Terry recasts the vision for the reality that our Beliefs shape our values which in turn inform our behaviors. He gave us an overview of group life and then the staff led the time through the different components of group life: Meetings, Mission, Member Care, and Mentoring.
First Saturday in February, 7:45 in the morning…I had left home about 5 to drive to Topeka. I wasn’t feeling exceptionally encouraged…I wasn’t feeling much of anything except tired. The person running the meeting looked at me and asked, “Chaplain, have anything for us?” I looked around the room of about 30 people…wearing masks…hard to discern what was on their minds. My mind quickly scrolled through some thoughts: -First of course… I’m tired and don’t really feel like saying…
Terry discusses the importance of viewing member care in group life as a spectrum. The spectrum goes from Necessary to Nice. Necessary are those physical, emotional, spiritual or relational needs in member’s lives where the need exceeds current capacity. Everyone is called to carry their own load so we can’t eliminate every burden, nor should we but at times people need help when the burden is to heavy to carry alone. At the nice end of the spectrum are those…
Brenda encourages group leaders to remember the importance of member care in group but to not fall into the trap that member care is one size fits all. Individuals in your group feel love and cared for in different ways. Member care can look differently from group to group. Possible Member Care Goals for Group Get to know one another better – families, concerns, praises, etc. Serve one another in times of need. (Life events – babies, weddings, death, job…
These questions include various levels of topics – from introductory questions for visitors to group or church, to non-threatening conversation starters, to family, to spiritual questions. Preparation is helpful. Before meeting with someone – even someone you know – it can help your time together before more meaningful if you’ll think through what to talk about before you meet. It takes situational awareness to know which question(s) to ask and how – timing and tone. Just pick a few. Try…
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Terry talks about the importance of boundaries in life and ministry and how to pursue appropriate boundaries.
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Terry talks briefly about spiritual warfare and Rodney talks about developing people as followers of Jesus.
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Risa instructed leaders again on Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change to help group leaders gain skill in helping others close the gap in their lives.
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Terry discussed how to talk about and help people handle issues of Marriage, Remarriage and Divorce in your groups from a biblical perspective.
