Homegroups: The Authentic Guide

"A key component to a healthy Church is the homegroup. This book is a timely arrival, to help reshape and re-envision us in creating healthy groups that will produce growth spiritually and numerically."

J John 

J John

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PART 1
INTRODUCTION TO HOMEGROUPS
1 Why Homegroups?
 
  1. A biblical model
  2. A case for homegroups
  3. What is the purpose of Homegroups?
  4. Who are homegroups for?
  5. A place to witness
  6. The Holy Spirit and homegroups
  7. In a nutshell
  8. Recommended reading
PART 2
CARING FOR HOMEGROUPS
2 Knowing your homegroup
 
  1. We are all different
  2. Who is in your group?
  3. Encouraging one another
  4. A life-changing encounter
  5. In a nutshell
3 Caring for your homegroup
 
  1. Caring is a privilege
  2. Pastoral care
  3. There is more to caring than coping with problems
  4. More than glue
  5. Guidelines for caring
  6. In a nutshell
  7. Recommended reading
  8. Care and support organisations
4 Welcoming your homegroup
 
  1. Welcome to our home
  2. Where and when
  3. Welcoming new people
  4. Good timekeeping
  5. Are the children in bed ...?
  6. In a nutshell
5 Overseeing your homegroup
 
  1. Spread the joy and the load
  2. Confidentiality
  3. Effective listening
  4. Sharing
  5. Dealing with criticism
  6. Highs and lows
  7. In a nutshell
  8. Recommended reading
6 Socialising with your homegroup
 
  1. Time to relax
  2. Food, glorious food
  3. Out and about
  4. In a nutshell
PART 3
TEACHING IN HOMEGROUPS
7 Leading the Bible study
 
  1. A man of faith
  2. The role of the Bible study leader
  3. Who are you teaching?
  4. What study materials to use
  5. Preparing a Bible study
  6. Constructing a Bible study
  7. Writing and asking questions
  8. Training is essential
  9. It is worth the extra effort
  10. In a nutshell
  11. Resource materials
  12. Publishers of group Bible study material
8 Leading worship
 
  1. What is worship?
  2. Worship in the homegroup
  3. Organising worship
  4. How to worship
  5. In a nutshell
  6. Recommended reading
9 Leading prayer
 
  1. Understanding prayer in homegroups
  2. Organising prayer
  3. Praying aloud
  4. Prayer is not gossip
  5. Prayer chain
  6. The family connection
  7. In a nutshell
  8. Recommended reading
PART 4
ORGANISING HOMEGROUPS
10 Structuring homegroups
 
  1. Good organisation
  2. Styles of homegroups
  3. Placing people into homegroups
  4. Homegroup size
  5. Why homegroups close
  6. Restructuring homegroups
  7. Group attendance
  8. In a nutshell
  9. Recommended reading