A Short Guide to Groups: The Art of Leading Community - Hardcover

Jared Musgrove; Justin Elafros

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1087780799 ISBN 13: 9781087780795

Publisher: B&H Books, 2023

Synopsis

We are made for community. Deep within the heart of people is a longing to both know others and be known by them, and groups ministry has the opportunity to meet these needs in every church. <p/> Groups are an art, not a science. There's no one-size-fits-all formula for designing transformational groups that God uses to mold people into the image of Christ together. There are dozens of variables and unknowns in the work of groups, but we believe the following is true:

• There is no lasting transformation in a person without another person or persons.
• The less relational your church is, the less transformational your church will be.
• The people in your group are a partial inheritance from the Lord right now.
• Groups exist for community with God and one another.
• So goes groups, so goes the church. So goes the church, so goes groups.

Groups, at their core, embody the call to love one another found sixty times throughout the New Testament. This book is for people who love the possibilities of groups. And for those who want to.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Jared Musgrove is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Community Leadership Collective, serving local churches and nonprofits. He served for years as Leadership Pastor, Groups Pastor, and an elder at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. He is currently the Executive Pastor of Spiritual Formation at The Well Church in Dallas/Fort Worth. He earned a bachelor's in journalism from The University of Oklahoma, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary, and a Doctorate in Executive Leadership from Southern Seminary. He is active on leadership and advisory boards for Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX), Southwestern Seminary, and Story Church in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Jared is the proud husband of Jenny and father of Jordan and Joshua. <p/>Justin Elafros is the Groups Pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX (SBC, Acts 29) and is the Co-Founder of the Community Leadership Collective. He earned his B.A. from Moody Bible Institute and his M.A. in ministry from Cedarville University. He has dedicated his adult life to ministry leadership, mentoring, and disciple making. Prior to pastoring at The Village Church he worked in Student Ministry for 10 years and was a Residential Director for men at Cedarville University. He loves theology, sports, good friends, and spending time with his wife Christy and three children Cooper, Beckham, and Adelynn.

Edition details

• Publisher: B&H Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1087780799
• ISBN 13: 9781087780795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144