How does it work?

Groups Ablaze! (GA) is a two track process that will help motivate and empower a church to become outwardly focused on the mission to which God has called us: that is, to reach our communities with the love and saving message of Christ. Our every-day relationships form the primary bridge across which the Gospel of Jesus travels. Our churches must turn from an inward to an outward focus if we are to develop relationships with people who need to know, love and trust Christ.

The one track focuses on motivating and empowering the church membership. GA provides a series of 6 weeks of interactive discovery guides for use in small groups that meet in homes of the members of the church. These modules are designed to gradually lead Christians to become motivated and to develop skills that create a level of comfort in sharing the Gospel with those who need to know Christ. It is recommended that the various 6-week series be completed as components of an entire process.

In addition to empowerment tools for the church member, a second track of GA provides a series of Ablaze! Leading training modules to equip pastors and church leaders to develop leadership skills necessary to support the change from an inward to an outward focus for the church. This two track approach is vital if the church is experiencing a decline in membership or has been on a plateau for a long time.

The leadership development track will include your pastor’s participation with other pastors in a Learning Community, which may have district level participation as well. Peer coaching and peer accountability support the pastor in the growth and skill development process. Each pastor is expected to create a Learning Community in the local church of leaders who want to become part of a long term support team to create lasting change and outward focus in the local church.

For more information contact:

Pastor Chris James

 

Call: (630) 968-3112

ext. 102

Email: Click Here

Groups Ablaze Video

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Groups Ablaze Phase 1

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