Some great things have been happening here at Shepherd of the Valley this fall. One "great thing" is the training of five ChristCare Group Leaders: Bill, Dottie, Juanita, Mark and Steve. These five individuals have gathered every Thursday night from 6:30-9pm for some fairly intense training in group leadership and the four activities of ChristCare groups: Community Building and Care, Biblical Equipping, Prayer and Worship, and Missional Service.Our final training session was last night, and now we are looking forward to the official "launch" of five new small groups in January and February. I am so proud of this group - their commitment to undertake 40 hours of training, their curiosity, their willingness to be vulnerable and genuine with each other, and now their commitment to lead small groups in our congregation.
I believe ChristCare groups can transform lives. So, if you live in the greater Phoenix area and are looking ... for a sense of Christian community … to connect at a deeper level … to walk with others on their spiritual journeys … to live your faith in daily life … to discover and use your God-given talents to serve others... I encourage you to consider the possibilities for this ministry in your life. And please don't hesitate to ask questions of SOV's "Equippers" - me (Pastor Lindean) and Dick & Sharon Peterson.
Our new ChristCare Group Leaders will be commissioned on Sunday, January 13th, 2008 and 4 of the 5 groups will launch that week.
On this Friday after our last Thursday training session I am sad that our time together as a training group is over, and at the same time I'm totally excited for the beginning of this new ministry and all the growth and life it will bring.
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