Be-The-BOD is all over me. As I look ahead five and ten years I long to be where God would have us be. Laying the right foundation NOW is critical. LifeGroups and being ON-MISSION or "missional" are big parts of that. The great part of where we are in history is that there are others taking the journey as we do. Other churches are living what we are living and experimenting just like us. This is a great post on what we are talking about when we talk about LIFEREACH and being on mission. to sum it up... Being The BOD is about running fast and free. We "do" less church so that you can "BE" on mission. Together we will change the world. I'll be quiet and let this guy share his experience:
Would Jesus Refuse To Join Your Small Group?
Posted by: Frank Chiapperino in group ministry, group leading tips on Mar 09, 2009 
If Jesus was invited to start (or join) a small group, and refused, it probably have a lot more to do with the way we run and lead our churches than how we manage our small group ministries. A small group ministry can reflect Jesus if it's leadership models Christ like behavior. I have seen it time and again in our groups at CCV:
•We have small group leaders passionate about reaching children and families so they start inter-generational small groups that invite their neighborhood.
•Leaders excited about helping the poor organize our entire group ministry which puts together hundreds of gift bags with winter clothing and non-perishables.
•Entire men's groups volunteer to strip, mop, and wax the floors of a local soup kitchen.
•Some small groups feed the hungry and volunteer to distribute food once per month at a local food pantry.
•We have a woman's group that feeds needy single moms dinner for an entire week as they learn parenting skills to aid them as new mothers.
•Other groups are passionate are about reaching their friends and host "fight nights" where they invite their neighborhood friends to meet their church friends and watch boxing or UFC fights.
All of these things are dependent upon how much your church will limit or restrict it's leaders. In the great commission Jesus told us to reach the world, but he also instructed us to teach disciples to obey everything he had commanded. Teach them the bible, show them how to evangelize and turn them loose. If you do that, along with directing and encouraging them in their areas of passion, then you set your church and the kingdom up for a win.
Let's get on with it... DON'T BLINK!
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