LIFEGROUP

LifeGroupAlliance

al·li·ance əˈlīəns/ noun

Anallianceisarelationshipamongpeople,groups,orstatesthathavejoinedtogetherformutualbenefitortoachievesomecommonpurpose.

AswejourneytowardsadeepeningrelationshipwithJesusandspiritualmaturity,itisimportantweagreeonhowtotraveltogethersowecanbesthonor,support,andencourageoneanother.AsaLifeGroupweeachagreeto…

• SHOWUP.KeepinmindthatthepurposeofaLifeGroupisintentionalspiritualmaturitythroughcommunity.Iwilldomybesttoshowupunlesssickoroutoftown.

• COMMUNICATE.Wewillgiveprioritytothegroupmeetings.Wewillcalloremailthegroup

leaderifweareunabletoattendorarerunninglate.

• KEEPCONFIDENTIALITY.Guardeachother’sprivacyandbetrustworthywitheachother’svulnerability.Whatissharedinthegroupstaysinthegroup.

• LISTEN.ListenforGod’sguidanceandGod’svoiceinscripture,ineachotherother’sreflections,

andinourownlives.

• SHOWGRACE.Extendgracetoeachother,resistcomparisons,andencourageeachotherineachindividual'scurrentseasonoflifeandspiritualmaturity.

• DON’TFIX.Valuelisteningasbeingmoreimportantthantalking.Avoidinterrupting,speaking

forothers,ortryingto“fix”another’sproblems.Allowpeopletobeinprocess.

• BEGENTLE.Wewillnotexpectperfectionfromeachothersinceweareawareofourownshortcomings.Whenneeded,wewillgentlypointeachothertowardabetterway.

• DOTHEWORK.Makefaithfulattendanceandpreparationofstudymaterialsapriority.

BeopentothewaysGodwillworkinourlivesthroughparticipationinthisLifeGroup.

• DON’TGENRALIZE.Iwillspeakfrommyownstory.“Weallhavethisissue”maynotbetrue.It’smorepowerfultoownwhat’struefortheindividualasweallworktowardstransformation.

Arethereotheragreementsthatwouldsupportourgroupandthatwewanttoconsideradding?

LIFEGROUP

AsaLifeGroupweeachagreeto…

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