Cell Group Leader Trainer's Guide - TOUCH U.S.A.

1 Traine r s GuideM. SCO TT BO REN and DO N TI LL MANCe ll Gr oupLeader Tra ining :Le ader shi pFoun dat ions forGro up stha tWorkCe ll Gro up Reso urc esTM,a div isio n ofTO UCH Outr each Mi nistr iesHouston, Texa s, U. S. she d by Cell Group Bo x 19888 Hous ton, Texas, 77224- 9888, .A.(281) 497-7901 Fa x (281) 497-0904Co pyright 2002 byTOUCH Outre ach Minis tri es , ri ghts reserv ed. No part of this publ ica tio n ma y be repro duce d,stored in a retrieval system, ortra nsmi tt ed, in an y form or by any means, el ectro ni c, mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,wi thout the pri or wr itt en permissionof the publ isher .Printed in the United States of ver de sign by Don BleylTe xt de si gn by Ri ck ChandlerEdit ing by Blake Egl iAll Scri pture quotations,unless otherwi se ind ica ted ,are from the Holy Bible, New InternationalVersi on,Co pyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Internati ona l Bibl e Society.

2 Used by ll Group ResourcesTMis a book publ ishing divisionofTOUCH Outre ach Mini stri es, a resourceand consultingministry for churcheswith a vision for cell-basedloca l church st ructu nd us on the Wor ld Wid eWeb athttp: //www . or oduct 1: Cel lGro up Lead er Tr ain ing ,Tr ain er sGu w to Use thi sTrai ner s Gui de ..13Se ssio n 1:Prepa ring Yo ur Hea rt for Cel l Group Lea de rshi p ..26Se ssio n 2:Ge tt ing a Meet ing Off the Gro und ..52Se ssio n 3:How to Fac ilitat e Mini stry in the Ce ll Me eting ..72Se ssio n 4:Pra cticing Tr anspa rent Communi cati on in a Meeting ..94Se ssio n 5:Life Outsi de the Cel l Gro up Mee ting ..112Se ssio n 6:Rea ching Out to Unbel iever ssio n 7:Wal king Toget her thro ug h the Sta ge s of Gr oup Li fe ..156Se ssio n 8:Refo rm ing Gr oups by Prod uc ing Lea ders ..186 AppendixA:What Do We Do wi th the Chi ldr en?

3 210 Con tent sPart 2: Up war d, Inwa rd, Outwa rd, For war d, Traine r s Gu ide225 How to Use this Tr ainer s Guide ..226Se ssi on 1:Capt uring the Cel l Gro up Visi on ..228Se ssi on 2:Reach Upw ssi on 3:Reach Inwa rd ..255Se ssi on 4:Reach Out wa rd ..265Se ssi on 5:Mo ve For wa rd ..281Se ssi on 6:Put ti ng Yo ur Plans int oActio n ..290 AppendixA:The Four Dyna mics in the Cel l Me eting ..293 Part 3: Ho wtoLead anInt er view Discus sio nUsin gtheJourn ey Gui deforCe ll Gr oup Leader to Use this Inter vi ew Guide ..2984Tr ain er s Guide5I wrot e the first manua ls for equi ppi ng cel l leade rs in the earl y 1990 sinSi ngapore. Thi s ne w mate ria l is a ve ry specialrevisionof ea rl ier approachesto thetrai ni ng, and is tr uly st ate of the art! You may be surethe mate rial s ha ve sto od thetest of time. Ther e are no unt est ed ingredients in the es tabl ishingof a ment or re lat ionship be twe en the equi pperand the cell le aderinte rn is even moreim portant than the h se ssionshouldbondthe tra in er to the tr aine e.

4 Do not se e yourselfas a temporarypersonin the li ves ofthoseyou train; ins te ad, re aliz e that for monthsand perhapsye ars to com e you wi llprov ide guidance for thosecom pl eti ng the ph W. Ne ighbour, , TXForeword6Tr ain er s Guide7SE SS IONWhil e wri ti ng this tr ai ning,we re ali zed we are bui ldinguponthe shoulders ofpi onee rs. A resource like this would be impossible withoutthosewho pa ved the wayby dar in g to thi nk out si de the box . Theirbooksand training tool s ha ve la id thefoundation uponwhi ch thi s tra ini ng is this resource you will find adi st ill at ion of the best of the be st .The se pi onee rs incl ude Ra lph W. Nei ghbourJr., Bi ll Be ckham, Ji m Egl i, JoelCom iske y, Kar en Hurston, and Randall are gre atl y indebted to thosewho ha ve gonebef or e spe nt two day s he lpingus wrestle throughthe trai ning sor gani zati on and cont ent.

5 Ot herslike Da wsonMcAl ist er, Ma rk Ha yes, Dani el Ca rr, Jam es Bel l and Eric Le rewpl ay ed cruci al role s in the tra ini ng s testingand development . Wit houtthei r input ,thi s tool would not sta nd as edi tori al supportof Bla ke and Bra ndy Egli ha ve beencruc ial to thede vel opment of this tra ck Chandler, as alwa ys, de ve lope d a use r- fri endl y de sign and attra ct ive h of us owe a gre at de bt to our spouses,ShawnaBorenand Kat hy Ti llm an,whosefeedback and supporthav e bee n criticalto the project s suc Father has wa lke d us thr oughthe dev elopment of this tool . We pra y that itwi ll be a bl essi ng to His na me and adv anceHis ledgements8 Train er s Gui de9 Intro duct ionCe ll GroupLeaderTrai ningha s be en dev eloped for pa storsand churc h lea derswho do not hav e tim e to be comecell se ssi on incl udesdeta ile dinst ruc ti ons on how to te ach the mat eri al, how to facilitate the act ivi tie s, and how tohe lp people proc ess wha t they ar e le havesoughtto make the processassim pl e as pos sibl hav e als o soughtto make thi s trai ningreproducible so that you ca n de vel opot her trai s ope n for thosewho havethe potential to assistyou infut ure tr ai wi ll find thr ee di ff ere nt tool s in the thre e partsof thisTrai ner sGuide.

6 The ycan work together or se pa rat ely. Part 1: Ce llGrou pLeaderTrainingThi s tr ai ni ng has be en de signedin ei ght sessions(pl us one for chi ldren). Whenus ed, it wi ll equipnew and pot enti al leaders . Part 2: Upwar d, Inward, Outwa rd, ForwardThi s tr ai ni ng has be en de signedto equi p grouple adersand thei r members in thefour dyna mi cs that ma ke a ce ll gr oup effective. Thistrainingwi ll fac ili tat e thede vel opment of a stra tegi c pla n to he lp a groupaccomplishthe purposes of the Group . Part 3: Jou rney Gu ideforCe llGroup LeadersThi sJourneyGuideha s bee n dev elope d to he lp pastorsand lea ders get to knowcurre nt and pote nti al lea de rs. The int erviewguidelocatedin Pa rt 3 wi ll fa cil ita te adi sc ussionbetween a pa st or or ce ll groupcoachand the potential cell grouple oughthis pr oce ss the pa st or or coachwill discoverstrengths and we aknesses andde te rm ine if a personis re ady to ent er into the leadershipof a s tool willals o prov e to be a goodsel f- asse ssm ent for ain er s Guide1 Cel lGroupLead er Trai nin gTrain er sGu idePARTT rain er s Guide12 How to Use thisTrai ner sGu ideThisTrainer s Guideha s be en de vel opedso that you can fa ci lita te effe ctiv etr ai fol lowingwi ll orie nt you to the training,guideyourpreparat ion.

7 Andgiv e you ideasfor pre sent ing the sessi tional FormatsThe complete tr aini ng cont ai ns eight primarysessionsand one suppleme nt alses si on for int ergenerat iona l havedesignedthe mate rial so tha t you canadaptit to your sett ing. Someoptionsworkbetterthanothers,but thi s re sourcegiv esyou the free domto im ple me nt your trainingin a formatthat wi ll workfor yourchurch. Opti on #1: Re tr eat Fol lowe d by Se ven Weeksof TrainingThisis the be st form at for thi s tra ini ng. The retreatintroduces a pre sentation ofyourchurc h s ce ll groupvi sio n and ki cks off the trainingwi th Session1. (A retre atschedule ha s be en prov ide d on page s 20-28.)In the we ekl y trai ningthat fol lows,part ici pantswi ll le arn how to lead a part icularaspect of the cel l groupand the n beprovided wi th an opportunit y to pra cti ce in theirgroupswhatthey hav e lea e:To enha nce thi s opti on furt he r, holdyourtrainingsessi ons eve ry two we eksins te ad of ever y wee k.

8 Thisprov ides moretim e for processingand practici ng wha thas be en lea rne d. Opti on #2: Ei ght Wee ks of Tr ain ingThisopt ion is exa ct ly like Opti on #1 exceptno retreat is inc ssi on 1 ista ughtdur ing the fir st we ekl y me eti ng. Opti on #3: Fiv e We eks of Tra ini ng pl us ThreeMonthlyFollow-up Se ssionsIn thi s opti on, pa rt ic ipa nts are trai ne d throughSession5 in we ekl y traini ng time ve sessi ons incl ude the foundationalpiecesfor st arti ng a fi nalthr ee sessi ons ar e then taughtin monthlyfollow-upsessi ons. Initi all y, you can dothi s in yourmonthly huddle me et ings whereall of the groupleade rs cometogether. When you ha ve expe ri enc ed leaderswho havealre ady bee n throughtheseses si ons , you shouldholda se pa rat e monthlytrainingse ssionfor new lea ders whoneedto workthr oughSe ssi ons 6- er s Guide Opti on #4: Two-DayRet re atThiswor ks be st if you are trainingpeoplewho are alreadyle is notas eff ect ive in trai ni ng new le ade rs be causeit dealswithtoo much informati onand they do not hav e tim e to process it.

9 Newleadersneedconsistent inputov er aperiodof weeksto de vel op the pra ct ices of eff a sam pleschedule for a two- day re tre at:Fr idayEvening6:00Ar riv e and Se ttl e In6:45 Ses si on 18:15 Break8:30 Ses si on 29:30 Eveni ng Conc lude sSatur day8:00 Breakfas t9:00 Ses si on 310:00 Break10:15 Ses si on 411:15 Ses si on 512:15 Lunch1:30 Ses si on 62:45 Break2:30 Ses si on 73:45 Break4:00 Ses si on 85:00 Day Concl ude s Opti on #5: One-Day Se mi narA one- day semi nar is not as ef fe cti ve as the otheropti ons beca use it doesnot hav ethe buil t in fol lowed-up ove r a pe ri od of one- day tra iningis grea t fortr ans fe rri ng inf ormation and orie nt ing ll whenyouhaveinvi ted outside spe ake rs. If you choosethis option,you wi ll onlyha ve ti me tote ach the first six se in the fi nal two sessionsin monthly ce ll grouple aderga ther ings.

10 He re is a possibl e format:Satur day8:30 Ses si on 110:00 Break10:15 Ses si on 211:15 Ses si on 312:15 Lunch14 HOWTO USE THIS TRA INE R SGUID E1:30 Ses sion 42:30 Bre ak2:45 Ses sion 53:45 Ses sion 64:45 Day Conc lude s AdditionalSe ssionTo eac h of the abov e opt ions you ca n add the session, WhatDo We Do Wit h theChi ldren?, foundin Appendix A. Thi s se ssionhas be en inc ludedas an appe ndixbe causesomegroupsar e not int erge nera tiona l. For thosetha t are, questionsregarding the chil dre n are amongthe most pressing. Abbreviat ed Se ssi onsEa ch tr ai ningse ssionhas be en wri tt en to last about90 mi nut es. Thisinc ludesti me for te ac hi ng and acti vi ti es. If you do not ha ve enoughti me to tea ch 90mi nute s of ma ter ial , you ca n tea ch it in 60 minutes by following the instructionsat the begi nni ng of each se ssio n.