LIFEGROUP
LifeGroupAlliance
al·li·ance əˈlīəns/ noun
Anallianceisarelationshipamongpeople,groups,orstatesthathavejoinedtogetherformutualbenefitortoachievesomecommonpurpose.
AswejourneytowardsadeepeningrelationshipwithJesusandspiritualmaturity,itisimportantweagreeonhowtotraveltogethersowecanbesthonor,support,andencourageoneanother.AsaLifeGroupweeachagreeto…
• SHOWUP.KeepinmindthatthepurposeofaLifeGroupisintentionalspiritualmaturitythroughcommunity.Iwilldomybesttoshowupunlesssickoroutoftown.
• COMMUNICATE.Wewillgiveprioritytothegroupmeetings.Wewillcalloremailthegroup
leaderifweareunabletoattendorarerunninglate.
• KEEPCONFIDENTIALITY.Guardeachother’sprivacyandbetrustworthywitheachother’svulnerability.Whatissharedinthegroupstaysinthegroup.
• LISTEN.ListenforGod’sguidanceandGod’svoiceinscripture,ineachotherother’sreflections,
andinourownlives.
• SHOWGRACE.Extendgracetoeachother,resistcomparisons,andencourageeachotherineachindividual'scurrentseasonoflifeandspiritualmaturity.
• DON’TFIX.Valuelisteningasbeingmoreimportantthantalking.Avoidinterrupting,speaking
forothers,ortryingto“fix”another’sproblems.Allowpeopletobeinprocess.
• BEGENTLE.Wewillnotexpectperfectionfromeachothersinceweareawareofourownshortcomings.Whenneeded,wewillgentlypointeachothertowardabetterway.
• DOTHEWORK.Makefaithfulattendanceandpreparationofstudymaterialsapriority.
BeopentothewaysGodwillworkinourlivesthroughparticipationinthisLifeGroup.
• DON’TGENRALIZE.Iwillspeakfrommyownstory.“Weallhavethisissue”maynotbetrue.It’smorepowerfultoownwhat’struefortheindividualasweallworktowardstransformation.
Arethereotheragreementsthatwouldsupportourgroupandthatwewanttoconsideradding?
LIFEGROUP
AsaLifeGroupweeachagreeto…
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