TRIBE HOST & FACILITATOR TRAINING

WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL TRIBE LOOK LIKE?

"Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. That is where the tribes go up—the tribes of the LORD—to praise the name of the LORD.”—Psalm 122:3, 4, NIV

Acts 2:42-47—four essentials

COMMUNITY LIFE VS. DISCIPLE MAKING

Are we just doing community life or are we growing a movement of disciple makers?

• KNOW—to experience Jesus (attend weekend experience)

• GROW—to grow in Jesus (experience Jesus daily, journey with others regularly)

• SOW—to serve Jesus (in my family, in my church)

• GO—to go for Jesus (in your neighborhood, in your city, and in your world)

4 CHAIR DISCIPLE MAKINGDann Spader, executive director, Sonlife Ministries

Jesus recognized those he met were at different stages of growth and development, and he worked to challenge each of them to move to the next level.

Chair 1: Come and See (John 1:39)Chair 2: Follow me (John 1:43)Chair 3: Become a Fisher of People(Matthew 4:19)Chair 4: Go and Bear Fruit(John 15:16)

WHAT IS OUR DISCIPLESHIP MODEL?

• worship experience• responses• prayer room• starting point• foundations• serving in a capacity• individual study• giving• tribes• reproduction

A Disciple is . . . “a follower of Jesus, and a leader of people with a reproducing influence.”

WHAT’S WORKING? YOU TELL ME!

• Who’s leading? (One facilitator all the time, a co-facilitator, pass it around, etc?)

• On ramps and off ramps

• Personal invite vs. tribe connect

• Shepherding/pastoring/life-change

• Prayer (pray for seats before meeting!)

• Service ideas

• RightNowMedia, BTT taping, other resources

• responses• prayer room• starting point• foundations• serving in a capacity• individual study• giving• tribes• reproduction

THAT’S WHAT HE SAID SERIES

• What does the study look like?

• Are the books for individual use or for tribes to use?

• Leader’s guides

• Leave room for the Holy Spirit to work

HOUSEKEEPING

• What forms do I need to fill out?

• Need tribe members?

• Child care?

• How should we report attendance?

• Any more questions?

• Colossians 2:6, 7