Overview
Do you want to be a Community leader or do you just want to better understand Belcroft Bible Church’s Community focus? We want to grow our Communities by providing resources to enable success. By completing this training, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What is a Community?
- Why does Belcroft Bible Church stress the importance of Communities?
- What are the 5 types of Community leaders and why are they important?
- What types of Communities are there?
- What special topics should be considered when leading a Community?
Audio Instructions
In order to complete online training, please review the materials and listen to the audio recordings listed with each session. If you would rather download the sessions to your hard drive for listening to at another time then please right-click the “download audio” link below the audio player for each session title and select the “save as” (PC) or “save link as” (Mac).
Three Tools
Three tools that are useful for all community leaders are the Community Leader Position Descriptions, Biblical Basis For Family Emphasis, and the .
Sermon: “House to House” (July 26, 2009), Rev. Dr. Jonathan Bosse
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Text: Acts 2:41-47 (NKJV)
“41 Then those who gladly[a] received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church[b] daily those who were being saved.”
Initial Training Session 1
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Handout: Sourcebook Section 1 “Introduction”
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The following topics are discussed in Initial Training Session 1:
- Communities in the Bible
- Communities Leverage Your Time
- Why Communities Will Work
- Why This Model
Initial Training Session 2
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Handout: Sourcebook Section 2 “What Is A Community?”
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The following topics are discussed in Initial Training Session 2:
- Definition
- Overview
- What is Optional?
- What Is Essential?
Initial Training Session 3
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Handout: Sourcebook Sections 3,4,6, and 7
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- Handout 3: Five Components
- Handout 4: Five Hats
- Handout 6: How A Community Forms
- Handout 7: Coordination of Communities
Initial Training Session 4
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Handout: Sourcebook Section 5 “Family Communities”
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Focus Session 1
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Section 8, Handout 1: “Cliques”
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Focus Session 2
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Section 8, Handout 2: “Confidentiality”
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Focus Session 3
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Section 8, Handout 3: “Teaching For Transformation”
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