Large Group Small Group

audience-oriented interpersonal

high inspiration deep

support

anonymity

intimacy

Acquaintances deep

relationships

expectation discussion

generating new providing a safe place

small groups

WORD

SHARE

PRAYER

The Small Group Meeting

Send to ministry and mission

discipleship development

Layers of Disciple-Making:

1. Growing one’s self2. Growing others

interpersonally3. By means of shaping

programs with the Defining Practices

4.Small Groups (2’s, 3’s, 7-14’s)

5. By means of ministry teams

6. By means of classes7. By means of discipling

communities8. By means of the

“transforming moment”

© 2004 E. Stanley Ott

Possible Acts 16:5 Applications

1. Word-Share-Prayer every committee/board2. Prayer Covenants3. Clarify your congregation’s Defining Vision4. Align your personal lives with that vision5. Align church activites with that vision6. Teach witness, prayer care, Word, with-me, send.7. Introduce “Reach” thinking to groups and persons8. Use Action Learning to solve problems9. Shape your worship service(s) so they are “engaging.”10. Introduce one or more of the eight layers of

disciple-making yet majoring in small groups

Deep Change – Robert Quinn

Change or Die -

The Greek approach to education: the more you know the more educated

you are.

•The Hebrew approach to education: you are as educated as you do

what you know.

•Moving from Greek to Hebrew takes Leadership!