NOVEMBER 2013
ISSUE 9
T H E N E T WO R K Get connected at Kingfisher Connect groups will have a different flavour dependant upon the makeup of the group...they could, for example, be predominantly a group that meets around a particular interest, such as curry, walking, child-raising or the like, and, in that context, discusses biblical themes and how they affect everyday life. They could meet in the daytime, in the evening, around a meal table or even in the workplace. Connect groups are flexible in format, but at their core they exist to fulfil the three goals of connecting people with each other, with God and We have a goal at Kingfisher - that with the ministry God has for every single person who calls them. Kingfisher their home will be an active part of a small group. We currently have mainly ministrybased groups, along with one or Our goal: to get two more general groups, and every single person whilst many people are in one of who calls those groups, there are many who aren't. Crucially, when new Kingfisher their people join the church, there spiritual home into needs to be a clear, easy way to get connected to a small group a ministry group or and become part of a real a Connect group. community, and this is something that we need to get better at. At the heart of every healthy, growing church is a network of small groups - communities where people grow meaningful relationships, where they grow closer to God and where gifts are discovered and developed. Many people at Kingfisher have discovered this for themselves over the years, and deep friendships have developed, ministries have been launched, people have found support in times of grief, and have connected with God more deeply than ever before.
number of people who are not currently in a group, or who are in a ministry group but they have come to realise this is not really the right 'fit' for them, connect groups are for you! Tredworth already has one Connect group running, led by Alison Feltham, which meets every other Friday. Harry Bennett and Perdie Ashenford will be starting a Connect group for those in their late teens/early twenties. Rachael Bennett will be starting a Connect group that will run during the daytime particularly for young families. Kingsway are currently formulating their small group strategy around the Connect group approach, and we will be starting more Connect groups in the near future.
Our goal: to get every single person who calls Kingfisher their spiritual home into a small group, whether that be a ministry group or a Connect group, so that every single person can experience the joy of connecting in deepening relationships with a small group of people, connecting in a deeper way with God and connecting Connect groups will run alongside with their gifts and God-given So, we are launching a new the existing ministry groups. If you ministry. Do you want to know approach to small groups how you can be part of a connect are in a ministry group and it is CONNECT GROUPS. group? Call us at the church office Connect groups have three goals the right group for you - it is (304339) or email us expressing your passion and in mind: to connect people to enabling your gifts to be used, then (info@kingfisher.org.uk) or talk to each other, to connect people to God and to connect people to the that is the group you need to stay a leader soon! Starting in January with. However, for the large ministry that God has for them. 2014 - let's GET CONNECTED!