Best Practices
Poor attendance, shallow sharing that is not spiritual, frequent silence, excessive sharing from one lady and awkward pauses.
Fellowship Struggles
Host Church
Restaurant
Someone's home
Park
Where can we have fellowships?
Would You Rather? Would you rather _____________ or _____________?
I am…;
I have never…; I would never…; I love to…; I hate to…).
Who can you compliment this week?
What are icebreakers?
Pre-Class prayer for GLs is not held on weeks of All-Class Fellowships.
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Good attendance, God-centered sharing, natural conversation that flows, everyone is engaged, people desire to continue talking, etc
What is an ideal Fellowship?
Controversial – (such as politics, churches, denominations, books, restaurants, etc. )
Disloyal – to friends or family members
Superficial – focused on food, hobbies, families, sports, etc. Uncomfortable – correcting, rebuking, counseling, or problem-solving
What is a fellowship is not.
Ladies, I am looking forward to our fellowship! Our fellowships provide a safe environment for us to speak about what we are learning and how our lives are changing through the study. Plus we get to hear how God has answered our prayer requests. Hope you can join us!
Fellowship announcement.
Fellowships are opened and closed in prayer by one of the group members to help them get used to praying in front of other people.
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DGs meet for Fellowships at least six times each year. This includes All-Class Fellowships, which are scheduled four times during the study year.
How often do we have fellowships
All Class Fellowships - 40 minutes
Two other group fellowships 30 - 60 minutes
Fellowship Timing
What is a takeaway that stuck with you from this year?
What is something you have learned this week?
Where had God worked in your heart this year - this week?
Possible Fellowship opening questions.
Fellowships train group members to articulate spiritual truth and its application to their lives.
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