Small Groups at North Bay Christ the King Community Church
A Small Group is a Christian community of 3-10 individuals meeting weekly for friendship building, sharing and prayer. Most meet weekday evenings in homes throughout the community.
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Everyone is looking to belong to something, to be loved and to return that love to others. This act of loving one and other and sharing our lives together is what we call "Christian Community." This is at the heart of our mission at Christ The King Community Church.
Our mission is "To create an authentic Christian community that effectively reaches out to unchurched people in love, acceptance, and forgiveness so that they may experience the joy of salvation and a purposeful life of discipleship."
The first church that was formed in the New Testament immediately began to function in small groups. These groups wholeheartedly devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to fellowship with one another, to practicing the Lord's Supper together, and to praying for one another. These groups were characterized by mutuality, accountability, servanthood, love, and evangelism. This is expressed in Acts 2:46-47:
46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Small groups are a place of mutual ministry among members. Each member uses spiritual gifts to serve other members in the body. Mutual ministry is a trademark of a Christ-following community or small group. God's purpose is illustrated in 1 Corinthians 12:7:
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
A small group gathers to provide fellowship and mutual support so that the church can have an impact in society. They encourage and build up one another so that the body of Christ can be cared for and the world can be influenced through their good deeds. This is the challenge of Hebrews 10:24-25:
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Small groups exist to teach and develop future leaders who can shepherd others and disciple them in the faith. For this purpose each leader has an apprentice he or she is developing toward greater responsibility and leadership. We are called in 2 Timothy 2:2 to pass the baton:
2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.