Discussion Groups
Leaders are encouraged to only share this percentage of time while in their groups.
10%
This process helps leaders to think about the reality of the situation and adjust their perspective before taking action.
FAR Process
This step describes the passage content in 10 words or less.
Subject Sentence
When leading your group, do this because your enjoyment is contagious.
Smile
The goal of DG is for members to encounter the heart of God through this.
The Word of God.
Using these small groups within your discussion groups increases member engagement & connection.
Pair/Triple Share
This first step starts to reduce an entire passage into smaller portions.
Content
This extra activity is used to build relationships and encourage deeper spiritual sharing.
Fellowships
These are the 4 types of questions covered in each week's lesson.
Fact, Lesson, Application & Doctrine
Ask this kind of question (occasionally) to help build meaningful relationships at a deeper level.
"Sometime" Question
These 2 steps move from facts to the truths and putting them into everyday life.
Aims & Applications
This weekly activity give you tools to lead an effective discussion group.
Training / Leadership Development
This discussion strategy rewords the lesson questions to discuss facts, lessons learned, and applications of the passage.
3 Question Method
One of these 5 is not an effective ways for leaders to respond within discussion groups.
Contribute, Respond, Clarify, Teach, and Shepherd
Teach
This method reminds us that every word in Scripture has meaning and purpose.
Word Study
The GL's role is to facilitate, lead and do this (by caring for their group members in prayer and relationship).
Shepherd
This discussion strategy focuses only on selected questions from the lesson that cover the facts, lessons, doctrine, and applications.
Flex Method
In this kind of leadership, being willing to fall and learning to rise are worth experiencing the setback.
Courageous
For each of these, write a complete sentence that describes what is happening in that group of verses.
Divisions
Weekly readings of this help the leader to deepen their spiritual understanding and growth.
Folio