Why are we meeting

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Why are we meeting?

• To review our home groups! How are your groups
  going?
• To review our systems. How can we keep improving
  the way our home groups serve our church?
• To hear input from current home group leaders,
  and provide support from prayer and resources.
• To address our great need for more groups in some
  areas!

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Current groups

• 2006 12 Home Groups (now 14 groups)
• Eckermann/Rainbow (Now Eckermann/Haines)
• McClelland/Battye
• Edwards/Wasow (Now Wasow)
• McNicol/Fopp (Now McNicol/Fopp/Rainbow)
• Newbury (senior ladies)
• Salmon
• Lynch (ceased)
• Keily (Now Wynn/Keily)
• Watts (Now Watts/Stafford)
• Pearce/Severin
• Severin/Salmon/McClelland (ladies group)
• Seymour Walsh/Lancaster (Now Seymour-Walsh)
• Sanderson
• Winn
• Fopp
• Worley/Marshall

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Where do we meet?

• Eckermann/Haines Stirling/Crafers
• McClelland/Battye Stirling/Carey
  Gully/Kingswood
• Wasow Aldgate
• McNicol/Fopp/Rainbow Littlehampton/Woodside
• Newbury Stirling
• Salmon Stirling
• Wynn/Keily Strathalbyn
• Watts/Stafford Lobethal
• Pearce/Severin Hahndorf
• Severin/Salmon/McClelland (womens group)
  Heathfield
• Seymour-Walsh Bridgewater
• Winn Heathfield
• Fopp Mt Barker
• Worley/Marshall Ashton/Aldgate

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When do we meet?

• Eckermann/Haines Wed night
• McClelland/Battye Wed night
• Wasow Thurs night
• McNicol/Fopp/Rainbow Tues night
• Newbury Mon afternoons
• Salmon Wed night/Sun lunch
• Wynn/Keily Wed night
• Watts/Stafford Tues night
• Pearce/Severin Wed night
• Severin/Salmon/McClelland (womens group) Thurs
  morning
• Seymour-Walsh Tues night
• Winn Wed night
• Fopp Tues night
• Worley/Marshall Wed night

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How full are our groups?

• Eckermann/Haines 10 adults 6 children
• McClelland/Battye 12 adults 2 children
• Wasow 13 adults
• McNicol/Fopp/Rainbow 13 adults 4 children
• Newbury 5 adults
• Salmon 8 adults 9 children
• Wynn/Keily 5 adults
• Watts/Stafford 9 adults 2 children
• Pearce/Severin 9 adults 2 children
• Severin/Salmon/McClelland 14 adults 6 children
• Seymour-Walsh 5 adults
• Winn 8 adults 6 children
• Fopp 6 adults 2 children
• Worley/Marshall 12 adults

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What stages of life meet?

• Young adults (post basement) 1
• Young families (pre-school children attending) 4
• Young families (primary aged attending) 3
• Families (high school aged non attending) 3
• Families (uni aged children non attending) 1
• Ladies (children attending) 1
• Senior ladies 1

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What does the data suggest?

• Many groups are full
• 9 out of 14
• Locations
• We are reasonably well spread
• Perhaps another group around Mt Barker?
• Ages
• Perhaps another cross aged group?
• Perhaps another seeker group?
• Nights
• Pretty well spread.
• Perhaps room for a Mon night group?

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Forward planning2nd half of year

• Is your group positioned to birth a new group for
  2008?
• Is there a member who could be encouraged to
  increase their role take steps to develop a
  leader for 2008?
• Leadership changes are you planning on stopping
  leading?

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Communication

• E mail
• My goal is to write to all leaders monthly.
• Have a better idea as we approach the end of the
  year about new groups, new leaders, new needs.
• Information flow remind you to encourage your
  members
• Updated e mails?
• Not church

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How can leaders be supported?

• Studies completed bible studies, commentaries.
  Help in preparing a study.
• Social ideas weekends away, fun ideas for group
  identity.
• Social justice ideas service to those both
  inside and outside of our church.
• Evangelism ideas dialogue dinners, Christianity
  Explained course or similar.

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How can groups support church?

• Mission support
• Hamilton and Bec
• Plugging upcoming events
• Grace ladies conference
• Mens convention
• Home groups can pray and support members who are
  inviting people to attend.
• Why - Clayton

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Sharing and listening

• How is your group going?
• Any highs/lows to share?
• How full do you feel?
• Any potential leaders to develop?
• What has worked well?
• How is your attendance?
• What studies have you been doing?

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Prayer

• Groups of 4-5.
• Ideas to pray about
• Your group, its leaders, its members
• Things that came up during sharing and
  listening

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Training Anne Eckermann

• Home group leaders manual

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Members of your group?

• The helpless Needy Nellie
• The onlooker Passive Penny
• The side-tracker Argumentative Arnold
• The monopoliser Talkative Tim
• The defiant Non-compliant Norm
• The lofty Spiritual Sally

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Dont forget..

• Home group identity
• Fliers up (get photos in as possible).
• Involved in the Sunday service (music, service
  leading, tea and coffee).
• Update lists if people stop coming and space
  opens up in your group, let me know.
• Thank You!!
• God is sovereign He grows groups and His
  church.