How Groups are Formed

1. The first thing each community group needs is a high-level leader and to create a leadership team. This will be done with the assistance with the pastoral staff.

2. Next, create an invitation list of those who attend BP and live in your geographical area. This information will come from BP.

3. As a team, decide what your first event will be, preferably social, then set the date and invite those on your invitation list to attend. Make sure you allow adequate time for promotion and planning. Keep it simple like a potluck or backyard BBQ.

4. Decide also how best this group will communicate to others in the group (FB, What’s App, CCB). A centralized strategy will eliminate confusion.

5. At the first event, have an icebreaker for those to get to know each other. Also, take a few moments to briefly explain the four needs this group will try to meet (care, social, spiritual, missional), and then seek to recruit those interested in helping by making the ask.

6. Also at first event, have a next step to promote like planning another event or launching a lifegroup. Something that communicates future plans for this group

7. Have sign up sheet for those interested in serving and email them with team meeting date and time. 8. Set future team meetings with those on the team and the new people interested in serving.