“The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs” (The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008, ¶120.
Small Group Ministries
All small groups in the local church are, or could be, places of faith formation and disciple making. By offering a more intimate setting, small groups of every kind are uniquely able to welcome and nurture people in the church and in the faith. Look for this and more:
- A biblical/theological basis for small group ministry
- Understanding small groups and small group ministry
- Assessing existing groups and planning for new groups
- Equipping and nurturing small group leaders
- The start up, implementation, and nurture stages of groups
- Ending groups with dignity
The twenty-six Guidelines cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church, the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, and Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.
- Church Council
- Pastor
- Pastor Parish Relations
- Finance
- Stewardship
- Trustees
- Lay Leader/ Lay Member
- Leader Selection & Development
- Small Group Ministries
- Small Membership Church
- Christian Education
- Adult Ministries
- Children’s Ministries
- Family Ministries
- Youth Ministries
- Evangelism
- Worship
- Advocates for Inclusiveness
- Church and Society
- Church Historian
- Communications
- Higher Education & Campus Ministry
- Mission
- Men’s Ministries
- Women’s Ministries
- Scouting & Civic Youth-Serving Ministry
