
will
als
o op
en th
e do
or fo
r gre
ater
follo
w u
p qu
estio
ns th
at w
ill ta
ke th
e di
scus
sion
to a
dee
per l
evel
.
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roup
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STU
DE
NT
EG
RO
UP
SPa
stor
Ste
ven’
s se
rmon
s ap
ply
just
as
muc
h to
a 1
6-ye
ar-o
ld a
s th
ey
do to
a 4
7-ye
ar-o
ld. S
tude
nts
are
enco
urag
ed to
get
invo
lved
in th
e sa
me
way
that
adu
lts w
ould
. Our
Stu
dent
eG
roup
s ar
e an
ess
entia
l par
t of
reac
hing
, gro
win
g, a
nd d
evel
opin
g th
e ne
xt g
ener
atio
n w
ithin
our
ch
urch
. Her
e ar
e a
few
way
s to
hel
p yo
u le
ad y
our S
tude
nt e
Gro
up:
KE
EP
TH
EM
CO
MIN
G B
AC
K:
• C
hoos
e to
pics
that
are
soc
ially
and
cul
tura
lly re
leva
nt. E
ven
smal
l
talk
aro
und
cultu
rally
rele
vant
topi
cs c
an p
ave
the
way
for d
eepe
r
conv
ersa
tions
abo
ut y
our s
tude
nts’
faith
.
• En
cour
age
your
stu
dent
s to
feel
free
to b
e th
emse
lves
. Whe
n yo
u ar
e
genu
ine
with
them
, it a
llow
s th
em to
be
the
sam
e w
ith y
ou in
retu
rn.
HA
VE
FU
N:
• Be
gin
each
mee
ting
with
som
ethi
ng th
ey li
ke to
do.
A g
ame
of
fo
ursq
uare
, a P
inte
rest
cra
ft, C
hick
-fil-A
? Fi
nd o
ut w
hat t
hey
like
to d
o
and
do it
with
them
.
• Ta
ke a
bre
ak fr
om d
iscu
ssio
n ev
ery
coup
le w
eeks
and
pla
n a
spec
ial e
vent
. Con
side
r tak
ing
your
eG
roup
to a
mov
ie, m
eetin
g to
go h
ikin
g to
geth
er, o
r arr
angi
ng a
gam
e of
Fris
bee
golf.
Cre
atin
g a
sh
ared
exp
erie
nce
for y
our e
Gro
up w
ill m
ake
a la
stin
g im
pact
on
your
stud
ents
’ liv
es.
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TE:
• C
over
all
aven
ues
of c
omm
unic
atio
n: te
xtin
g, F
aceb
ook,
Tw
itter
,
phon
e ca
lls, a
nd e
-mai
ls. N
o st
uden
t or p
aren
t sho
uld
feel
as
thou
gh
th
ey d
idn’
t kno
w w
hat w
as p
lann
ed o
r exp
ecte
d.
• U
se c
onsi
sten
t com
mun
icat
ion
to c
reat
e co
nsis
tent
att
enda
nce.
Sen
d
a re
min
der o
r tw
o to
mem
bers
abo
ut th
e da
te a
nd ti
me
of th
e
next
mee
ting.
eGro
ups
|
23
HO
W
TO L
EA
D
YO
UR
E
GR
OU
PW
HA
T Y
OU
NE
ED
TO
LE
AD
AR
OU
ND
Y
OU
R P
ASS
ION
S
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AN
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roup
s
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SER
MO
N S
ER
IES
AN
D
BIB
LE S
TUD
Y E
GR
OU
PS
One
of t
he b
est w
ays
to in
vest
in th
e sp
iritu
al g
row
th o
f you
r eG
roup
m
embe
rs is
to g
o di
rect
ly to
God
’s w
ord.
Whe
ther
you
’re k
eepi
ng u
p w
ith P
asto
r Ste
ven’
s w
eekl
y se
rmon
s, d
ivin
g in
to a
stu
dy o
f Jam
es, o
r ex
plor
ing
diffe
rent
topi
cs th
roug
hout
the
Bibl
e, y
ou w
ill n
eed
to fo
cus
on th
e fo
llow
ing
area
s in
ord
er to
effe
ctiv
ely
lead
you
r Ser
mon
Ser
ies
or B
ible
Stu
dy e
Gro
up:
SET
THE
TO
NE
:•
Cre
ate
an a
tmos
pher
e th
at is
con
duci
ve to
dis
cuss
ion.
Set
you
r
eGro
up u
p fo
r suc
cess
by
elim
inat
ing
dist
ract
ions
and
ope
ning
the
flo
or fo
r sol
id d
iscu
ssio
n.•
Be th
e m
ost p
repa
red
pers
on in
the
room
. As
the
lead
er, m
ake
sure
you
know
the
mat
eria
l and
hav
e pr
ayed
ove
r you
r eG
roup
bef
ore
yo
u m
eet.
OFF
ER
DIS
TIN
CT
GO
ALS
AN
D C
LEA
R C
OM
MU
NIC
ATI
ON
:•
Set a
dis
tinct
goa
l for
eac
h eG
roup
mee
ting.
Ste
er th
e di
scus
sion
and
help
you
r eG
roup
land
at a
n ap
prop
riate
goa
l tha
t cha
lleng
es
th
em to
gro
w w
ith e
ach
mee
ting.
Eve
n if
you
don’
t rea
ch th
e go
als
yo
u or
igin
ally
set
out
to a
ccom
plis
h, m
ake
sure
you
com
mun
icat
e a
cl
ear g
oal f
or y
our n
ext e
Gro
up m
eetin
g.•
Cle
arly
com
mun
icat
e yo
ur e
xpec
tatio
ns fo
r the
ent
ire g
roup
. If
yo
u ca
n’t c
omm
unic
ate
your
sta
ndar
ds to
you
r eG
roup
, you
can
’t
expe
ct a
nyon
e to
follo
w th
em. I
f you
wan
t you
r eG
roup
to re
ad o
r
do
hom
ewor
k be
fore
you
r nex
t mee
ting,
mak
e su
re e
very
one
know
s
exac
tly w
hat y
ou w
ant h
im o
r her
to d
o. A
sim
ple
ques
tion
like,
“Doe
s ev
eryo
ne k
now
wha
t we
need
to re
ad?”
will
mak
e su
re th
at
yo
ur e
Gro
up is
on
the
right
trac
k.
DR
IVE
IT H
OM
E:
• Re
cap
wha
t you
talk
ed a
bout
dur
ing
your
last
mee
ting
and
conn
ect
it
to w
hat y
ou’re
dis
cuss
ing
durin
g yo
ur c
urre
nt m
eetin
g.
• Fi
nd a
goo
d la
ndin
g po
int.
If yo
u’ve
don
e a
good
job
sett
ing
the
to
ne, b
eing
cle
ar w
ith y
our e
Gro
up, a
nd s
teer
ing
the
disc
ussi
on
to
war
ds y
our g
oals
, you
r eG
roup
sho
uld
natu
rally
land
on
a so
lid
en
ding
poi
nt. U
se th
is to
det
erm
ine
whe
re y
our e
Gro
up w
ill p
ick
up
fro
m d
urin
g yo
ur n
ext m
eetin
g.
BO
OK
STU
DY
EG
RO
UP
SFo
r the
peo
ple
that
love
not
hing
mor
e th
an to
lose
them
selv
es in
a
book
stor
e fo
r hou
rs a
t a ti
me,
lead
ing
a Bo
ok S
tudy
eG
roup
pro
babl
y fa
lls d
irect
ly in
you
r sw
eet s
pot.
Her
e ar
e a
few
key
thin
gs to
kee
p in
m
ind
as y
ou le
ad y
our e
Gro
up:
HA
VE
A P
UR
PO
SE:
• Se
lect
the
right
boo
k. P
raye
rfully
con
side
r wha
t you
r eG
roup
can
get o
ut o
f eac
h bo
ok y
ou c
onsi
der r
eadi
ng a
nd s
elec
t one
that
will
acco
mpl
ish
the
goal
s yo
u se
t for
you
r eG
roup
.
• Es
tabl
ish
a cl
ear g
oal t
hat y
ou w
ant t
o ac
com
plis
h w
ith y
our e
Gro
up
m
embe
rs. Y
ou’re
not
just
read
ing
for t
he s
ake
of re
adin
g—ho
w d
o
you
wan
t you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
to g
row
spi
ritua
lly?
EST
AB
LISH
CO
MM
ITM
EN
T:•
Set r
ealis
tic e
xpec
tatio
ns fo
r you
r eG
roup
that
will
als
o ch
alle
nge
th
em to
gro
w th
roug
hout
the
cour
se o
f you
r boo
k st
udy.
Don
’t as
k
too
muc
h of
you
r eG
roup
, but
don
’t se
t the
bar
so
low
that
peo
ple
lo
se in
tere
st.
• H
old
each
oth
er a
ccou
ntab
le. C
lear
ly c
omm
unic
ate
wha
t eac
h
mem
ber n
eeds
to re
ad a
nd p
repa
re b
efor
e ea
ch e
Gro
up m
eetin
g
and
hold
eac
h ot
her t
o th
at s
tand
ard.
MA
KE
IT P
RA
CTI
CA
L:•
Alw
ays
stay
a s
tep
ahea
d of
you
r eG
roup
. By
read
ing
ahea
d,
yo
u w
ill b
e ab
le to
bre
ak d
own
the
disc
ussi
on in
suc
h a
way
that
max
imiz
es y
our c
urre
nt d
iscu
ssio
n an
d tr
ansi
tions
sea
mle
ssly
into
the
next
sec
tion
of th
e bo
ok.
• C
halle
nge
your
eG
roup
mem
bers
to fi
nd a
t lea
st o
ne s
olid
take
away
from
eac
h eG
roup
mee
ting.
Alw
ays
leav
e yo
ur e
Gro
up
w
ith s
omet
hing
to p
roce
ss, a
pply
, and
wor
k on
unt
il yo
ur
ne
xt m
eetin
g.
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DE
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AN
UA
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roup
s
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7
CO
MM
ON
INTE
RE
ST
EG
RO
UP
SG
od h
as b
less
ed y
ou w
ith a
cer
tain
set
of p
assi
ons,
gift
s, a
nd a
bilit
ies.
N
ow, i
t’s y
our t
urn
to u
se w
hat G
od h
as g
iven
you
to s
ee p
eopl
e ra
ised
to li
fe in
Chr
ist.
Whe
ther
you
’re in
to ru
nnin
g, p
layi
ng fr
isbe
e go
lf, o
r eve
n co
upon
ing,
you
r lea
ders
hip
will
be
wha
t con
nect
s yo
ur
eGro
up m
embe
rs c
lose
r to
God
. Her
e’s
wha
t you
nee
d to
kno
w to
le
ad a
com
mon
inte
rest
eG
roup
:
MA
KE
IT A
N E
GR
OU
P:
• N
o m
atte
r wha
t pla
tform
you
are
usi
ng to
gat
her p
eopl
e to
geth
er,
yo
u ne
ed to
pra
y fo
r, in
vest
in, a
nd c
are
for t
he s
pirit
ual g
row
th
of
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
. Thi
s is
wha
t sep
arat
es a
gro
up o
f peo
ple
pl
ayin
g ba
sket
ball
from
a b
aske
tbal
l eG
roup
.
• U
ltim
atel
y, th
e ac
tivity
por
tion
of y
our e
Gro
up is
a v
ehic
le fo
r you
to
gr
ow y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs in
thei
r wal
k w
ith C
hris
t. G
od is
goi
ng
to
use
you
r eG
roup
to re
ach
peop
le th
at m
ay n
ot h
ave
been
abl
e to
be re
ache
d in
a tr
aditi
onal
gro
up s
ettin
g.
GE
T C
RE
ATI
VE
:•
As
a le
ader
, you
are
pre
pare
d an
d en
cour
aged
to h
elp
peop
le g
row
stro
nger
in th
eir w
alk
with
Chr
ist.
So, g
et c
reat
ive
with
how
you
do
ju
st th
at. P
ray
with
you
r gro
up. T
alk
abou
t wha
t Jes
us is
doi
ng in
your
live
s.
• Th
ink
insi
de th
e bo
x. Y
ou d
on’t
need
to d
o an
ythi
ng o
ver-
the-
top.
Embr
ace
your
lim
itatio
ns, a
nd fo
cus
on m
axim
izin
g th
e ab
ility
and
tale
nt G
od h
as a
lread
y gi
ven
you,
to in
spire
you
r eG
roup
to h
ave
a
grow
ing,
aut
hent
ic w
alk
with
Chr
ist.
BE
PR
AC
TIC
AL:
• St
art s
mal
l. So
met
hing
as
sim
ple
as g
athe
ring
for p
raye
r or s
harin
g
one
take
away
from
the
past
wee
k’s
serm
on c
an g
o a
long
way
tow
ards
the
grow
th o
f you
r eG
roup
.
• Yo
ur e
Gro
up m
ay n
ever
be
a tr
aditi
onal
, sit-
dow
n Bi
ble
stud
y. S
o
as y
ou a
ttem
pt to
inve
st in
and
car
e fo
r you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
and
chal
leng
e th
em to
gro
w s
pirit
ually
, don
’t fo
rce
them
into
som
ethi
ng
th
ey d
on’t
wan
t to
do. G
od g
ave
you
your
pas
sion
s fo
r a re
ason
.
Ope
rate
thro
ugh
the
lens
of u
sing
the
com
mon
inte
rest
s of
you
r
eGro
up to
fulfi
ll G
od’s
com
mon
pur
pose
for y
our l
ives
.
OU
TRE
AC
H
EG
RO
UP
SW
e en
cour
age
all o
f our
eG
roup
s to
find
way
s to
ser
ve o
ur c
ity, b
ut w
e al
so h
ave
a se
lect
few
gro
ups
built
aro
und
thei
r pas
sion
to m
eet t
he
need
s of
the
wor
ld a
roun
d th
em.
At E
leva
tion,
we
deve
lop
part
ners
hips
with
var
ious
org
aniz
atio
ns
who
are
alre
ady
wor
king
in th
e ci
ty, c
arin
g fo
r fam
ilies
str
uggl
ing
with
hom
eles
snes
s, p
eopl
e w
ho a
re in
dru
g an
d al
coho
l reh
ab, l
ocal
sc
hool
s, te
en m
othe
rs a
nd m
uch
mor
e. A
full
listin
g of
our
Out
reac
h Pa
rtne
rs c
an b
e fo
und
at h
ttp:
//el
evat
iono
utre
ach.
com
/abo
ut/.
BU
ILD
A S
YST
EM
OF
SER
VIN
G:
• Yo
ur o
utre
ach
eGro
up s
houl
d ha
ve a
sch
edul
e fo
r how
you
pla
n to
serv
e th
roug
hout
the
sem
este
r. Re
mem
ber,
cons
iste
ncy
will
lend
itsel
f to
the
cont
inue
d gr
owth
of y
our e
Gro
up.
• Yo
u ca
n ch
oose
one
org
aniz
atio
n to
ser
ve th
roug
hout
the
cour
se
of
a s
emes
ter o
r you
can
ser
ve m
ultip
le o
rgan
izat
ions
. Get
to k
now
your
eG
roup
and
cho
ose
the
outr
each
par
tner
s th
at w
ill b
oth
hi
ghlig
ht y
our m
embe
rs’ s
tren
gths
, as
wel
l as
push
them
to g
row
outs
ide
thei
r com
fort
zon
es.
RE
LATI
ON
SHIP
S A
RE
KE
Y:
• D
on’t
serv
e to
geth
er w
ithou
t tak
ing
the
initi
ativ
e to
get
to k
now
ever
yone
in y
our e
Gro
up. P
rayi
ng fo
r, in
vest
ing
in, a
nd c
arin
g fo
r
the
peop
le in
you
r eG
roup
may
mea
n th
at y
ou m
eet t
oget
her b
efor
e
or a
fter a
n ou
trea
ch e
vent
, ser
ve o
ne w
eek
and
mee
t for
a B
ible
stud
y th
e ne
xt, o
r rea
d a
book
toge
ther
and
dis
cuss
it w
hene
ver
yo
u m
eet.
• W
hile
the
mai
n fo
cus
of y
our e
Gro
up is
to s
erve
oth
ers,
don
’t fo
rget
that
the
over
all v
isio
n of
our
eG
roup
s is
to c
are
for a
nd in
vest
in
th
e sp
iritu
al g
row
th o
f you
r mem
bers
.
You
can
find
oppo
rtun
ities
to s
erve
onl
ine
at e
leva
tion
outr
each
.com
.If
you
have
add
ition
al q
uest
ions
abo
ut o
ppor
tuni
ties
to s
erve
you
can
e-
mai
l out
reac
h@el
evat
ionc
hurc
h.or
g.
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FRE
QU
EN
TLY
ASK
ED
Q
UE
STIO
NS
Rega
rdle
ss o
f the
type
of e
Gro
up y
ou le
ad, t
here
are
sev
eral
que
stio
ns th
at
are
esse
ntia
l to
your
eG
roup
’s s
ucce
ss.
CA
N I
BE
A P
AR
T O
F A
NO
THE
R E
GR
OU
P A
S W
ELL
AS
LEA
DIN
G M
Y
EG
RO
UP
?W
hile
we
do n
ot re
quire
it, w
e ce
rtai
nly
enco
urag
e yo
u to
find
an
eGro
up to
be
a p
art o
f in
addi
tion
to th
e on
e th
at y
ou le
ad.
It w
ill b
e go
od fo
r you
to
find
an e
Gro
up w
here
you
can
be
inve
sted
in a
nd c
ared
for.
Thi
s m
ight
be
the
enco
urag
emen
t tha
t you
nee
d to
take
you
r lea
ders
hip
to th
e ne
xt le
vel.
WH
AT
DO
I D
O IF
I D
ON
’T K
NO
W H
OW
TO
HE
LP C
AR
E F
OR
AN
E
GR
OU
P M
EM
BE
R?
If an
d w
hen
you
do n
ot k
now
how
to c
are
for a
n eG
roup
mem
ber,
reac
h ou
t to
your
ass
igne
d m
ento
r and
/or y
our e
Gro
ups
Cam
pus
Staf
f. W
e as
a
lead
ersh
ip te
am w
ill b
e ab
le to
poi
nt y
ou a
nd th
e eG
roup
mem
ber i
n th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion.
HO
W D
O I
FILL
MY
EG
RO
UP
?Yo
u ar
e th
e pr
imar
y sa
lesp
erso
n fo
r you
r eG
roup
. Con
nect
with
the
peop
le
that
God
has
put
aro
und
you.
Invi
te th
e pe
ople
on
your
eTe
am. I
nvite
the
peop
le th
at y
ou s
it ne
xt to
dur
ing
the
wor
ship
exp
erie
nce.
The
re w
ill s
till b
e pe
ople
that
find
you
r eG
roup
onl
ine,
but
you
r per
sona
l con
nect
ions
will
fill
the
maj
ority
of y
our e
Gro
up. A
lso,
bel
ieve
it o
r not
, peo
ple
will
leav
e yo
ur
eGro
up. A
ccou
nt fo
r thi
s by
alw
ays
aim
ing
to o
verfi
ll yo
ur e
Gro
up.
CA
N I
INV
ITE
MY
FR
IEN
DS
THA
T D
ON
’T A
TTE
ND
ELE
VA
TIO
N T
O
JOIN
MY
EG
RO
UP
?A
bsol
utel
y. E
leva
tion
Chu
rch
exis
ts s
o th
at p
eopl
e fa
r fro
m G
od w
ill b
e ra
ised
to li
fe in
Chr
ist.
Use
you
r eG
roup
as
a ve
hicl
e to
reac
h th
e pe
ople
cl
oses
t to
you
and
get t
hem
invo
lved
with
wha
t God
is d
oing
at E
leva
tion.
CA
N I
BE
RE
IMB
UR
SED
FO
R T
HE
BO
OK
S TH
AT
MY
EG
RO
UP
BU
YS
FOR
OU
R B
OO
K S
TUD
IES?
We
are
only
abl
e to
reim
burs
e yo
u fo
r a le
ader
gui
de. I
f you
find
a s
tudy
yo
u w
ant t
o do
with
you
r eG
roup
, pur
chas
e th
e le
ader
gui
de, s
end
us th
e re
ceip
t, an
d w
e w
ill re
imbu
rse
you.
You
r eG
roup
mem
bers
are
resp
onsi
ble
for b
uyin
g th
eir o
wn
mat
eria
ls. H
owev
er, i
f a $
15 b
ook
is tr
uly
a bu
rden
fo
r one
of y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs, c
onta
ct u
s an
d w
e’ll
mak
e sp
ecia
l ar
rang
emen
ts fo
r the
m.
PE
RSO
NA
LD
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T
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THE
MIN
ISTR
Y
STA
RTS
WIT
H Y
OU
In M
ay o
f 201
0, P
asto
r Ste
ven
prea
ched
a se
ries t
itled
, “e.
” Th
is se
ries w
as a
ll ab
out e
mpo
wer
ing
the
peop
le o
f God
for t
he m
issio
n of
God
to a
ccom
plish
th
e pu
rpos
es o
f God
. It p
rovid
ed th
e em
pow
erm
ent m
odel
that
we
use
for o
ur
eGro
ups a
t Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h.
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith E
phes
ians
4:1
1-13
, we
belie
ve th
at y
ou a
re e
mpo
wer
ed
with
a G
od-g
iven
set o
f gift
s, ab
ilitie
s, an
d pa
ssio
ns. A
nd, w
e w
ant t
o he
lp y
ou
max
imize
thos
e gi
fts a
s you
com
e al
ive in
you
r new
role
as a
n eG
roup
lead
er.
This
role
is y
our o
ppor
tuni
ty to
take
par
t in
the
visio
n of
Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h.
CO
NSU
ME
AN
D C
ON
TRIB
UTE
:•
As a
lead
er, y
ou a
re m
akin
g a
com
mitm
ent t
o co
ntrib
ute
to th
e liv
es o
f the
peop
le a
roun
d yo
u, b
ut y
ou n
eed
to m
ake
a gr
eate
r com
mitm
ent t
o
cont
inue
you
r per
sona
l spi
ritua
l gro
wth
.
• If
you
are
pour
ing
your
self
out w
ithou
t bei
ng sp
iritu
ally
fed,
you
will
burn
out q
uick
ly.
GRO
W W
ITH
YO
UR
MIN
ISTR
Y:•
Nev
er st
op se
arch
ing
for w
ays t
o gr
ow in
Chr
ist. L
isten
to P
asto
r Ste
ven’
s
serm
ons,
prio
ritize
you
r pra
yer l
ife, l
ove
and
grow
in G
od’s
wor
d, a
nd, i
f you
can,
get
invo
lved
as a
mem
ber o
f ano
ther
eG
roup
.
• A
s an
eGro
up le
ader
, you
may
dev
elop
exc
eptio
nal le
ader
ship
skills
, but
if
yo
u ar
en’t
grow
ing
in y
our w
alk
with
Chr
ist, y
our l
eade
rshi
p w
ill st
all o
ut a
nd
po
tent
ially
cru
mbl
e ov
er ti
me.
WE
ARE
A P
ART
OF
SOM
ETH
ING
GRE
ATE
R:•
We
oper
ate
unde
r one
visi
on, a
nd y
our r
ole
is es
sent
ial in
seei
ng p
eopl
e fa
r
from
God
raise
d to
life
in C
hrist
. We
belie
ve w
e ar
e a
part
of so
met
hing
bigg
er th
an u
s, an
d th
at w
e ar
e in
vest
ing
in so
met
hing
that
is g
uara
ntee
d to
outla
st u
s.
• A
s you
lead
und
er th
is gr
eate
r pur
pose
, we
are
goin
g to
hol
d yo
u to
a h
ighe
r
stan
dard
. You
are
the
exam
ple
for t
he re
st o
f you
r eG
roup
. If y
ou c
anno
t
upho
ld a
n au
then
tic, C
hrist
-cen
tere
d life
style
, you
hav
e no
reas
on to
exp
ect
yo
ur e
Gro
up m
embe
rs to
do
so.
PE
RSO
NA
L G
RO
WTH
R
ESO
UR
CE
STh
e pu
rpos
e of
this
eGro
up L
eade
r Man
ual is
not
just
to te
ll you
how
to g
row
in
you
r lea
ders
hip,
but
to p
rovid
e yo
u w
ith th
e re
sour
ces y
ou n
eed
to liv
e ou
t G
od’s
callin
g in
you
r life
.
Her
e ar
e so
me
help
ful r
esou
rces
to h
elp
you
grow
per
sona
lly a
nd sp
iritu
ally:
ON
LIN
E RE
SOU
RCES
:•
Elev
atio
nchu
rch.
org/
esse
ntia
ls/eg
roup
s: L
eade
r res
ourc
es, i
nclu
ding
lead
ersh
ip d
evel
opm
ent v
ideo
s.
• Bi
bleG
atew
ay.c
om: A
n on
line,
sear
chab
le B
ible
, gre
at fo
r fin
ding
scrip
ture
rela
ted
to sp
ecific
topi
cs.
• El
evat
ionN
etw
ork.
com
: A 2
4/7
onlin
e ne
twor
k, liv
e st
ream
ing
wee
kend
wor
ship
exp
erie
nces
, ser
mon
s, an
d ot
her c
reat
ive e
lem
ents
.
ELEV
ATI
ON
CH
URC
H S
ERM
ON
ARC
HIV
E:•
Elev
atio
nchu
rch.
org/
arch
ive:
Thi
s is w
here
you
can
find
eve
ry se
rmon
serie
s
we’
ve e
ver d
one,
ava
ilabl
e fo
r fre
e on
our
web
site.
BOO
K S
UG
GES
TIO
NS:
• Su
n St
and
Still
by
Past
or S
teve
n Fu
rtick
: Dar
ing
to B
elie
ve G
od fo
r
the
Impo
ssib
le.
• G
reat
er b
y Pa
stor
Ste
ven
Furti
ck: I
gniti
ng G
od’s
Visio
n fo
r You
r Life
by
D
ream
ing
Big
and
Star
ting
Smal
l.
• C
rash
the
Cha
tter
box
by P
asto
r Ste
ven
Furti
ck: H
earin
g G
od’s
Voice
Abo
ve
A
ll Oth
ers.
• A
xiom
by
Bill H
ybel
s: Po
wer
ful L
eade
rshi
p Pr
over
bs.
• So
ul D
etox
by
Past
or C
raig
Gro
esch
el: C
lean
Livi
ng in
a C
onta
min
ated
Wor
ld.
ON
-TH
E-G
O G
ROW
TH:
• Th
e Bi
ble
App
: You
Vers
ion:
The
ent
ire B
ible
(in m
ultip
le la
ngua
ges a
nd
tra
nsla
tions
) for
you
r mob
ile d
evice
. Inc
lude
s rea
ding
pla
ns a
nd u
ser r
esou
rces
.
• Th
e El
evat
ion
App
: Mob
ile a
cces
s to
the
entir
e se
rmon
dat
abas
e, in
aud
io
an
d vid
eo fo
rmat
. Also
pro
vides
qui
ck a
cces
s to
the
Elev
atio
n N
etw
ork,
Stev
enFu
rtick
.com
, and
oth
er re
sour
ces.
• iT
unes
Sto
re: F
ree
dow
nloa
ds o
f wee
kly E
leva
tion
Chu
rch
podc
asts
.
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INFE
LLO
WSH
IP:
MA
XIM
IZIN
G Y
OU
R EG
ROU
P’S
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TIO
NW
e us
e an
onl
ine
plat
form
cal
led
InFe
llow
ship
to e
ffect
ivel
y m
anag
e ou
r eG
roup
s. In
Fello
wsh
ip a
llow
s yo
u to
eas
ily m
anag
e yo
ur ro
ster
, re
spon
d to
inqu
iries
abo
ut y
our e
Gro
up, a
nd c
omm
unic
ate
with
yo
ur e
Gro
up m
embe
rs.
MA
NA
GIN
G Y
OU
R R
OST
ER
:•
As
a le
ader
, we
are
depe
ndin
g on
you
to m
aint
ain
an a
ccur
ate
eG
roup
rost
er in
InFe
llow
ship
. D
ecis
ions
and
str
ateg
ies
are
im
plem
ente
d ba
sed
on th
e en
gage
men
t of o
ur p
eopl
e in
eGro
ups.
Whe
n yo
ur ro
ster
is u
pdat
ed re
gula
rly, t
he s
taff
has
a
true
pic
ture
of e
Gro
up in
volv
emen
t bot
h at
the
chur
ch a
nd th
e
cam
pus
leve
l.
RE
SPO
ND
ING
TO
NE
W M
EM
BE
RS:
• A
s th
e eG
roup
Lea
der,
it is
you
r res
pons
ibili
ty to
resp
ond
to th
ose
w
ho e
xpre
ss in
tere
st in
you
r eG
roup
. W
e w
ant t
o en
sure
that
that
no o
ne fa
lls th
roug
h th
e cr
acks
and
mis
ses
out o
n fin
ding
the
rig
ht e
Gro
up.
• If
your
eG
roup
has
reac
hed
its c
apac
ity, y
ou w
ill b
e ab
le to
che
ck a
box
to m
ake
your
eG
roup
uns
earc
habl
e. H
owev
er, w
e ad
vise
you
to d
o so
onl
y af
ter y
ou h
ave
over
fille
d yo
ur e
Gro
up.
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TIN
G W
ITH
YO
UR
EG
RO
UP
:•
You
are
able
to q
uick
ly a
nd e
asily
sen
d e-
mai
ls to
you
r ent
ire
eG
roup
, or t
o in
divi
dual
mem
bers
via
the
InFe
llow
ship
dat
abas
e.
A
ny re
plie
s to
the
grou
p em
ail w
ill re
turn
to y
our p
erso
nal e
-mai
l
acco
unt,
but t
hey
will
not
go
to th
e re
st o
f the
eG
roup
mem
bers
.
• Yo
u’re
not
requ
ired
to u
se th
is fe
atur
e. If
you
r eG
roup
pre
fers
phon
e ca
lls o
r tex
t mes
sage
s, th
at’s
fine
. Our
end
goa
l is
to s
ee
yo
u co
mm
unic
atin
g re
gula
rly w
ith y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs.
MA
NA
GIN
G
AN
D
DE
VE
LOP
ING
Y
OU
R E
GR
OU
P
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DE
R M
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UA
LeG
roup
s
| 3
5
CH
AN
GED
LIV
ES:
TRA
CK
AN
D C
ELEB
RATE
WH
EN G
OD
M
OVE
S IN
YO
UR
EGRO
UP
The
visio
n of
Ele
vatio
n C
hurc
h ex
tend
s fa
r bey
ond
wha
t you
see
dur
ing
one
of
our w
eeke
nd w
orsh
ip e
xper
ienc
es. I
t is
the
driv
ing
forc
e be
hind
eve
ry d
ecisi
on
we
mak
e, e
very
loca
tion
we
laun
ch, a
nd e
very
eG
roup
lead
er w
e ap
prov
e.
We’
re e
mpo
wer
ing
you
to le
ad th
e w
ay fo
r us
at E
leva
tion.
Out
side
of P
asto
r St
even
’s s
erm
ons
and
our w
eeke
nd w
orsh
ip e
xper
ienc
es, e
Gro
ups
are
the
prim
ary
vehi
cle
God
use
s to
tran
sfor
m th
e liv
es o
f our
peo
ple
at E
leva
tion.
TRA
CK
ING
GRO
WTH
LEA
DS
TO T
HE
NEX
T G
ENER
ATI
ON
:•
We
use
num
bers
to tr
ack
the
ongo
ing
grow
th o
f our
chu
rch.
Eve
ry n
umbe
r
repr
esen
ts a
life
that
God
has
cha
nged
. It’s
impo
rtant
to u
s th
at y
ou
m
anag
e yo
ur ro
ster
, inv
ite n
ew p
eopl
e, a
nd e
mpo
wer
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
to s
tep
up a
nd le
ad a
gro
up o
f the
ir ow
n.
• A
s you
r eG
roup
gro
ws a
nd a
s you
r lea
ders
hip
grow
s, yo
u w
ill se
e th
e liv
es
of
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
cha
nge
in w
ays
you
coul
d ne
ver h
ave
imag
ined
.
God
is m
ultip
lies
His
trans
form
ativ
e w
ork
thro
ugh
our e
Gro
ups,
and
we
will
alw
ays
cele
brat
e th
e liv
es th
at J
esus
has
cha
nged
at E
leva
tion.
JESU
S IS
AT
THE
CEN
TER:
• N
o m
atte
r how
stro
ng y
our l
eade
rshi
p sk
ills
are,
you
do
not h
ave
the
po
wer
to c
hang
e a
life.
Onl
y Je
sus
has
the
pow
er to
cha
nge
a lif
e. Y
et
it
is yo
ur re
spon
sibili
ty to
lead
the
way
for y
our e
Gro
up. Y
ou m
ust m
ake
ev
ery
effo
rt to
allo
w th
em to
con
nect
with
Jes
us d
urin
g ea
ch e
Gro
up
m
eetin
g.
• A
s th
e le
ader
, you
sho
uld
wan
t not
hing
mor
e th
an to
see
Chr
ist im
pact
the
lives
of y
our e
Gro
up m
embe
rs. E
very
thin
g yo
u do
—fro
m s
ettin
g
atm
osph
ere
to s
elec
ting
a bo
ok s
tudy
—sh
ould
be
dire
cted
by
this
visio
n.
CEL
EBRA
TE A
CH
AN
GED
LIF
E:•
Don
’t be
ash
amed
to c
eleb
rate
wha
t Jes
us is
doi
ng in
you
r eG
roup
. No
st
ory
is ev
er to
o sm
all.
Prai
se G
od a
nd le
t us
cele
brat
e w
ith y
ou fo
r the
prog
ress
that
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
are
mak
ing.
Em
ail u
s, p
ost a
n
up
date
on
Face
book
, or m
entio
n it
on T
witt
er o
r Ins
tagr
am w
ith #
eGro
ups.
• If
you
see
som
eone
in y
our e
Gro
up m
akin
g pr
ogre
ss, f
ocus
you
r
inve
stm
ent o
n hi
m o
r her
for a
sea
son.
Tak
e th
em o
ut to
lunc
h. In
vite
thei
r
fam
ily to
spe
nd ti
me
with
you
rs. B
y m
akin
g th
e ex
tra e
ffort
for t
his
perio
d
of ti
me,
thei
r sm
all s
teps
of s
pirit
ual g
row
th m
ay tu
rn in
to a
life
styl
e of
bold
and
act
ive
faith
.
Ther
efor
e, c
onfe
ss y
our s
ins t
o ea
ch o
ther
and
pra
y fo
r eac
h ot
her s
o th
at y
ou
may
be
heal
ed.
The
pray
er o
f a ri
ghte
ous m
an is
pow
erfu
l an
d ef
fect
ive.
- Ja
mes
5:1
6
Acc
ount
abilit
y ha
s alw
ays b
een
a ke
y in
gred
ient
to a
dee
per w
alk
with
Chr
ist.
Whe
n w
e tru
st th
ose
close
to u
s, w
e ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
shar
e w
ith th
em o
ur
grea
test
stru
ggle
s and
gre
ates
t vict
orie
s. W
hen
we
trust
oth
ers,
we
are
mor
e lik
ely
to sh
are
the
thin
gs th
at d
rive
us c
lose
r to
God
or a
way
from
God
.
Whe
n yo
u ar
e ab
le to
lead
you
r eG
roup
to a
poi
nt o
f thi
s typ
e of
shar
ing,
you
ar
e gr
owin
g yo
ur g
roup
; you
are
livin
g ou
t Jam
es 5
:16.
DEF
INE
THE
GO
AL
AN
D B
E PA
TIEN
T:
• Re
alize
that
mos
t of t
he m
embe
rs o
f you
r eG
roup
hav
e ne
ver b
een
in a
com
mun
ity w
here
they
felt
com
forta
ble
to sh
are
thei
r gre
ates
t stru
ggle
s.
Pr
ay fo
r God
to m
ove
in th
is ar
ea o
f you
r eG
roup
, but
do
not t
ie y
ours
elf t
o
a tim
etab
le.
CO
NST
AN
TLY
REIT
ERA
TE T
HE
CO
NFI
DEN
TIA
LITY
OF
THE
EGRO
UP:
•
Rem
ind
your
mem
bers
that
this
eGro
up is
a sa
fe p
lace
to sh
are
pers
onal
feel
ings
and
refle
ctio
ns. Y
ou d
o no
t hav
e to
mak
e an
ann
ounc
emen
t out
of it
, but
rath
er ju
st m
entio
n it
in p
assin
g. Y
our m
embe
rs w
ill pi
ck u
p on
your
lead
ersh
ip.
SET
THE
EXA
MPL
E:•
Your
eG
roup
mem
bers
are
goi
ng to
follo
w y
our l
ead.
If y
ou a
re c
omfo
rtabl
e,
th
ey w
ill be
com
forta
ble.
• Yo
ur p
erso
nal a
nd sp
iritu
al g
row
th w
ill fo
ster
the
grow
th o
f the
rest
of
yo
ur e
Gro
up.
GET
PRA
CTI
CA
L:•
Divi
de in
to sm
alle
r gro
ups w
ithin
you
r eG
roup
for a
mor
e in
timat
e,
co
mfo
rtabl
e se
tting
.
• Su
gges
t usin
g an
Inte
rnet
acc
ount
abilit
y so
ftwar
e pr
ogra
m.
• H
ave
a “H
ot S
eat”
whe
re e
ach
mem
ber t
akes
a tu
rn b
eing
ask
ed
ch
alle
ngin
g qu
estio
ns b
y th
e eG
roup
abo
ut p
ertin
ent t
opics
and
subj
ects
.
eGro
up m
embe
rs c
an b
e as
ope
n as
they
cho
ose
to b
e. T
he g
oal is
to
sim
ply
enco
urag
e an
ope
n an
d ho
nest
con
vers
atio
n.
BU
ILD
ING
AC
CO
UN
TAB
ILIT
Y:
GRO
WTH
FO
STER
S G
ROW
TH
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DE
R M
AN
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LeG
roup
s
| 3
7
THE
IMP
OR
TAN
CE
O
F SE
RV
ING
At E
leva
tion,
we
part
ner w
ith v
ario
us o
rgan
izat
ions
in o
rder
to s
erve
th
e ci
ty o
f Cha
rlott
e. S
ervi
ng o
ne o
f our
Out
reac
h Pa
rtne
rs is
one
of
the
best
way
s th
at y
our e
Gro
up c
an s
hare
mea
ning
ful e
xper
ienc
es a
nd
deep
en th
e re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith th
e gr
oup.
ME
ETI
NG
A N
EE
D:
• Le
ader
ship
hap
pens
whe
n pe
ople
brid
ge th
e ga
p be
twee
n pr
oble
ms
an
d so
lutio
ns b
y m
eetin
g th
e ne
eds
that
they
iden
tify.
• M
eetin
g th
e ne
eds
of o
ther
s is
a g
reat
way
to in
spire
spi
ritua
l gro
wth
in y
our e
Gro
up. S
ervi
ng p
rovi
des
an o
ppor
tuni
ty fo
r you
r eG
roup
to
di
spla
y th
e lo
ve o
f Chr
ist w
hile
sim
ulta
neou
sly
crea
ting
an e
xper
ienc
e
that
you
r mem
bers
will
alw
ays
rem
embe
r.
THE
PO
WE
R O
F P
AR
TNE
RSH
IP:
• A
t Ele
vatio
n, w
e co
ncen
trat
e al
l of o
ur e
ffort
s on
str
ateg
ic O
utre
ach
Pa
rtne
rs w
ho a
re a
lread
y ha
ving
trem
endo
us im
pact
in o
ur c
ity
an
d ac
ross
the
wor
ld. O
ur g
oal i
s to
con
tinue
to re
ach
out t
hrou
gh
pa
rtne
rshi
ps th
at a
re m
akin
g a
diffe
renc
e in
our
com
mun
ity
an
d be
yond
.
• Yo
u ca
n vi
ew a
list
of o
ur O
utre
ach
Part
ners
and
get
an
idea
of t
he
ki
nds
of v
olun
teer
opp
ortu
nitie
s th
at a
re a
vaila
ble
for y
our e
Gro
up b
y
visi
ting
elev
atio
nout
reac
h.co
m/a
bout
.
SIG
NIN
G U
P T
O S
ER
VE
:•
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber o
f way
s th
at y
ou c
an s
erve
with
you
r eG
roup
. For
exam
ple,
you
can
ser
ve a
mea
l at a
hom
eles
s sh
elte
r, cl
ean
up a
loca
l
park
, or h
elp
to b
uild
a h
ouse
. All
you
have
to d
o to
sig
n up
is v
isit
w
ww
.eve
nts.
elev
atio
nout
reac
h.co
m.
• If
you
have
add
ition
al q
uest
ions
abo
ut h
ow to
get
you
r eG
roup
invo
lved
thro
ugh
Elev
atio
n O
utre
ach
you
can
e-m
ail
ou
trea
ch@
elev
atio
nchu
rch.
org.
BR
ING
TH
EM
UP
TO
SP
EE
D:
WEL
CO
MIN
G N
EW M
EMBE
RSA
s yo
ur e
Gro
up c
ontin
ues
to m
eet,
you
will
get
use
d to
see
ing
the
fam
iliar
face
s of
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
. But
, you
sho
uld
alw
ays
be
prep
ared
to w
elco
me
and
inco
rpor
ate
anyo
ne th
at d
ecid
es to
join
yo
ur e
Gro
up.
PE
OP
LE W
ILL
CO
ME
& G
O:
• N
o m
atte
r how
str
ong
you
are
as a
lead
er, p
eopl
e w
ill le
ave
your
eGro
up. I
t’s n
ot a
lway
s go
ing
to b
e a
refle
ctio
n of
you
r lea
ders
hip.
Thin
gs h
appe
n—w
orks
sch
edul
es c
hang
e, c
hild
ren
have
bal
l gam
es
on
Wed
nesd
ays;
ther
e ar
e m
any
reas
ons
for t
urno
ver.
Att
ritio
n
is in
evita
ble.
• Yo
ur re
spon
sibi
lity
is to
rem
ain
faith
ful t
o th
e pe
ople
that
God
has
entr
uste
d to
you
r car
e. L
ead
your
eG
roup
with
the
sam
e pa
ssio
n an
d
ener
gy, w
heth
er y
ou h
ave
one
mem
ber o
r fift
een.
ALW
AY
S B
E W
ELC
OM
ING
:•
Rem
embe
r tha
t you
r new
eG
roup
mem
ber i
s w
alki
ng in
to a
bra
nd
ne
w s
ettin
g fo
r the
ver
y fir
st ti
me.
It m
ay e
ven
be th
eir f
irst
ex
perie
nce
with
a s
mal
l gro
up o
f any
kin
d. M
ake
ever
y ef
fort
to b
ridge
the
gap
and
mak
e th
em fe
el c
omfo
rtab
le in
thei
r new
surr
ound
ings
.
• H
ave
the
entir
e eG
roup
par
ticip
ate
in s
ome
sort
of i
cebr
eake
r.
En
gage
the
new
mem
bers
in th
e di
scus
sion
. If t
here
’s s
omet
hing
that
they
nee
d to
be
caug
ht u
p on
, do
so q
uick
ly a
nd p
olite
ly. D
on’t
le
ave
them
feel
ing
awkw
ard—
the
less
tim
e th
e gr
oup
is s
tarin
g
sile
ntly
at t
he n
ew m
embe
r, th
e be
tter
.
GIV
E T
HE
M A
RE
ASO
N T
O R
ETU
RN
:•
If th
is is
som
eone
’s fi
rst e
xper
ienc
e w
ith a
n eG
roup
, you
r goa
l sho
uld
be
to h
ave
him
or h
er c
ome
back
a s
econ
d tim
e.
• D
on’t
just
invi
te th
em b
ack.
Ass
ign
som
eone
in y
our e
Gro
up to
spec
ifica
lly fo
llow
-up
with
the
new
mem
ber o
ver t
he c
ours
e of
the
w
eek.
Gen
uine
con
nect
ions
will
go
a lo
ng w
ay to
war
ds th
e re
tent
ion
of
you
r eG
roup
mem
bers
.
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DE
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roup
s
| 3
9
THO
SE P
EOPL
E:
HO
W T
O H
AN
DLE
TH
EM B
EFO
RE T
HEY
H
AN
DLE
YO
U“T
hose
peo
ple”
are
impo
ssib
le to
avo
id. E
very
eG
roup
is g
oing
to h
ave
troub
leso
me
mem
bers
. Som
e ar
e na
tura
lly g
oing
to b
e m
ore
dest
ruct
ive
than
oth
ers,
but
we
wan
t you
to b
e pr
epar
ed to
dea
l with
them
acc
ordi
ngly
.
THE
TALK
ER:
• Se
t cle
ar e
xpec
tatio
ns. R
emin
d yo
ur e
Gro
up to
kee
p th
eir a
nsw
ers
brie
f,
Bibl
ical
, and
ben
efic
ial.
Or,
if yo
u ne
ed to
, tel
l the
m y
ou’re
look
ing
for a
twee
t, no
t a n
ovel
. Or,
use
a tim
er to
giv
e ea
ch p
erso
n 60
sec
onds
to
an
swer
. Kee
p it
light
hear
ted.
Thi
s w
ill a
lso h
elp
you
keep
you
r eG
roup
from
runn
ing
on a
tang
ent.
• Be
ass
ertiv
e. D
on’t
be a
fraid
to a
ddre
ss y
our e
Gro
up d
urin
g th
e di
scus
sion
by
rem
indi
ng th
em th
at th
is to
pic
shou
ld b
e im
porta
nt to
mor
e th
an ju
st
on
e or
two
peop
le. E
ven
if yo
u ha
ve to
add
ress
the
talk
ativ
e m
embe
rs
in
divi
dual
ly a
fter t
he d
iscus
sion
time,
you
r ass
ertiv
enes
s w
ill s
et th
e to
ne fo
r
the
rest
of t
he e
Gro
up.
THE
QU
IET
ON
E:•
Ease
them
into
the
disc
ussio
n. B
e pa
tient
—do
n’t j
ump
stra
ight
to c
allin
g
them
out
. Sta
rt by
hav
ing
the
entir
e eG
roup
ans
wer
an
intro
duct
ory
qu
estio
n, fo
rcin
g th
em to
par
ticip
ate.
Eas
ier q
uest
ions
will
allo
w fo
r the
m to
prog
ress
slo
wly
into
the
deep
er ti
mes
of d
iscus
sion.
• C
onne
ct w
ith th
em in
divi
dual
ly. W
heth
er it
’s m
akin
g ey
e co
ntac
t, or
giv
ing
th
em a
pre
view
of t
he le
sson
, you
sho
uld
be a
ble
to b
uild
eno
ugh
of a
rapp
ort t
hat y
ou w
ill s
oon
be a
ble
to c
all o
n th
em d
irect
ly.
• A
ffirm
thei
r con
tribu
tions
whe
n th
ey d
o ta
lk. R
einf
orci
ng th
e va
lue
of th
eir
pa
rtici
patio
n w
ill n
atur
ally
enc
oura
ge g
reat
er in
volv
emen
t in
the
futu
re.
THE
TRO
UBL
EMA
KER
S:•
Don
’t as
sum
e th
at e
very
thin
g w
ill w
ork
itsel
f out
ove
r tim
e. A
ddre
ss c
onfli
ct
be
fore
it h
as a
cha
nce
to a
ffect
the
rest
of y
our e
Gro
up. C
onfli
ct is
rare
ly
ad
dres
sed
too
early
, but
is u
sual
ly a
ddre
ssed
too
late
.
• A
lway
s le
ad w
ith g
race
. Con
dem
natio
n w
ill a
lway
s pa
int p
eopl
e in
to a
corn
er o
f def
ensiv
enes
s. A
sk q
uest
ions
aim
ed to
war
d fin
ding
the
right
solu
tion,
not
pin
-poi
ntin
g w
ho to
bla
me.
• Yo
u’re
not
in th
is by
you
rsel
f. If
you
ever
nee
d gu
idan
ce o
n ho
w to
han
dle
a
situa
tion,
let u
s kn
ow. T
he h
ealth
of y
our e
Gro
up is
ver
y im
porta
nt to
us.
THE
NE
XT
GE
NE
RA
TIO
N:
FIN
DIN
G A
CO
-LEA
DER
As
an e
Gro
up L
eade
r who
em
bodi
es th
e vi
sion
of E
leva
tion
Chu
rch
and
whe
re w
e ar
e go
ing
as a
chu
rch,
it’s
our
exp
ecta
tion
that
you
are
th
inki
ng o
f the
nex
t gen
erat
ion
of e
Gro
up L
eade
rs. Y
ou a
re th
inki
ng
abou
t tho
se in
you
r eG
roup
that
can
take
the
man
tle o
f lea
ders
hip
and
step
into
thei
r ow
n eG
roup
. Thu
s, w
e ar
e in
trod
ucin
g th
e ro
le o
f a ‘C
o-Le
ader
’ with
in o
ur e
Gro
ups.
DE
FIN
ING
WH
AT
A C
O-L
EA
DE
R:
A ‘c
o-le
ader
’ is
som
eone
who
is le
arni
ng to
lead
an
eGro
up b
y ob
serv
ing
and
help
ing
with
a c
urre
nt e
Gro
up.
• Th
ey le
arn
by d
oing
, und
er th
e su
perv
isio
n of
a s
easo
ned
(mat
ure
an
d sk
illed
) lea
der.
Co-
lead
ing
is c
lose
ly re
late
d to
men
torin
g –
a
deve
lopm
enta
l rel
atio
nshi
p in
whi
ch a
mor
e ex
perie
nced
per
son
he
lps
a le
ss e
xper
ienc
ed p
erso
n.
• Th
ey g
row
in m
atur
ity a
long
with
the
rest
of t
he e
Gro
up, b
ut h
e
or s
he re
ceiv
es s
peci
al a
tten
tion
and
mor
e po
inte
d di
rect
ion
from
the
men
torin
g le
ader
.
HO
W T
O S
ELE
CT
A C
O-L
EA
DE
R:
An
eGro
up C
o-Le
ader
is a
n em
ergi
ng le
ader
. Thi
s pe
rson
is
som
eone
who
has
bee
n id
entif
ied
by y
ou, t
he e
Gro
up le
ader
, as
a go
od c
andi
date
for l
eadi
ng a
futu
re e
Gro
up, b
ased
on
a va
riety
of
obse
rvat
ions
. The
y in
clud
e, b
ut a
re n
ot li
mite
d to
:
• A
gro
win
g an
d vi
bran
t rel
atio
nshi
p w
ith C
hris
t and
pas
sion
for t
he
vi
sion
of E
leva
tion
Chu
rch
and
our e
Gro
ups.
• A
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e ro
le a
nd th
e ab
ility
to li
ve o
ut th
e ro
le a
s
defin
ed in
the
‘Exp
ecta
tions
of a
n eG
roup
Lea
der’
sect
ion
earli
er
in
this
man
ual.
• A
per
son
that
you
wou
ld le
ast l
ike
to lo
se fr
om y
our e
Gro
up.
It’
s tr
ue th
at th
e pe
rson
you
wou
ld le
ast l
ike
to lo
se is
pro
babl
y
the
pers
on th
at y
ou n
eed
to ra
ise
up a
nd s
end
out t
he m
ost.
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HO
W T
O D
EV
ELO
P Y
OU
R C
O-L
EA
DE
R:
As
impo
rtan
t as
it is
to s
elec
t the
righ
t co-
lead
er, i
t’s e
qual
ly im
port
ant
to m
ento
r the
eG
roup
co-
lead
er. F
ollo
w th
ese
four
ste
ps:
1. M
OD
EL.
Hav
e yo
ur C
o-Le
ader
wat
ch a
s yo
u do
the
min
istr
y, ju
st a
s Je
sus
did
with
his
dis
cipl
es (M
atth
ew 9
:32–
38).
Let t
hem
see
a h
ighl
y ef
fect
ive
eGro
up le
ader
in a
ctio
n.
2. M
EN
TOR
. Nex
t, ha
ve y
our C
o-Le
ader
take
ove
r som
e re
spon
sibi
litie
s or
lead
var
ious
asp
ects
of t
he e
Gro
up a
s yo
u w
atch
, as
sist
, cor
rect
, and
enc
oura
ge—
agai
n, ju
st a
s Je
sus
did
with
his
di
scip
les
(Mat
thew
10:
1).
3. M
OTI
VA
TE. E
ncou
rage
you
r Co-
Lead
er to
act
on
the
pote
ntia
l tha
t G
od h
as p
lace
d in
side
of t
hem
.
4. M
ULT
IPLY
. Wor
k to
war
d tr
ansi
tion.
The
goa
l is
for t
he C
o-Le
ader
to
eve
ntua
lly b
e co
nfid
ent e
noug
h to
lead
a g
roup
of h
is o
r her
ow
n.
The
timef
ram
e an
d th
e lo
ok o
f the
tran
sitio
n w
ill v
ary
from
eG
roup
to
eG
roup
; tha
t is
okay
. The
impo
rtan
t thi
ng is
for t
he p
roce
ss o
f de
velo
pmen
t to
take
pla
ce a
nd fo
r new
lead
ers
to b
e ra
ised
up.
THE
NE
XT
GE
NE
RA
TIO
N:
FIN
DIN
G A
CO
-LEA
DER
(C
ON
TIN
UED
)
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TES:
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