Macedonia UMC Connect Groups

Piecing it All Together: Covenant Week of September 23, 2018 Genesis 12-50 Connect It sounds like your groups had great first gatherings!   Give the time to have informal conversations together so people can get to know one another.   When you sense that it’s time, have your group consider this question: What is the difference between a covenant and a promise? Pray As a facilitator, make sure that you follow up with specific needs that people had last week.   As you share together, you might all consider the answer to the Passionate measure—“Where did you see God today/this week?”   Here’s the measures and their questions just so you have them here: Passionate : Where did I see God today? Accepting: How am I building diverse relationships? Invitational: Who am I connecting with God’s family? Trusting: Where does God rank? Active: How am I engaged with God’s work?   Reflect Invite your group to share questions or insights ...

Connect Groups Week 1: Creation Genesis 1-2 Give about 30 minutes to each of the 3 sections of the group meeting. Connect Spend time getting to know one another during this time.   You might have nametags for week 1 if it would help everyone. During this first part of the meeting, talk about the 3-part group structure of Connect/Pray/Reflect.   It will also be important to try and set some group norms together to help form a covenant.   Have someone write down (preferably on something everyone can see) your group expectations.   If the group needs prodding, ask about: -attendance expectations (or what to do if you know you need to miss) -presence (How you show up at the meeting) -confidentiality -prayer -Authenticity/sharing As your group adds people to it, make sure that they also understand this covenant. As you have casual conversation and share together, try to bring everyone around this central introduction question: The gre...