Tagged: spiritual growth
How A Group Enviroment Can Facilitate Spiritual Growth
In the last two posts, Are You Responsible For The Spiritual Growth Of Others? and Helping Others To Grow Spiritually we looked at the personal responsibility each person should assume concerning growing spiritually and how as a leader we can model what that looks like for those in our group.
In this last post of the three-part series concerning spiritual growth within group environments we will look at three ways a healthy group can foster and support Christian community and growth.
The purpose of City Groups at Church on Fire Ministries to help the people of this body to experience community and grow spiritually. Christian community and spiritual growth is essentially two sides to one coin. As individuals gather together in the context of Christian friendship spiritual growth is inevitable.
When a person is intentional about being around and forming Christian friendship, it naturally paves the way for Christian spiritual growth to occur.
Helping Others To Grow Spiritually
In the last post, Are You Responsible For The Spiritual Growth Of Others? it was pointed out that discipleship is a multi-faceted process that involves God, leaders, and individuals. A leader who desires to disciple others is responsible “to cultivate, encourage, and prepare opportunity for spiritual growth to take place.”
But what about those who attend your group? What steps should they personally take to receive the most benefit from a small group setting and from those who care about their spiritual growth?
City Group Leader: Are You Responsible For The Spiritual Growth Of Others?
Spiritual Growth is a dynamic process that is highly personal yet involves others at the same time. As a group leader what do you do and how should you feel when those in your group do not seem to be advancing or changing? What role do you play in others growing spiritually and to what extent are you responsible? Continue reading
What Exercise Reminded Me About Spiritual Growth
“No matter how slow you go, you’re still beating the guy sitting on the couch.”
I recently noticed this phrase posted on the bulletin board at the gym. There is so much encouragement and truth wrapped up in that little sentence. As I thought about the meaning it hit me how comparable physical fitness and spiritual growth are.
Three things came to my mind as I compared the two disciplines: Continue reading
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