Small Groups

Sundays at 5:00PM-6:15PM, September 13, 2009 – August 22, 2010

Our Purpose and Goals

Purpose of our Church

The purpose of Community Baptist Church is to bring glory to God – How?

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by worshipping the Lord in righteousness and holiness, by evangelizing the lost at home and abroad, by edifying and equipping the saints through Bible-centered preaching and teaching, and by dwelling together in warm, Christian fellowship

Purpose of Small Groups

 Essentially the same as the church, but specifically focusing on the 3 rd and 4 th clauses:  A place to edify and equip the saints through Bible-centered preaching and teaching

(Ephesians 4:11 – 16)

 A vehicle for warm, Christian fellowship

(11) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, (12) to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, (13) until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ

(14) so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. (15) Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, (16) from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Small Group Departments

 Nursery –

Michelle Sappington - Director

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Elementary Department

Alex Dunn - Director

 Teachers: 

Betty Mashburn, 3-4 year olds

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Mike & Missy Gentile, K5-2 nd

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Alex & Dottie Dunn, 3 rd -6 th

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Youth Department

Chad Morris - Director

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Youth Leaders Lauren Morris; Keith & Jenny Rogers

 Adult Department –

Pastor Mike -Director

Adult Small Groups

Community Baptist Church

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Workers in the small groups

     Shepherd Leader of the small group Leads opening assembly Oversees the other small group directors and holds them accountable Assists Outreach Director with visitation Assists the teachers (serves as substitute teacher) Outreach Director    Takes attendance and collects visitor cards Assigns all absentee contacts and visits • • • • Absent 1 st Absent 2 nd week – email week – phone call Absent 3 rd Absent 4 th week – visit from class member week – visit from pastor Participates in weekly visitation

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Workers

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Care Director   Organizes care for those with special needs (meals, serious financial needs, cards, etc.) Keeps Pastor Mike informed of upcoming surgeries and serious care needs Missions Director    Activities Director   Teacher   Reads missionary prayer updates Informs class of special needs and prayer requests Coordinates monthly correspondence with missionaries Plans, promotes and oversees at least 2 class activities Plans creative ways to encourage fellowship Prepares 8-week Bible study series Rotates through each small group

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Small Group Classes

     Class A

Shepherds – Dave & Sara Mincy Outreach Director - ?

Care Director – Jennifer McLean Missions Director – Paul & Michelle Sappington Activities Director – Tim & Jen Beatty

Class B     

Shepherds – Jerry & Denise Younge Outreach Director – Mike & Elsie Brantley Care Director – Carmella Parsons Missions Director – Rolando & Marilou Sabina Activities Director – Jeff & Ethel Reese

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Additional Classes

   Truth Project

Teachers – Rich & Lydia Wells Thursdays, 7-9PM September 3 rd – November 19 th , 2009

Netcasters Evangelism Training   

Teacher – Pastor Mike Sundays, 4-4:45PM September 13 th – November 29 th , 2009

Small Group Teachers

Bobby Bryan

Judges

Jay Mashburn

Ephesians

Rich Wells

Nehemiah

Steve Anderson

The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

What class am I in?

(See handout)

Teaching Schedule

1 st Rotation – September 13 th

 Class 1 – Jay Mashburn

– November 1 st , 2009 2 nd

 Class 2 – Bobby Bryan

Rotation – November 8 th , 2009 – Jan. 17 th , 2010 3 rd

 Class 1 – Bobby Bryan  Class 2 – Jay Mashburn

Rotation – January 24 th – March 21 st , 2010 4 th

  Class 1 – Rich Wells Class 2 – Steve Anderson

Rotation – March 28 th - June 13 th , 2010

   Class 1 – Steve Anderson Class 2 – Rich Wells

Summer Series – June 27 th – August 22 nd , 2010

Combined classes with Pastor Mike

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Weekly Class Schedule

5:00 – 5:10: Welcome & Announcements 5:10 – 5:20:     Prayer requests Missionary update (Missions Director) Assignment of visits (Outreach Director) Care needs (Care Director) 5:20 – 5:30: Prayer time 5:30 – 6:15: Teaching

CBC Youth Ministry

Name

Teens Expecting Eternity Now

Explanation

 When our teenagers have an eternal perspective they will experience… 1.

Right Priorities 2.

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Right Relationships Right Living

Leadership

Youth Director Chad Morris

…and you thought I was immature

Youth Leaders

u L a n r e

Keith & Jenny Rogers

Purpose for the leadership

 “The Purpose of the CBC T.E.E.N. youth staff is disciple teenagers into becoming God-loving, Word-filled, Ministry-minded servants for Christ.”

Theme verse for the leadership

 Colossians 1:9-10 “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have

not ceased to pray for you

and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding .

So that

you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord

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to please Him

in all respects,

bearing fruit

in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”

Goals

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 The T.E.E.N. ministry has three primary goals; they are to impact… The Heart The Head The Hands of the young people towards Christ-likeness.

Teenagers

Who is a Teenager?

 A young person in 7 th - 12 th grade.

 They must be 12 years old by Sept. 1 st

Purpose for the Teens

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“The purpose of being in the T.E.E.N. ministry is to know and love God more; and then minister His Word effectively to others for Christ.”

Theme verse for the Teens

 II Timothy 2:22 “Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”

Program

Curriculum

 Developed by youth director/leaders  It begins on Sept. 13 th and ends May 30 th .

 It will cover six different themes through six years (which is how many years a young person is in the T.E.E.N. ministry).

 Three “Hot Topics” will be covered during the year.

 Bible quizzing will also be incorporated throughout the year.

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Six Year Plan

• “Set Apart for the Gospel” Understanding and living the Gospel • “Profitable for Doctrine” Right thinking Right living • “Biblical Change” A Study of the transformed life “Top 25 Teen Topics” • “More than Conquerors” A study in serving and leading “A Diet of Biblical Principles”

Sunday Night Program

 1 st 20-25 minutes spent in prayer group  Accountability for Devotions  Tally up points for the week  Prayer  Opportunity to learn and say verse  Possible singing  Lesson 25-30 minutes  Possible game / snack

Point System

 Points will be gathered throughout the year.

 A certain number of points must be reached in order to go on summer reward/missions trip.

 A certain number must also be reached half way through the year.

 Points can be earned by…  Attending church / youth activities  Memory verses  Christian services  Sermon Notes

Activity Program

 T.E.E.N. Activity (every 4 weeks)  T.E.E.N Community Ministry (TCM, ever 3 months)  T.E.E.N. Outreach (1 st Tuesday of month)  Special Activities (Camp, Missions Trip, Retreats)

Children’s Small Groups

Community Baptist Church

Purpose of our Children’s Ministries

 Essentially the same as our church, but specifically focusing on the third clause

by edifying and equipping the saints through Bible-centered preaching and teaching,

 The primary aim of our children’s ministry is Bible-centered, preaching and teaching  The primary aim is NOT to have a great craft time, amazing games, or awards despite that being a primary emphasis in many good, evangelical curriculums

Purpose of our Children’s Ministries

 We feel that this aim is best accomplished through a strong emphasis on two critical components:  Biblical Theology  Doctrine

Critical Components

Biblical Theology Doctrine

Biblical Theology

    God-centered Bible Content The “big” picture broken down book-by-book Do we really need the big picture? Some parts are so boring!

Romans 15:4 (cf. 1 Cor 10:6)

(4) For

whatever

was written in former days was written for

our

instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (emphasis added)

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Doctrine

What we believe  Ephesians 4:4-6

(4) There is

one

body and

one

you were called to the

one

Spirit—just as hope that belongs to your call— (5)

one

Lord,

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faith,

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baptism, (6)

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God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Emphasis added)

  Paul is crystal clear: there is only ONE God and ONE faith to get to Him We want our children to know enough about the Bible to understand that

Additional Components

 Three secondary components that complement Biblical theology and doctrine: 1.

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Devotional Material Scripture Memorization 3.

Life Application Stories

Researched Curriculum

Five Sunday School Programs Five Clubs Programs

Titles

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Sunday School Programs Discipleland Regular Baptist Press Children Desiring God Generations of Grace Joyful Life

Titles

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Club Materials AWANA Kids-4-Truth Club Frontline Patch Club BuckaRoo Club

New Sunday Night Curriculum:

Generations of Grace Curriculum (GOG) by Grace Community Church – Sun Valley, CA

Generations of Grace

 Scope and Sequence  Three Age Groups Divisions  3-4s: Early Childhood  K5-2 nd grade: Early Elementary  3 rd -6 th grade: Juniors  Three Year Program  Year 1: Genesis – Numbers  Year 2: Deuteronomy – Daniel  Year 3: Gospel, Acts, and Revelation

GOG Benefits

 GOG primary strength: Strong Biblical

Theology

 A child who grows up in our church will have heard the “big story” three times over  Repetition + Repetition + Repetition

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by God’s grace, a mind immersed in the OT and NT

GOG Benefits

   Unified curriculum  Each child is in the same passage every week Grace Community Church’s High Regard of Scripture (John MacArthur) Best curriculum for preparing the teacher to share their heart  Prepare with the Truth  includes a lesson overview (lesson goal, key truths, objectives, and application points), teacher planning sheet, and Bible background information to help the teacher prepare spiritually and mentally.

GOG Supplement

Devotional:  Patch Devotions (K5-2 nd )  Keys for Kids (3 rd – 6 th )

Keys for Kids

    New Devotional Topical Scripture Passage Character Building Story All available via:  Print  Online / daily e-mail  Christian radio (90.5 FM – M-F at 3:15 pm)

Jr. Church Curriculum:

Children Desiring God by Bethlehem Baptist Church – Minneapolis, MN

Children Desiring God

 Scope and Sequence  Three Age Groups Divisions  3-4s  K5-2 nd grade  3 rd -6 th grade

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Children Desiring God

3-4s   He Established a Testimony (select OT passages) He Has Spoken by His Son (select NT passages) K5-2 nd    grade Jesus, What a Savior! (study of Christ) The ABCs of God (attributes of God) Faithful to All His Promises 3 rd -6 th grade  In the Beginning… Jesus (OT theology about Christ)    To Be like Jesus (salvation and sanctification) How Majestic Is Your Name (names of God) My Purpose Will Stand (providence of God)

Children Desiring God

 A child who grows up in this material will have studied in depth:  32 names of God  40 promises of God  40 attributes of God

Closing Remarks