At our leadership training meeting in November, we discussed developing Mission Action Plans (MAP).  Each group should develop their own MAP, which they will  officially implement beginning on January 1, 2011!  The MAP should outline 3-5 practical (and preferably, measurable) goals for each of our core values (reaching up, reaching in, and reaching out).  Each group should identify a specific area of the community that they will target for "reaching out".  Every group's MAP will be unique, but here is an example of one from another church:

View sample Mission Action Plan

Please begin developing your group's MAP very soon!  Be sure to include your group members in the development of the plan, so that they will feel a sense of ownership for it.  Bring your MAP to next month's leadership training, where we will work on sharing ideas and refining our plans.  In December, each group should discuss their finalized Mission Action Plan, and then each member will sign a copy as a covenant to work to meet each of the goals.  This should be an excellent tool to help each life group be very intentional about reaching up, in, and out!  If you have any questions, please let us know!

Rather than sending a separate email with notes from November's leadership training session, we will include them here this month.  Please read through these and respond when applicable.

I. Discussion with John on Prayer

• Take prayer requests, then pray
• Use a prayer pattern (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication)
• Pray a passage
• Pray a psalm
• Prayer walk

II.  World Missions Conference - What now?

• Be sure to discuss the conference with your groups and decide how you should individually and collectively respond to what you learned.
• Please give us some feedback-- What went well?  What needs improvement?  What topics do you want to learn about in the future? Etc.

III.  Outgrowing the Ingrown Church, Chapters 3 - 4 (Click here)
IV.  Mission Action Plan (See above)
V.  Discussion on Mission Action Plan and World Missions Conference

Please read chapters five and six (pages 67 - 92) of our book before our next meeting on December 6.

Please bring your Mission Action Plan at our next meeting.

There is still a LOT of work to be done to help families recover from the devastating losses caused by the flood.  We encourage life groups to continue serving together to help with the rebuilding process.  To volunteer, meet at the old preschool building Mondays through Fridays, any time between 9am and 5pm.  It's also possible to work in the evenings or weekends-- just arrange it with Melissa Thomas ahead of time.

Visit the flood relief page on our website for more info.

Also, don't forget about the Eight Days of Hope on November 20 - 27! Visit our website for more info!