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Care Group What does a Care Group do? Care Groups (ideally 10 persons in size) meet regularly to have 4 key activities:
Worship : A care group can begin its gathering with songs of praise and worship to God. This should take not more than 15 minutes. Group members may rotate members to lead so as to give each a chance to serve and to learn to take responsibility for the group. Instruction : This is the main component of a care group meeting. The group should determine its own Bible Study needs and will get its own materials for Bible discussion. Occasionally, care groups should conduct discussion on a common theme chosen by the church. Instruction of the Word should take a minimum of three quarters of an hour to no more than one and a half hours. Fellowship : This is an important part of the gathering as it gives members an opportunity to share their own needs and to pray for one another. The group may also pray for the church’s needs. This component should take about minimum of about 20 minutes to half an hour. Groups may divide into smaller units, e.g. ladies and men praying separately, to allow for variations of praying together. Those not conversant with group praying should be grouped with those who are. Evangelism & Serving : The outcome of a progressive group that has developed a good relationship amongst its members through the three components above is the desire to venture out boldly together into doing projects that fulfil the goal of evangelism and serving. The group could go on mission trips together, usher at an event or join Boys’ Brigade or Girls’ Brigade. The first three components represent the meeting of the inner needs of the group, while the last one represents its maturity through the giving of time, effort and/or finance, to help external parties. Eventually the group must seek to add more people into its own group for growth.
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