Each month in our newsletter, we will be giving you the opportunity to learn more about one or two of our life group leaders here at LCF!

About Mike and Kim:  Mike McKaig is a 6th grade science teacher at Heritage Middle School in Thompson Station.  Kim McKaig is a stay at home mom of 4 children (Olivia, Genevieve, Moses, and Vivan).  She  homeschools her 2 oldest daughters.  They describe themselves as a fun, adventurous, and relaxed family.  They love the Lord and they love people.  They enjoy the outdoors, family date nights on Saturdays, watching movies, reading books, and playing games together.  Mike enjoys team sports and watching documentaries.  Kim enjoys working out at the gym, taking long walks, reading, and discussing what she's learning with others.  Olivia is 8 years old and loves animals, the outdoors, and running.  Genevieve is 5 years old and loves animals, playing with her brother and sisters, and running.  Moses is 2 and loves cars, trains, balls, and keeping up with his big sisters.  Vivian, who is four months old, loves her family and is a mama's girl.  She doesn't run yet.
What they enjoy about leading a life group:  As they lead their life group, Mike and Kim enjoy seeing people experience freedom with Christ in their lives and witnessing people forgiving, overcoming, healing, and maturing in their faith.  Seeing people grow in the Lord is their greatest joy.
Encouragement for other life group leaders:  "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
Favorite Bible verses:
Mike:  Philipians 1:21 " For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."  
Kim:  Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

Mike and Kim's life group has recently multiplied.  Look below for an article about the methods they used for this group multiplication.

Vision:  We believe that God's vision for the life group ministry here at LCF is to spread the gospel in the greater Nashville area. 
Strategy:  In order to see this vision become reality, life groups must reach out to their surrounding communities.  As a result of reaching out, life groups will grow and multiply.  Our goal is to go from the current total of 21 life groups to a total of 40 life groups in 2010.
Action Steps:  How will your group help make this vision a reality?  You need a plan!  To develop your group's plan:

1. Each life group leader should discuss the vision and strategy with their life group members and decide on specific action steps they will take as a group to accomplish the goal.
2. Then, each member of the group should plan specific action steps for himself or herself to help the group accomplish the goal.

Some examples of action steps are hosting a neighborhood block party, inviting people in your neighborhood to a men's or women's movie or game night, having dinner with your neighbors, etc. 
Don't forget to make this discussion a priority in your life group meeting!

The Life Group Ministry Team has recently developed the second part of the leaders' study guide for our current sermon series, Reality: Genuine Life in an Artificial World.  You should have received this study guide on Sunday morning.  The questions will also be posted on the LCF website.  We have included some new features in this study guide, including guidelines for using the guide in your groups and additional resources for each topic discussed.  Please continue to discuss the provided study questions in your life group meetings each week.  Thank you!

Please reply to this email if you do not have a copy of the Leaders' Study Guide and we will get you one as soon as possible.

We are currently working on developing a detailed description for each of the leadership roles in our life groups ministry.    We hope that these descriptions will help clarify every person's role and responsibilities and give each person a clearer focus as they serve the Lord in this way.

At this time, we are specifically looking at the role of life group leader.  In order to develop a well-defined role description, we need your input!  Please email us to let us know what you think should be included in the role description for life group leader.  Thank you!

Mike and Kim McKaig's life group recently multiplied.  This multiplication resulted in two groups-- one led by the McKaigs and the other led by David and Rebekah Kaufmann.  As all life group leaders are looking towards multiplying their groups, we have asked Mike and Kim to share how their group multiplied and what they learned from the process.  Even if you feel that your group is a long way from being ready to multiply, please take a few minutes to read this article online.  It is important that all leaders consider how they would multiply their groups before they actually begin the multiplication process.  Thank you for being proactive in this important process!

 

John and Beth Laurie's life group has recently multiplied!  The newly formed life group will be led by Trevor and Ashley Castle.  We're very excited to have them serving as new life group leaders at LCF!  Trevor and Ashley's group will be meeting in Smyrna on Wednesday nights at 6:30. 

 

What:  Important training session on life group leadership.  Will include a discussion on the book Total Church, chapters 8 - 13.  Please prepare for this meeting by reading these chapters.

Who:  ALL life group leaders, apprentice leaders, and coaches

When:  Monday, December 7, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (This is after a deacon's meeting.)  (This date may change.  We will update you as soon as possible.)

Where:  Library at Lighthouse

Thank you to all of the life group leaders who double-checked their group database information!  We appreciate you taking the time to ensure our accuracy!

 

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Four men from our life group leadership will be attending a leadership training conference this month in Louisville, Kentucky.  We're very excited about what they will be learning!  Steve Timmis, co-author of Total Church, will be teaching some of the general sessions and workshops at this conference.  He will also be personally meeting with the four leaders from LCF.  Please be in prayer for this conference and for the four people we will be sending.  We will be sharing what they learned with all of the life group leaders, apprentices, and coaches shortly after they return.

The Life Groups section of the Lighthouse website is under construction.  Feel free to visit periodically and check in on our progress.  We're going to be adding general information on our life group ministry, a list of the life groups, leadership resources, upcoming events, and more.  We welcome your feedback and suggestions as we continue to develop this website.