We highly recommend these studies from Northpoint Church. They are set up in a way that you can give them to everyone in your group ahead of time. This way they can look at the text, questions, as well as study notes to prepare for your weekly discussion if they would like [...]
Resources
Instructions on hearing Confession
Confession is a difficult practice. We are afraid that if people really knew us they would reject us. We don’t want to reveal our brokenness to another person because we think we are the only one who struggles with a particular sin. We all know we can [...]
Instructions on Hearing Confession
John Wimber developed a helpful five-step healing model to assist in following God’s direction regarding how to pray for a person. This five-step model is not a technique or secret formula that makes healing happen. We must always keep in mind that God does the healing and that his sovereign [...]
Vineyard 5 Step Prayer Model
1. It’s back to school time!! Do you know what that means? Great deals on backpacks!! Urban Ministry is looking for new, sturdy back packs to be used during the Christmas season to be delivered to the homeless camps. Please label the backpack– Urban Ministry and place them in the wire bins at any entrance. [...]
September Service Opportunities
Hello Small Group Leaders! Here are a few service opportunities for the month of August! Bless you all!
1. “Spruce up Sullivant”, on Saturday Sept 7th, is a great opportunity for your small group to serve our community alongside Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB). KCB was our City of Columbus partner when our church painted [...]
August Service Opportunities
Meaningful Summer Work
If you want a job that involves being in a beautiful outdoor setting, serving your brothers and sisters who are challenged by developmental delays and special health needs, Recreation Unlimited would love to talk to you. We are looking for Counselors for our Summer Camps. All counselors receive [...]
June Service Opportunities
Hello Leaders!
For your viewing pleasure, here are the links to both Richard Foster’s April 22, 2013 talk at Vineyard Columbus as well as the Q&A the followed between him and Vineyard Columbus Small Groups Pastor Andy Saperstein.
Richard spoke on such themes as Spiritual formation, our own transformation through God’s continuing [...]
Richard Foster Talk and Q&A
SBBS April 13 2013
Interacting with the Sermon
Synopsis of the Sermon
This weekend, Pastor Rich taught on how to raise children with love and discipline. When trying to discern parenting techniques, Rich said that we should first look to the perfect and eternal parent, God. Rich reminded us that our God is [...]
Raising Children with Love and Discipline – 1 Samuel 1, ...
Find a point person to organize a snack schedule. Make it fun by using themes – ethnic food, sweet v. savory, “something a twelve year old eats,” etc..)
Read over some ideas for fishing ponds from where you can meet and recruit new people to your group.
Create a Small Group “flyer” that describes all [...]
“Welcome” Suggestions
Attend a worship night at Vineyard called Face to Face with your group. Blurb: come join us for an evening of extended worship, prayer & ministry time. This is a church wide event so ALL are welcome. Childcare is not provided. For more information, contact Carrie Mitchell at [email protected] or 614-259-5310.
If you don’t have [...]