March 2019 Newsletter
Good morning, everyone!

I hope everyone is having a great group experience so far this new year. We welcome ten new leaders to this life group email newsletter, we're so glad you've chosen to lead a group for This is US: God's Word - Our Story. We currently have 34 life groups with 261 adults growing faith together. Regardless of how long you've led a life group, thank you. You, with the power of the Holy Spirit, are growing disciples and changing lives.

I'd like to highlight two new sections to this month's newsletter. First, in the box below is a place where you can suggest topics to include in the newsletter. We want these newsletters to be a useful tool to help you lead better and have a healthy life group where God's work is on display.

The second new feature to this month's newsletter includes Outreach Resources from Organic Outreach International. To access the wealth of resources from their website, you may need to create an account. There is no cost to access these resources and the site is full of tools you can use to increase your groups outreach temperature.
- Aaron
What would you like to know?
Click on the button below and let us know what topics you would like to see included in these monthly newsletter or our next Huddle.
Organic Outreach Resources
Praying with People - Tom Green
As we seek to become a church that is foundationally evangelical, it is important to learn specific action steps how we can make that happen. As you lead your next 30-Day Check-In, I encourage you to show the video above or use one of the resources provided at the link below to help grow your groups' understanding of outreach and how we can all increase our outreach temperature by one degree.
This Month's Articles
Encouraging Leadership Growth - Randall Neighbour

This article speaks about how you can develop future life group leaders by modifying your own leadership style.


Interpreting the Bible - Scott Boren

This article offers five keys to doing biblical exegesis together. When it comes to exegesis, interpreting the Bible in a way that seeks to understand what the authors intended, group dynamics play a huge role and may prevent you from actually working with the passage.


How Relationships Spark Spiritual Growth - Dan Mancini

Why can’t you just go to a Sunday school class, be taught theological information right out of the Bible, and grow? Why is it so important to put yourself in an environment where other people get all up in your business?


5 Practical Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Next Study - Mark Howell

If you don't need to choose your group's next study yet, it's just a matter of time. Eventually, every group finishes what they're studying and begins the next one.


Each month, this email newsletter will feature four articles that provide instruction how to implement our 9 group essentials. Not every article may fit where you are with your group and the wording may not fit how we approach groups (cell group, or ending your group, etc). That's okay. There's a lot we can learn from other churches. We hope the information shared will help you grow as a leader, enrich your life group experience, and ultimately connect the unchurched into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.