Connection Sunday Overview


WHAT IT IS
Connection Sunday is an opportunity for us, as the body of Christ, to minister to each other in a small group setting (meeting in homes throughout the area). This is done through edification & encouragement, mentoring, building up, serving one another, and helping each other become more like Christ. Please see below for resources and a brief overview of TBC’s vision for Connection Sunday.

GOALS

  • Fellowship, prayer, Scripture, worship, evangelism and love becoming a “practicing” vs. “positional” member of the Body of Christ

  • Not an event to attend but a family to belong to, a “community”

  • Dealing with people in a grace filled and mercy minded way

  • Provide ministry structure / format with flexibility “The primary strategy is not to offer another

  • Bible study but rather to encourage the practice of Christian life in community”

OBSTACLES

  • Busy schedules and over-commitment of time

  • Many good ministry commitments & opportunities

  • Hard to be vulnerable, transparent and real

  • Individual selfishness, cultural and generational differences

STRUCTURE

  • Set aside first Sunday night of each month for small group meetings in homes, no evening church service

  • Small group is flexible – Need a host home to facilitate discussion and prayer time. Groups can form in many ways:

  • Flock Care Groups led by “caring couples” – possibly geographic

  • Zip Code Area Groups – need to identify/recruit host leaders

  • Natural “affinity” ministry groups – Scouts, choir, topical, friends etc.

  • Individuals to select group type that best meets their needs

  • Individual meetings to be flexible to accommodate the needs of group but will have some structure to accomplish spiritual/ministry objectives.

  • Suggested “discussion questions” for each month to be provided to facilitators via website and published in bulletin a week ahead and on Connection Sunday for reference.

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