Group Meetings
Every successful group meeting includes three elements. Relational Connection, Study and Discussion and Prayer. Review the Group Meeting Overview for the purpose and wins and the T-Life Group Member Agreement for its values and goals. It is good to launch your group with everyone on the same page. It may be good to review these as your group progresses to keep everyone aligned and ultimately making each group meeting a safe place. Click or tap any of the boxes below to learn more about the respective resource and utilize them in anyway you need in order to make your group meetings intentional and successful.
Tools for Relational Connection
Sharing Stories
One of the best way to build relationships is to spend time getting to know one another through stories. Placed toward the beginning of your group launch, assign a couple of people each week and have them follow a template to help them prepare and share.
Huddle
Whether in or out side of a group meeting, a huddle can help authentic relationships begin to develop. Have everyone pair up and practice in your group. Then later, encourage everyone to begin huddling outside of group.
Ice Breaker Questions
Use Ice Breakers to kick off a meeting and encourage people to start talking while getting to know one another. The questions become more personal and insightful as the levels increase.
Level 1 Questions
Level 2 Questions
Level 3 Questions
Would You Rather Idea
Cut up to 150 questions, place them in a bowl. Pass the bowl to one person who grabs a question to answer. Then pass the bowl to the next person!
Play Games
Sometimes, you just need to play some games to get your group going. Visit a long list of more ice breakers and game ideas using the button below.
Tools for Study and Discussion
Every group meeting should include intentional time for study and discussion. Some of the most used and successful resources are listed below. If your group is a newly formed group, we encourage utilizing something more general like the sermon questions for discussion. The options are endless!
Discuss the Sermons
Many people like to process what they learned with others. On the sermons page, check out the most recent sermon questions by locating the respective week. Encourage every group member to work through and process these on their own prior to group discussion. Feel free to ask one or all, and even make up your own!
Video Based Studies
Right Now Media is a free video based resource that includes thousands of Bible or Topical Studies. Each including a video to watch together and many with free group discussion questions. Each person can download the free app on their mobile device, streaming device or smart TV! Click the button to access Right Now Media for you or your group members. All subscriptions are paid for by Relevant Community Church.
Watch The Chosen
Watch a series about the life of Christ together with your group. Each episode running about 60 minutes. Watch, then talk! Go a little farther with your group utilizing the supporting study that can be purchased on Amazon. Click here to purchase.
Understand the Bible
The Bible Project can take you and your group through different books of the bible, includes animation, plans and questions. Click the button to access.
read the whole bible
Follow this downloadable plan with your group and talk about what stands out, or what questions come up! This one starts in the New Testament to give you that boost you need to keep going!
the New Testament
Designed for one trimester, take your group through the entire New Testament following any of the reading plans below in just 90 days! Select the plan, send the plan, and follow the plan. Then simply talk about what you are learning together. Click any of the buttons below for the trimeter you are planning for.
Tools for Prayer
Every group meeting should include intentional time for prayer. The primary avenue for a person to receive prayer is through their T-Life Group. This is an opportunity for your group members to give and receive prayer, learn how to pray for others and experience praying with others as group. Below are prayer ideas that create intentionality around the requests and ensures the group stays focused on building community.
T-Life Group Prayer Ideas
Utilize a Prayer App
Utilize an app to lead your group through a prayer experience! Simply download the app, look around, choose a topic and follow directions.
Ending the Trimester Well
Group Check Points
At the end of every trimester, we encourage you to download and use the Group Check Point tool to evaluate the health of your group and group members. Schedule an entire group meeting for this conversation, download and provide a copy to all group members, and lead your group into honest discussion around its health, growth, and future! Click the icon to download a copy.